Display boxes

[Amozoo]

Where do you who do shows buy those nifty display boxes?

I know about RioGrande what about someone else?
thanks guys

[Shawn T]

Amoret which kind are you looking for?

Your not talking about boxes to box up jewlery in are you?

Your talking about things to display your work in?

[whimzicalities]

I paid way too much for the one's I got, (price was good but shipping doubled my price)but Joanne gave me a great catalog for show and store supplies...

the addy is www.storesupply.com

Here are the trays:

http://store.storesupply.com/webapp/commerce/servlet/CategoryDisplay?merchant_rn=631&cgrfnbr=92749

[paintingwithglass]

I have some things that I will be putting in the Garage (swap shop) after Bead and Button...they are all in the original boxes too. Necklace displays, trays, tray inserts, etc.

If you are in a rush...a good place to start is Rio Grande. :D

I know a great place for table coverings too...let me look it up.

[McDuck]

yes storesupplywharehouse is awsome! i love to go their in person in St louis, MO to see what they have on sale!

[Shawn T]

I got a ton of my display stuff necks, hands, bars that I call roadbumbs cause that is what they look like to me.
Anyway I got a whole grocery cart full of them when Service Merchandice went out of business.
I know that doesn't help you here and now. But look for any store you know going out of business that may have sold jewlery. Dirt cheap is what I got mine for, the whole cart for 50.00.

[BillBrach]

My wife Vivian and I do a LOT of shows and have bought quite a few display related items.

The absolutely best prices we've seen has been Nile Corporation.
http://www.nilecorp.com/

We just compared some prices in Rio Grande against Nile and Nile was LESS THAN HALF of what Rio Grande wanted !!

Here is one of the Nile trays with pieces I cut, added to make it into a bead display.

[Shawn T]

Bill,
Are your mandrel just layed in there?
Or did you actually drill hole in the boxes?

Looks like a great idea cause you could tag each mandrel with a different price tag and have them ready to go for the show.

[BillBrach]

Shawn,

They are just laying in there, so that it is easy to pick one out and slide a bead off. I have a very complete woodworking shop, so it was pretty easy for me to make them. What I did was cut the notches across the face of a 2 x 4, and then cut 1/4" wide "slices" end to end on the 2 x 4. There is a bottom piece of wood too, that keeps the side pieces standing up.

Here is a close-up of the notches.

[Shawn T]

That's very neat Bill and a wonderful idea!

Thank You for shareing it!

[KristiB]

What a cool idea!

Thanks for sharing Bill

[Silver Mist Studios]

Yes for jewelry boxes, displays for jewelry, etc. I buy all of mine at www.nilecorp.com I have checked EVERYWHERE and they by FAR have the best prices!
For my show stuff I got like 40+ Busts, 50+ bracelet ramps, 30+ earring stands, 20+ velvet pads, 100+ cotton filled boxes, 20+ Nice Gift Boxes, 1000 shopping bags, 400+ organza bags, 1000 repair envelopes, mirror, 10 acrylic display cases, 1000 u-pins, gift wrap paper w/ cutter, 1000 price tags and I know I must be forgetting stuff...

But just to give you an idea, I got all of this for around $450. Everywhere else I checked would have been well over $1000.

[harpentuan]

I have some really nice cherrywood, glass-faced shadow boxes that I got at Michaels.

[Megan]

Thank y'all for the Nile web info. I previously had my own store and if I had only known about this place when I first opened it, I would have definitely saved a ton of money. I must have spent 5 grand on displays that probably would have only been 1 grand on their website. Even the 10 drawer storage unit I paid $80 for on ebay and I can't believe it is only $45 on the website. Makes me kinda ill but glad I know about it now.

[CorriDawn]

Thanks for those links!

Bill, those displays look great.

Misty, that is a LOT of display stuff!!!!

[CorriDawn]

Moved so it will be easier to find in searches

[midniteburner]

Awesome site!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill: You are always the bomb!!!!!!!

Sara