Hi there!  Hope everyone is having a good week so far.  It's so hot and humid here in the midwest that it's almost hard to breathe when you're outside.  The car temperature read 100 degrees today.  Ugh.  I have painting jobs to finish but I can't because of the ungodly humidity.  I do have one project that I'm in the middle of that I want to share with you today.


I picked up this display stand at a thrift store for $3.98.  I'm not sure what it WAS, but I do know what I want it to be.



I think it might have been a CD display stand. Heck, I'm not even sure it came with all the original parts.  I just know that it's going to be a great something for me.



When I saw it it screamed "jewelry display"!  No, really, it did.  You see, I've been on the lookout lately for unique (and cheap) stuff that I can use for jewelry display since I'm ENTERING MY FIRST SHOW IN SEPTEMBER! {Details forthcoming}  And since my necklaces are usually pretty long I knew this would be perfect.  One can of Rustoleum white spray paint and I was a happy girl.  Oh, and did I mention that it's on a swivel so you can turn it while you're looking at the jewelry?

After it was painted white I decided that it still needed a little something........can you say mini-bunting?  I could just envision some colorful mini-bunting blowing in the breeze, adding a bit of whimsy to the display.  Can you see it?  Never having done this before, I figured I needed a trial run.


It's very scientific.  I eyeballed the display stand and guessed what would be a good size for the bunting.  Then I drew my trial triangle on a post-it note (numerous times), cut them out, and taped them to some sisal twine that I had already tied onto the display.


Imagine this all the way around the stand.  I stopped after I had done a few rows because I could see that I liked it and that I just needed to find the right fabric for the real thing.



I'm very excited about this, people!  I love it when my creative juices are flowing.  I really want my booth at this show to be spectacular.  I'll keep you posted once the final mini-bunting is complete!