Hi, Brianna here with Hang the Moon Designs sharing my DIY Jewelry Stand. Here is a DIY that I bet doesn’t even require a trip to the hardware store for the basic pieces…but maybe to upgrade this project you might want to take a short trip.

Basic supplies and tools:

Scrap wood (or wood cutting board)

Hammer

Nails

Upgraded supplies: (Note: You do NOT need all of these so look at the finished products to decide what works best for you.)

Pretty thumb tacks

Gold nails with a wide flat head

Paint and paint brush OR

Scrap wallpaper

Gold brackets or decorative corners

Super glue

Wire cutters

Drill

Eye hooks

Leather/twine or some kind of hanging material

Choose your overall design.  I have three examples here:

1. Beach vibe with a touch of glam

2. Kate Spade inspired

3. Simple and Chic

For the beach vibe I used scrap grasscloth wallpaper from a previous project and wallpapered onto my scrap wood.

For the Kate Spade inspired piece I chose green acrylic paint and for the simple and chic I used left over Sherwin Williams sea salt, one of my favorite paint colors.  You can you anything as the back ground but I encourage you to keep it simple because when it’s all finished your jewelry will the be the star.

2. The background: Paint, stain or wallpaper your wood piece

3. Decide on hardware, if any, and attach.  This will probably require a drill.

4. CRITICAL: Decide how you’re hanging your piece, or you could set on an easel.  This is important to know now because if you’re hanging with brackets on the back ATTACH NOW (decide vertical or horizontal).  This will be difficult when all the nails are in.  If you decide to hang from the top with eye hooks and leather/twine you can move on.

5. Using wire cutters cut off the backs of tacks.  I would do this over a small box and cover with your hand so the backs don’t fly everywhere.

6. Decide placement of your nails and hammer them in.  Keep in mind what kind of jewelry: long and short necklaces, bracelets, dangle earrings, studs. You might want to grab a couple bracelets so you can see how they’re going to fall. I make sure there are two apart to link together with wire for dangle earrings.

7. ALL at once, so the superglue keeps flowing, attach your pretty tack heads to the nail heads.  This takes a big of patience.  If you went with the cute animal tacks from Target you need to drill a tiny hole in the back and then put glue in that and thread over the nail.  Let it dry!

 

 

8. If you have decided to use eye hooks to hang your piece then attach those now by drilling in a tiny hole on either side, about 1 inch from the edge, and screw them in.

9. ADD your pretty pieces or sign the back with a little note and wrap it in a garment box and get ready to give away!