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a cutsie tree for your necklaces with the help of Sugru!
An original way of displaying and organising your jewellery :)

The sugru requires at least 12 hours to dry hence the 14 hour craft time!

Posted by Hester A. from Sheffield, England, United Kingdom • Published See Hester A.'s 10 projects »
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  • How to make a jewelry tree. Sugru Jewellery Tree - Step 1
    Step 1

    > First off, I used an old beginners wooden knitting needle as my cylinder as it was the right width, however you can easily get something similar from any craft or hardware store.
    > I started by carefully whittling away using a stanley knife to create a 'tree trunk' effect.
    > Once I was satisfied, I chose a nice fabric and a small bottle to cover (I went with an old herb one), which I filled with some ceramic balls to weigh it down.

  • How to make a jewelry tree. Sugru Jewellery Tree - Step 2
    Step 2

    > Cut enough Fabric in a rectangular shape to come up and around the bottle, with a little extra as over hang and secure with some string.
    > *Obligatory cat paw in photo* Get your mini sugru packs, I started with black and blue.
    > Start rolling out long thin strips of the sugru.

  • How to make a jewelry tree. Sugru Jewellery Tree - Step 3
    Step 3

    > Start adding the strips around the cylinder.
    > Once you you are happy with the cylinder add a large ball of sugru to the top and start adding cocktail sticks to mimic a tree.

  • How to make a jewelry tree. Sugru Jewellery Tree - Step 4
    Step 4

    > Continue with the strips, changing the width and lengths and alternating the colours as you go.

  • How to make a jewelry tree. Sugru Jewellery Tree - Step 5
    Step 5

    > Next step is preeeetty little flowers for the tree, I thought a cherry blossom look would go down nicely.
    > Using red sugru make little balls, using a spare cocktail stick make a well in the middle of the ball and then flattened it, retaining where your 'middle point'.
    > Then carefully, this is very delicate, take the cocktail stick and go underneath the 'pancake' making dents like a wheel, and use the cocktail stick to fan out the petals.
    > When happy use a strip of the sugru wrapper to pick up the flower being really gentle and place it on your tree.

  • How to make a jewelry tree. Sugru Jewellery Tree - Step 6
    Step 6

    > Keep going and once you are done, leave it to set for at least 12 hours.
    > And ta-da! All done!

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