The Pendant Tree

by Wanda Anderson
(Leesburg, FL, USA)

The Pendant Tree

Most of my shows are outdoors in Central Florida. We get a lot of wind gusts up to 30 to 40 mph here very suddenly.

I have come up with displays for most of my jewelry to keep things "anchored" down so that I am not chasing my jewelry down the isles like so many other vendors!

The one display that I hadn't solved yet was for my pendants. I really don't like the way they look when they are just laying flat in a tray or on the table.

My husband came up with the idea of a tree branch. It sounded good, but fragile. After thinking about it for a while, I got some 18 gauge floral wire and wrapped it with floral tape to form "branches".

I found a beautiful wooden pot at the store that was inexpensive and filled it with plaster of paris, inserted the "trees" and covered the plaster with spanish moss.

The pendants hang beautifully from the branches and don't fall off in a breeze because I curled the ends. The weight of the plaster keeps the tree from blowing over, and the customers can see how the pendant really "hangs".

We got our real test this past weekend. We had a micro-burst storm hit our show. Out of nowhere, the wind picked up to over 50 mph! Tents were distroyed, vendors lost their products! It was awful!

We had our tent anchored and weighted, but it was still coming up. Six customers grabbed the tent and held it down. All of our displays were fine, and the Pendant Tree stood still like a mighty old Oak!

The tree is very easy and inexpensive to make. Try it! I think that you will like it!

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