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Driftwood Jewelry Hangers

Here's a quick, easy tutorial on how to make jewelry hangers from driftwood and basic hardware.
Prep Time20 minutes
Hang Time5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Keyword: diy, driftwood, homemade, jewelry, jewelry hanger, organizer
Author: Ronnie
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • Tape measure
  • Pencil
  • Pliers
  • Hammer
  • Nails

Materials

  • 3-5 small driftwood branches 6 to 12 inches in length
  • 6-10 small screw-in eye hooks
  • 24-40 small screw-in C hooks
  • 3-5 feet string or twine

Instructions

Assembling Driftwood Jewelry Hangers

  • Start by laying the branches on a flat surface. Notice the points that are coming in contact with the surface. Those parts are going to be coming in contact with the wall once you hang the jewelry hangers. You'll want to assemble the branches in a way that they're making the most amount of contact with the wall as possible. This will help balance the jewelry hangers as they are in use.
    Once you know the orientation of how the branches are going to hang, we're first going to screw in the eye hooks to the top of the branches. The eye hooks should be equal distance from the edges of the branch to ensure hanger will be balanced. Pick two points about 1 inch away from the ends of either side of the top of the branches, and mark with a pencil. Applying slight pressure, screw in the eye hooks by hand to the marks you just made on the top of the branches. If your fingers start to hurt, you can use the pliers to help.
  • Laying branches flat, use measuring tape to find total length of branch. The number of C hooks you're going to use will depend on the size and shape of the branch. C hooks should be placed equal distance apart, between ¾ inches to a full inch depending on the branch.
    Decide how many hooks you're going to use. Using tape measure and pencil, mark your branches where you're going to screw in C hooks.
    Applying pressure, start to screw in C hooks by hand. Be careful to keep C hooks up-right and perpendicular to branch. Finish screwing in hooks with pliers.
  • Finish jewelry hangers by tying one piece of twine to both eye hooks on top of single branch, leaving minimal slack. You'll want to have enough slack to allow hangers to dangle, but not more than that. The more slack you have, the more the hangers can shift around on the wall once they're hanging.
  • Repeat this process with each branch.

Hanging Driftwood Jewelry Hangers

  • This part requires a lot of visualization. Think about what you're going to be hanging from each jewelry hanger, so you can leave enough space. It might make sense to hang a couple of your longer necklaces on C hooks to help you visualize where you're going to hang things. We're going to hang each hanger one at a time starting with the hangers you plan to hang the longest jewelry from.
    Use your finger as an "imaginary nail" to dangle jewelry hanger on the wall. Make sure you're keeping in mind where you'd like other hangers to be. Mark with a pencil where you'd like nail to be placed, and where the jewelry hanger is going to dangle from.
  • Carefully hammer in nail, and hang jewelry hanger. If there is slack in the twine, spin jewelry hanger until you cannot any longer. Make sure to keep C hooks facing outwards.
  • Hang jewelry from hanger. Step back and admire your work while thinking about where it makes sense to hang other hangers.
  • Repeat hanging process until all jewelry hangers are on wall.