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If you don’t think this is beautiful, your eyeballs are broken. Do you know what this is??? My friend Emily’s husband has this from his grandmother and it’s made from all of her jewelry made by her! Oh my goodness! WHAT A KEEPSAKE/FAMILY HEIRLOOM! What an amazing way to pass on something personal and with so much character. This is so priceless! I wish I had one and now I plan to make them from my mom and mother in laws special things, fabrics and jewelry.
You can make this easily by purchasing an unfinished Christmas tree wood piece from a craft store and painting the color of your choice. Then lay out your jewelry design and lift up edges and secure each piece by piece with hot glue or super glue. I prefer hot glue almost always for everything! Don’t feel crafty and don’t want to meet with painting a piece or finding an unfinished Christmas tree pattern? No problem! Buy a wooden Christmas tree from the home decor section at your store of choice and cover it in jewelry. Tis’ the season to find about a million tree options and hey, they are almost all about to be clearanced out! Another cute twist on this idea would be to get a large wood slice, wood wreath form or unfinished wood circle from your local craft store and make an ornate jewelry wreath!
Here are some options you could use to make a tree:
unfinished one foot tall wooden tree
Above is available in larger sizes as well. Just paint and remove star if desired. Add wall hangers to make it wall decor!
unfinished wood tree in different style, available from 6 inches to 2 ft. tall
nested plank trees (Remove the stand if desired and paint.)
barnwood tree (Remove wreath and star)
large wood slice to make jewelry wreath
Find someone who you know could start this project, whether it’s a parent, grandparent or a child who has old keepsake jewelry from a loved one. What a gorgeous and special heirloom to pass on for generations of things your loved one once wore and loved! It beats sitting in a box! Thanks to my friend, Emily, for this beautiful picture and for letting me share this treasure!
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