DIY Necklace Stand
If you have a amassed a large collection of necklaces, or you have your own jewelry shop and you need an inexpensive way to display them, you can take the DIY (do-it-yourself) route and make your own necklace stand. You will use supplies that you can find in any craft or home improvement store, which will save you from spending money on a potentially expensive necklace stand. You can also get creative and decorate it to match the surrounding decor.
Things You'll Need
- Cork board
- Newspaper
- Spray paint
- Hot glue gun
- Fabric strips
- Ruler
- Tacks
- Floor stand
Instructions
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Buy or find a large cork board. A three by two feet cork board will be good if you have up to 60 long necklaces. Of course, if you have a smaller collection, you can always buy a smaller cork board.
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Go outside and lay some newspaper down on the ground. Lay the cork board face-up on the newspaper and spray paint the entire surface to make it the color that you want. White is ideal for the cork board necklace stand, or even black or silver. Colors like this will be pleasing to the eye against all of your colorful jewelry. Don't touch the cork board for about three hours to let it dry completely.
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Add a pretty frame to the cork board. Dab some hot glue on the edges and run a strip of pretty fabric, lace or decorative paper along each side. Glue small three-dimensional objects to the frame for more decoration.
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Stick thumb tacks to the cork board (the ones with a protruding back) in a color that matches the color of the board, or use clear ones. Space them at least 1 inch away from each other horizontally and three inches vertically. Arrange them in a zig-zag pattern (the tacks in the second row placed diagonally from the ones in the first row) so that the necklaces won't be hanging over one another. This will give you two rows of up to 30 tacks.
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Place your cork board on two tabletop stands, or on a floor stand.
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Tips & Warnings
You can use small stick-on hooks instead of tacks if you want.
References
Resources
- Photo Credit Bracelet and necklaces for sale image by TekinT from Fotolia.com
