Displaying items in craft studio & shows

by S. DeCarmen
(Sharpsville, PA)

If your gifted with making something that hangs (like paintings or dried flower wreathes) this idea is for you.

You can display finished crafts on these screens then take them with you to the craft show. Here's a brief description of these screens.

They are three framed rectangular panels made of 2" x 2" boards, about 6 feet high and 30" wide with another 2" board in the middle for support.

Then chicken wire is stapled to the wood. The chicken wire serves as a reinforcement for hanging things on.

Then a fabric is stretched over the frame and stapled behind the frame (you don't want to see the staples from the front).

Choose a fabric that won't take away from your product or make it look too busy. Use Christmas hooks to hang your products onto the screen.

You can make these one of two ways.

1- use hinges to connect the panels together. That way they will resemble an accordion in a zigzag pattern. If you choose this option you will only have to make two supports one on each end.

2- make rectangular supports on each corner of each screen for support and place them strategically where ever you want.

If you want you can cover the back with fabric also and hang things on the back as well. You just have to be careful not to trip over the supports. I'd suggest maybe putting a potted plant at each corner.