A friend at Good Juju bought this LED lit shelf on Amazon and I loved it so much, I asked it I could be a copy cat and get one for myself.
Lighting on jewelry means all the difference, I have clip lights, lamps, and cords all over the place. A set of shelves that has built in, direct lighting shining right onto my goods, WITH ONLY ONE CORD?
Yes, I want one!
After dithering over the cost (not that much) for a few days, I finally went for it. It arrived in two days, went together very quickly, and the lights were magnificent.
But it looked very mod, and slippery. Like all my jewelry might just slide right off the back of this sleek shelves.
So, I painted the black, metal bars white. Then, to create a barrier for keeping the jewelry where it belonged, I made backs from the styrofoam packaging panels wrapped in ledger paper.
The styrofoam is wired to the bars, which I quickly discovered wasn’t the best choice, foam rips easily. As does paper.
A friend suggested Velcro. And that is probably something I will redo it with later. But for now, this is working okay.
My necklace display (on top) is too tall to fit, so my plan is to modify that then place it under the lights.
I’ll gleefully show you the finished piece, loaded with glittery jewels, sparkling under the shining lights once it’s all set up. (Can you tell how excited i am? I love this thing!)
First, I’ll need to make some jewelry to fill it up. Which I am very much looking forward to, as soon as we get back from our trip. My husband’s brother is ill, so we are headed to see his family, and Weill meet up with some other Nathans while in that part of the country. 
This was my previous jewelry shelf, which I’d been very happy with. It’s still being used at Juju and is an excellent display piece, due to the lack of sides. I can put cords through the open areas to plug in lights. For now, it sits in a spot where outlets aren’t available but I’ve got big plans for using it lit up next month. My booth flip was a bit quick this month, due to all the traveling I have been and will be doing.
Not being around also means I’ve not been shopping much for the booth, so I’ve had to delve into my cabinets around the house and studio to see what I can bring in.
Well, garage sale season is starting here in KS. I’ll be missing two weekends of rummaging because of this trip, and a third for our first Friday sale at Juju. I’m looking forward to getting back to normal, being home and stocking up inventory, as well as time to be creative.
I have shelves to fill!