Jewelry display's

[cinnamon42]

Hello all,

I plan on having my first showing next month, and need ideas on how to make displays.  Any guidance or tips would be greatly appreciated.


Thx. in advance

[Polly]

Hi Cinnamon,

Here are some ideas to get started with -- See if any of these spark questions or problems or ideas:
http://www.rings-things.com/forum/index.php/topic,624.0.html (jewelry displays and pricing)
http://www.rings-things.com/forum/index.php/topic,1583.0.html (show displays)

--Polly

[LynnK]

Here's a pretty creative idea a friend of mine came up with:  tomato cages.

The triangular ones, not the round ones...she hangs material over two sides to provide a nice backing for necklaces, and temporarily wires together the first and third side so the entire thing forms a (non spinning) triangle.  Wire can be cut on the corners to allow necklaces to be hung across the material.

Wine glasses make nice displays for sets.

Driftwood, large conch shells, small wire trees (available in hobby stores) work great to drape things over.  Actually, we have a Hobby Lobby (not sure if you have them in your area) that I regularly shop at for "displays".

I like to add a lot of height to my display by using empty cardboard boxes draped with the same color cloth as my table covering.

And don't underestimate the power of yourself as a display.  I can't tell you the number of bracelets and necklaces I've sold just by wearing them!

[jennrose]

Hi there, I've seen some cute ones made with picture frames( the standing ones)  take the glass out, put some padding in coverd with material(velvet, silk etc) then the designs are easily pinned into the padding. good luck...Jennrose

[Polly]

Oh -- good idea Jennrose.  That reminded me of a display I liked.
I've seen this variation using picture frames:  the center was replaced with a black plastic grid/mesh, which earrings easily hook into.

A colored stiff-paper background can be put behind the grid, giving each picture-frame display it's own easily-changed theme.

--Polly

[silvermaid]

I'ts surprizing what you can find at home that can be used for displays. Just look at ordinary objects - turn them upside down even and use a bit of imagination. Here are some ideas of mine.
Vases/drinking glasses (martini ones look nice) to hang earings on.
Mug trees for necklaces.
Lampshades - plain ones can be used as they are or draped with fabric to lay necklaces on with matching earings hung around the top edge.
bathroom sponges (not too holey) in pastel colours can look totally different with jewellery draped over them. They can also be stacked in pyramid shapes or covered in fabric.They are also super-light to carry.
CD racks can be used as earring card holders.
Polystryne round pizza boards (under bought frozen pizzas) can be covered and used to pin jewellery on.
dressing table jewellery boxes can become displays.
Crome cake cooling racks can look nice with industrial or mens jewellery.
Hope these ideas help.
melanie

[Shawn808]

Are displays better with the jewelry already carded? Or do you think it doesn't make a difference?

[Russ Nobbs]

It really depends on your products and your style of display.
Cards are really handy for earrings as they keep pairs together.
But earrings can be displayed well on window screening in a frame and on fabric in a embroidery hoop.

[Polly]

If you're selling jewelry to stores/gallery, they prefer to have it carded.  It helps keep everything untangled, properly paired, and clearly divides "this" artisan from "that" artisan.

But for your own goods, you don't necessarily need cards until/unless you have a very large inventory to display at once.

The window screening in a frame idea mentioned above works surprisingly well.  Imagine a conveniently-sized refurbished picture frame with some screen-door mesh filling it (can be simply stapled from the back).  The embroidery hoop with fabric is the same idea -- just stick posts and ear wires through the mesh or fabric.
Carefully layer or wrap them between shows, and you don't even have much re-displaying to do.

[picturejewelry.com]

You can also build a nice necklace display from dry wood branchs. You then mount that on wood platform.Micheals Art Supply has tree trunk slices that can be used for platform.

[Luann Udell]

Some pitfalls of getting too creative with your display....

1)  People walking by have no idea what you're selling.  Wood?  Cups?  Tomato cages??  Try to go with just a few display styles, keep them the same color, and let your jewelry take center stage.  What looks great in a photo on Etsy might look cluttered or lost in a booth.

2)  People can't touch your jewelry because they're afraid they'll knock something over.  (Another reason to listen to Polly about those earring cards.)  People love to try things on, or at least hold an earring up to a mirror to see how they hang.  In fact, the more people touch your jewelry, the more likely they are to buy it.

3)  You may end up spending more time and space packing your display than your jewelry.  Or the display may take up a lot of space and not actually hold very many items.  (Although having a display with TOO many pieces can be overwhelming for customers, too.)

I like the picture frame with screen or velvet idea.  I've used it before and it looks nice, literally "frames" the jewelry, folds flat for packing.  The only issue is, it can be hard to pick an earring up or put it back in.  Make sure the screen gauge is big enough to easily slip an ear wire in & out.

I've found some cool jewelry display items at T.J. Maxx & Marshall's--earring trees, necklace holders, etc.--especially metal ones which fit with my display.  When I find them in pink, white or cream, I simply spray paint them black to match.

Something cool I found at Michael's--photo holders made of wood blocks that look like a printer's type block:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/14881284@N08/4541299711/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/14881284@N08/4541932920/  I like these because they are neutral, blend with the rest of my display (black painted steel) and are simple. 

[ricky21clayton]

My sister is a jewelry designer, she designs all those pretty things...So wanted to go through your links.
Are those links really working?? Because when I click them just the same forum opens...
Why so??

[Polly]

Weird, my old links were broken, you are correct.  Fixed now. 

But ... the link you posted was very not relevant to this site's jewelry-making purpose so it has been removed.

[godbless]

Maybe you can use following items:

1. A frame of any size
2. Either screening or a piece of material
3. A staple Gun
4. Staples for the staple gun
5. 2 small nails
6. A tack hammer
7. Scissors