How do I Display Heart Lockets?

Locket Tree

• 1

  Find interesting glass bottles that are at least 10 inches high and have a wide base to provide stability to the finished display. The colors you choose reflect your individual taste. Labels may be incorporated into the display or removed for a more seamless appearance.

• 2

  Cut five segments of wired twine; make each piece twice as tall as your glass bottle. A variation of an inch or two in length on each "branch" makes a good display tree without crowding the lockets among too many branches of a similar height.

• 3

  Twist half of each wire into a spiral shape. Starting at one end, create a tight spiral that gradually opens into the straight portion of the wire, forming a graceful arch.

• 4

  Place glass pebbles in the bottom of the bottle to act as weights and to keep the bottle balanced as you add lockets to the finished product.

• 5

  Embed the wire forms into the pebble base within the bottle. The spiral forms will extend over the top and create graceful branches for hanging lockets. Make the branches a variety of heights to add interest to this display.

Locket Bust

• 6

  Draw a life-size bust of a woman on heavy cardboard. Paint the portrait details with acrylic paints. Use your own style; realism is not mandatory.

• 7

  Cut a large triangle of cardboard. Measure 2/3 of the total bust height for the long measurement and 4 inches across the bottom of the triangle as a base line. This will become the stand for the locket display.

• 8

  Glue wrapping paper to the triangle and the back of the bust. Cover both sides of the triangle with this glued paper.

• 9

  Fold the triangle in 1 inch from the long edge, and crease it sharply.

• 10

  Place glue on this 1-inch section of the triangle stand, and place the wide base parallel to the bottom of the portrait form.

• 11

  Lay a heavy book on top of the flattened bust with the glued stand attached, and allow it to sit overnight with this weight on top. This will secure the stand.