Jewel tree

Perhaps you have seen one of these at a craft show, but it was too costly. You can make your own Christmas tree wall hanging, using your old costume jewelry or pieces from yard sales and thrifty stores. This is a guide about making a costume jewelry Christmas tree.

2 posts published by Lauren Harpster during July 2018

Faberge tree with eggs. One of the displays in Faberge: Imperial Jeweler to the Tsars, located in Houston Museum of Natural Science. View On Black

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Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg. The composition of base of the souvenir, made in the year of the 30-year anniversary of Maria Feodorovna coming to the throne, was an evergreen laurel. The upper part of the tree’s crown contains an opening for a key and a tiny lever, which, when pressed, releases a cover hidden by the leaves on the tree. A bird with iridescent feathers appears from inside the tree, and begins to sing. When the singing ends, the bird disappears. The leaves of the tree crown…