Holiday decorating is complete in the Queen Bee Boutique of ShesSoWitte Jewelry Salon. I'm pleased (and slightly aghast) to share that the only purchase I made for this endeavor was 3 strands of lights. The rest came from my eclectic hoard. I knew this stuff would come in handy some day!!
The large mirror makes it easy for customers to check out their look when trying on pieces. I also makes the room appear larger and adds nice reflected light from the one wall with no windows. I love my jersey dress forms for displaying necklaces and bracelets. The bracelets are held in place with a single long quilting pin, so it's easy for customers to try them on without feeling like they're disturbing the display.
An assortment of local wines and a wee snack while shopping makes customers feel at home. Hubby's homemade wine is usually the star of that show!!
Varying the height of the displays creates visual interest and draws
the attention to groups of items. Just below the charm holders are
dishes of wire wrapped charms, sorted
by color. Customers LOVE digging through things in bowls or in small
trays. It invites them to "play".
An antique hand painted pin dish holds dozens of sterling silver stacking rings invarious sizes. Another example of the type of display that lets customers really get their hands on the merchandise and encourages them to play. The items used for display aren't holiday specific, but with a sprig of greenery and some "sugared" plastic fruit or pine cones, they magically transform into displays with a decidedly Christmas feel.
I tend to sort things by color, and create my displays accordingly. It's always surprising to me that pieces I've created separately - sometimes months apart - end up coordinating well together.
Holiday gift bags and coordinating tissue are inexpensive display props that can be easily stored and reused from year to year.
One nice piece of linen sets the stage for everything above. And it doesn't really matter if there's a spot or a small hole because your displays will cover most of it!
I purposely left my tree a bit on the bare side, since I wanted to draw the attention to my jewelry instead. I like the Charlie Brown feeling it gives. I use the space under the tree to stash filled orders for pickup.
