[Jewelry making - Article 00607] - Re: [Orchid] Cost effective displays

[Lisa Gallagher]

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Karen,

    There are a few sites out there with instructions for creating your
    own necklace bust. My most recent ones are made using a regular
    flocked easel bust as a template. I bought a couple sheets of black
    core black matboard and cut the same shapes from it- easel included,
    which I glued the easels on the back. I bought paper from the
    scrapbooking aisle & covered the easels with it so the colors
    matched my overall display. Solid color, of course. For rings, cut a
    1-3/4" circle from cardstock & roll it around a pencil or such to
    curve it, then just slide the ring over it midway & the ring will
    stand up nicely. I saw them in the Rio catalog & couldn't imagine
    paying that much for something soooo very simple to make. They work
    well, though. You can also make little cardstock tent cards with
    holes or slits in them to hold pendants & earrings. There are a
    gazillion other things you can do, too, of course, but those are some
    ideas for you. Oh, and gather up some various sized cartons & cover
    them with fabric that matches your case liner to add varying height
    to your display. Or, go to Staples & get a set of 3 nesting acrylic
    risers. A few sets, actually. I think they're $5-ish per set. They're
    nicer than the covered boxes in that you can have things under them,
    too. Plus, they stack much smaller. 

Lisa
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www.lisagallagher.com
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