Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Extreme Jewelry Organizer


A couple weeks ago I got a number of my necklaces in a knot. A big one. I mean a it-took-me-almost-two-hours-to-undo knot. I was, needless to say, extremely frustrated with it all. I don't know how many people have this problem but I do. This is probably because I sell jewelry on etsy, with almost half of my items being necklaces, so I have more than most. And a lot have very tiny, delicate chains, making it much easier to knot and much harder to undo.

Now, I have a beautiful frame jewelry organizer for my store jewelry that looks like this:And even two I recently made and did a tutorial for my own personal jewelry like these:
Heck, I even have a beautiful jewelry armior my husband got me when we were first married.

But alas, it was not enough. I just have too many necklaces! What's a girl to do? Here was my solution: an extreme jewelry organizer with 39 hooks and two bars to hold earrings!
It was very simple actually, all inspired by a Goodwill find.
I'm not sure but I believe this is one of those art cases you get for kids with different types of paint, pencils, and other art stuff.
I unscrewed the hinges and handles. I probably should have filled it with putty or something but I didn't, I knew where it was going and that area would not be seen by anyone so I didn't worry about it.
I then marked out where I wanted the hooks. I spaced it out every two inches and alternated every other row. On the bottom two rows I just put one hook at each end. This is where I put wooden dowels to hang earrings.
Then I went crazy with the spray paint! I sure am loving that stuff lately. It takes an ordinary, fairly unattractive piece and turns it into something new and clean!
On the hooks you can hang whatever you'd like.
I hung mostly necklaces but also bracelets and even earrings on the hooks.
The dowel is perfect for earrings, makes it easy to see and you can fit a lot on it!

I have had this up in my office/craftroom/jewelry making area for about a week and I am SERIOUSLY loving it.

27 comments:

  1. oh my girls would have that loaded up in no time! great idea! i'm thinking i need one to hang craft supplies on! thanks for sharing :O)

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  2. Very handy organizers. You can check my post from Monday for a similar idea. Don't you just love stuff like this?!

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  3. This is amazing. Definitely my favorite jewelry organizer ever. I could see this fitting perfectly into my apartment (and getting used ALL THE TIME.)

    Thank you for linking this to A Little Craft Therapy, with Life in the Pitts.

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  4. I'm sooo glad i found your blog today,, I made a jewelry holder similar to one of yours, but didnt have anything for the necklaces,, this is a great idea.. thanks for sharing.

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  5. Hi there! I'm featuring this project today. Because it's so awesome.

    http://lanieree.blogspot.com/2009/04/featuring-you.html

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  6. Great idea and looks adorable too! My daughters would love these as well! Fun project we could do together. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. wow!! this is super clever and turned out awesome. really great project with lots of pretty jewelry :)

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  8. Found you on WFMW, that's a great idea!

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  9. I have hte same problem with my necklaces... I think I need to think "extreme" as well. Great idea!

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  10. I am seriously lovin' it as well! Super idea! I need this as well!
    Thanks
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  11. I LOVE IT!! That is a fantastic idea and I think it is exactly what my daughter needs. Just the other day she tried to pick up another jewelry box at a thrift store because hers is overflowing. This would definitely work better for her. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. These are simply amazing! I Love the white frame - fabulous! The wood is also gorgeous! Would love to have you stop by the Sunday Showcase Party if you get a chance ~ Hope you are enjoying your weekend! These are really neat - great job on all of them!

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  13. I'm not surprised you're loving it. It looks good and it sounds like the perfect solution for your jewelry. Great job!
    Midge

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  14. Truly inspired. I'm loving it and I am bookmarking this post. Thanks for sharing.
    Pamela

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  15. Great idea. Very cute and functional! Thanks for sharing at 'Look at me, I'm SO Crafty!' at Fun to Craft.

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  16. That is a great idea! I love all the ones you have made! I've done a couple myself using window screen and they are so fun!

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  17. Hi there! I am stopping by from Works for Me Wednesday. I enjoyed your post about jewelry organizers. That is the biggest one I have seen around the blogosphere yet!

    Stop over and visit me over at Free 2 Be Frugal sometime.

    :)

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  18. This is fantastic. I love all your organizers, very cute but this one, well it is extreme-ly awesome!

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  19. These are great organizers! Thanks for sharing your post for Friday Favorites!

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  20. Great Organizing! I'm hosting my 2nd We're Organized Linky party and I would love it if you'd like to stop by and join the party. There's a giveaway too. I hope to see you there. http://organizeyourstuffnow.com/wordpress/?p=7792

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  21. I sooooo need to do this. My jewelry is in just one big knot on my dresser. This is the best organizing idea I've seen for jewelry in awhile. Good job!

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  22. Great idea. I have two necklaces that are all tangled up right now. I really should make one of these!

    Thanks for sharing at My Backyard Eden!

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  23. oooohhhhh...I need one of these! Great idea!

    Thanks for linking up!

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  24. I've been needing to find a better way to store my ever growing jewelry collection. Thanks for the ideas!

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