https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/sugru-jewellery-tree • Posted by Hester A.
An original way of displaying and organising your jewellery :) The sugru requires at least 12 hours to dry hence the 14 hour craft time!
An original way of displaying and organising your jewellery :) The sugru requires at least 12 hours to dry hence the 14 hour craft time!
> 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.
> 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.
> 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.
> Continue with the strips, changing the width and lengths and alternating the colours as you go.
> 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.
> Keep going and once you are done, leave it to set for at least 12 hours. > And ta-da! All done!