I've always really wanted a jewelry tree, but I always thought they were ridiculously overpriced (20 dollars+? Really?). I decided that since it was the summer, it was the perfect opportunity to make my own tree!

My current jewelry organization is really nonexistent - everything is stored in little boxes, which means that everything is out of sight and generally unworn. The jewelry tree would be small, help organize everything, and hopefully get me to wear my jewelry more.

Saves space, but I can't see any of the jewelry so I don't wear any of it!

I had a bunch of leftover wire and resin from my first studio architecture class as well as from jewelry making, and I bought a cheap little dish from Goodwill for less than a dollar. I looked up a bunch of different tutorials for making DIY Jewelry Trees, but I didn't like any of them so I ended up just kind of winging it and making it up as I went.

I looked up jewelry trees for some inspiration as I built my own tree, and one of the things I realized immediately was that none of the ones on the market had roots, which I ultimately decided I really wanted to incorporate into my own creation. I also noticed that they were all painted to be the same color, which I also wanted to break from.

My quick Google search of jewelry trees! The bases are all the same color as the trees, and none of the trees have roots

To make my tree, I cut a bunch of wire at around the same length and twisted them around, and then separated the bunch into smaller bunches to make the branches and the roots. I curled all of the ends inwards to make little loops, because I thought it would help from snagging onto my clothes (or worse, my skin). I managed to make the roots big enough that the tree could stand by itself, although that aspect was not very important to me.

Jewelry Tree!

Then, I arranged the tree in one corner of the dish and had the roots coil around the the edge of the dish. I wanted the tree to be off center so I could still use the dish to help store some things, such as more rings or kabuki brushes.

Arrangement of tree in the dish

Finally, I mixed some EasyCast Resin to pour into the dish so that the tree would be very anchored down. Since the resin is clear, the roots can still be seen. The finished product looked quite beautiful, and I'm really excited for the resin to dry so I can arrange my jewelry on the tree.

The finished jewelry tree, with all the jewelry in it! I was worried that the wire wouldn't be strong enough, but luckily it holds quite well!