How To Brand A Modern Cactus Jewelry Stand

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I think soon after the 90's ended beingness totally disgusted past times southwest decor. I couldn't empathize why pastels as well as tribal prints were e'er popular. Here I am, sixteen years afterward totally crushing on a few southwest looks. As a tribute to my Sonoran desert home, I came upwards alongside a fun piffling cactus jewelry stand upwards to proceed on my dresser.

If you've read my 3D Plywood Trees tutorial, you're inwards luck! This piffling jewelry holder is built the exact same way. Its a bully gift persuasion as well as tin move made alongside a few uncomplicated tools.

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Materials List:

(1) 7-1/4" x 24" x 1/4" hardwood hobby board
(1) *small woods plaque
*1-1/4" manus crusade complete nails
*1/16" drill bit
*wood glue
*masking tape
*jigsaw
*cordless drill
optional: table saw

I used a 7-1/4" x 24" x 1/4" poplar hobby board that I flora at Home Depot, but you lot could move plywood or sparse MDF.

1. The commencement stair is to impress as well as cutting out your newspaper template. You tin download the 1 I used here. I printed off 3 copies at the master copy size (10" x 10"). I cutting out ii of the template as well as left the 3rd for later. To plough over the arms of my cactus some variety, I cutting the arms off 1 template as well as spread them apart as well as taped them inwards place.

2. I cutting upwards the 3rd template as well as used it to extend the the torso of the commencement two. I added nigh 3" inwards length as well as taped it inwards place.

3. I used a few pieces of folded over masking record to concur the templates to the board. It is a tight fit, but both cacti should agree on 1 board.

4. At this signal I got friendly alongside my jigsaw. I'll move honest, the jigsaw has never been my favorite tool, but I don't bring a scroll saw as well as a jigsaw alongside a fine blade worked fine. I gear upwards the saw on the slowest speed as well as worked carefully just about the curves, but I did bring some casualties. Luckily, broken arms tin move glued dorsum inwards place.

5. Next, I measured just 1/2 the length of cactus as well as drew a 1/4" broad rails (on the overstep halt of 1 as well as the bottom halt of the other). Then, I used a 1/4" drill fleck as well as made a hole at the halt of the track. Using the jigsaw again, I cutting out the rails downward the centre as well as squared upwards the end.

6. At this signal I decided where I wanted my spikes as well as earring holes. I discovered a 1/16" drill fleck is the perfect size for my stud type earrings.

I hammered a few 1-1/4" complete nails through some of the holes, creating "spikes" that I could hang necklaces from.

7. Instead of buying a woods plaque, I used a slice of fight as well as made my own. I chose to cutting perpendicular grooves on the overstep human face upwards to concur the cactus inwards place. This is totally optional! You could only mucilage your cactus to the overstep of your plaque as well as concur it inwards identify alongside record piece it dries.

8. The terminal stair was to plough over the plaque a duad coats of glossy white pigment as well as I was create to hang some jewelry.

I was going to pigment the cactus silhouette but similar I did alongside my rice knife block, I vicious inwards honey alongside the poplar grain as well as decided to move out it natural.