Long Triangular Stand-Alone Multi-Use Display

by Nancy Jamison, PYREFLY DESIGNS
(Tulsa, OK)

I got the weirdest inspiration to make a jewelry display from watching chairs getting re-upholstered on HG-TV!

I took one of those triangular boxes you can get for free from a certain mailing service as a base, add fabric and such, and VOILA!

SUPPLIES

• 2 LARGE Triangular Mailing Tubes (Guess the MAIN Priority Mail Service, COST: free)


• Craft-Size Roll of High-Loft Poly Batting (COST: around $5/Walmart)


• 1.5 yards black NO-STRETCH velveteen (COST: luckily found it under 5 bucks at Walmart!)


• Spray Craft Adhesive, Small Can (COST: $3.00/Walmart)


• Aileene's Fabric Tack Glue (COST: $2.50/Walmart)


• Lint Roller (Trust me on this one, COST: $3.00/Walmart)


• Hot Glue Gun and LOTS (15) of Hot Glue Sticks (most of us already have one of these, but if not, both are found CHEAPLY, under $8 for BOTH, at Walmart!)


• 8 sheets craft foam (any color is ok, COST: $4.00/Walmart)

Sure, at first it sounds like a LOT... but this is enough for TWO of these AMAZING displays!

EXPLANATION

The FRONT of the display is the bottom of the actual box (closing flaps fold away from it).

The BOTTOM if the display is the A side of the actual box.

The BACK of the display is the other side of the actual box that is not serving as the bottom.

SEE THE IMAGE FOR ASSISTANCE ON THIS!

HOW TO MAKE THIS JEWELRY DISPLAY

FIRST:

Cut each sheet of craft foam in half. One by one, use spray adhesive to affix the half sheets to the FRONT and BACK of the display.

On the BACK, you will have to trim about 3/4 inch off of the LONG edge of the half sheets of foam to make them fit. One end will be missing foam coverage, about 2 inches in width / just ignore this.

SECOND:

Cut 2 pieces of batting, each JUST large enough to fit around the box ONCE and down the length ONCE. Take the long edge (length of the box) and hot glue it in the MIDDLE of the bottom side of the DISPLAY.

Spray the whole BOX (excluding the closing end and tabs) down with spray adhesive and quickly wrap the batting around it, meeting up back on the bottom with the edge you hot glued down.

Glue this second edge down right beside or on top of the first hot glued edge. PLEASE be careful not to make hot glue too bulky/thick! REPEAT with second layer of batting.

THIRD:

Cut a piece of your velvet about 2" or 2.5" wider (around the box), and 5 inches longer (length of the box) than the original size you cut the batting shapes.

Hot glue just as batting (middle of BOTTOM of DISPLAY), centering long edge of fabric over box.

Spray adhesive, same as with batting. Wrap and hot glue, same as with batting, EXCEPT trim excess so raw seam of fabric is on center of BOTTOM of DISPLAY!

FOURTH:

Craftily cut and fold and hot glue, so that the fabric covers the triangular ends/tabs of the box. Fold ends shut (this takes a little precision work, so don't give up!).

FIFTH AND LAST:

Take your lint roller (after hot glue has set up) and roll it all over the velvet to pick up stray threads and little micro-sized poofs of velvet that escaped during cutting!

Use your fabric tacky glue to cover the raw fabric seam on BOTTOM of DISPLAY.

VOILA! Now you have a display (and can make a second) that you would have paid at least $50.00 for and you made it for about $30.00!

THE PROS

• Make display in ANY color of non-stretch velvet (or suede, for that matter)!


• Unique display! Not very likely that you will see someone else at a show with THIS display!

THE CON

QUITE labor intensive, a little time consuming... but well worth the time and effort if you want a unique looking display that is CUSTOM and no one else has!

Nancy Jamison
Pyrefly Designs