MAKE IT | JEWELLERY HOLDER

For all those who know me and my sister, know that we are insanely in love with jewellery. Over the years our little jewellery table has been through hundreds of attempts at organisation and clearance. None have been quite successful so far. It still remains a mysterious treasure chest that houses pieces I didn’t even know I had! I have seen these jewellery stands float about on Pinterest and I began scouring my mother’s cupboard in hopes that I will land myself with a set of beautiful plates. And I did! Though not exactly what I wanted, I figured these would do! I got the pipe from a local hardware store and had him cut it for me as well. It was a spare they had no use for and thus I was charged almost nothing!

YOU NEED:
1. Plates
2. Pipe
3. Paint Brush
4. White Paint
5. Fevi Kwick
6. Tissue wrapping paper
7. Glue

METHOD:

• I started by giving my plates and pipe two coats of white paint. Make sure you have a newspaper on your working surface to avoid any unwanted spills. 
• The pipes I used were cut exactly to fit in between the plates. I wish i had gotten them shorter but these worked too. Measure the distance you would want between your plates and get the pipe cut accordingly. 
• Once the paint was dry, I decided to decoupage the plates using a bit of tissue wrapping paper i had on hand. 

HOW TO DECOUPAGE:

• I mixed two parts glue to one parts water in a shallow dish. The water to glue ratio largely depended on the kind of glue I was using. I tried and tested till i got the perfect mix. 
• Cut out the design you want to use on the plate. Apply a little bit of the glue mixture to the plate, place the design and apply a layer of the mixture again on top of it. Seal it well. Apply a second layer once dry. 
• Do this for all your plates 

(NOTE: You don't have to decoupage your plates. I did this only because I didn't like all white plates and wanted a retro look. I will also be doing a detailed tutorial on decoupaging soon!)

• Once all your parts are dry, begin assembling them.
• Apply fevi kwick to one opening of the pipe and fix it to the plate that will be your bottom layer. Hold in place for a while till the glue dries.
• Apply glue to the top of the pipe and fix the second plate on top. Wait for it to dry.
• Fix the second pipe on the second layer and then attach the top most layer.
• Let the entire project dry for atleast a day before you use it
• And voila! Your very own refurbished jewellery display!

This project sounds more complicated than it really is, trust me! Go give it a try..

Till next time!