Wood Burl Tree Branch Jewelry Display

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Sunni Bergeron of Sunnisan sent in this photo of her fantastic wood burl tree branch jewelry display. She says:

Sunni wood burl tree branch display
Sunni Bergeron's
wood burl jewelry display

I found a very eye catching display for jewelry in the form of wood burls. I drilled small holes into the branches extending out from the burl to prevent the wood from splitting, and then twisted in some gold-tone cup hangers into the holes.

Next I drilled some larger holes into the burl itself to stand hair sticks or whatever into.

I'm sure any kind of wood burl would work, but I used myrtlewood.

When drilling into a hard wood, be sure to use a very hard steel, go slowly and be patient. I have two drillbits still broken off in one of my burls!

Thanks for sending in this wonderful natural jewelry display idea, Sunni!

And readers - don't miss the generous Art Fairs section of Sunni's site, where you'll see several pages of a great collection of jewelry booth and display photos, plus her wisdom from the various shows she's done.