DIY Jewelry Organizer

Earring and Bracelet Keeper

Note: I need better pictures when the daylight is available!

Not sure if I should be sad or proud that I have so much jewelry I need a huge armoire and two separate wall mounted organizers.  One constant challenge has been bracelets and earring. In a box or drawer they get jumbled and I have too many to keep them sorted by pair and sitting alone.  Soo… Pintrest to the rescue, after much research and a wander through Lowes this is the outcome.

Supplies:

$6.00 key rack (the pretty unique hooks were removable as they screwed from behind)

$5.00 pre-sized length of copper pipe

$4.00 knobs from hobby lobby

Free frame and shadow box I already owned

Drill

Black stain I already had on hand.

Steps:

1.       Create distressed antique finish by sanding corners of frame and spot around the frame and then sporadically wiping black stain on. Let dry for a couple of days and adjust according to desired result more or less stain and sanding.  I considered a black paint finish but decided against it. Anything works.

2.       For the necklace shadow box I removed the glass and had originally planned to create a new insert. I skipped that and left the glass out and the necklaces exposed. Way too overloaded now so the insert may still be in the futureJ

3.       For the earrings and bracelets I attached 2 of the hooks in the bottom corners of the frame level.  I tested that the rod would easily rest in the hook without problem. I choose copper but a dowel or pvc painted would work as easily.

4.       Using duck tape around the screw of the knob I wrapped it and twirled the knob into the copper for a snug fit.  I did not glue it as I was not sure how my patina on the copper will look if glue is involved. I used vinegar and salt to start the patina so in a few days it should look really cool.

5.       For the earrings I used a black satin background, created 2 ruffles of tulle netting run onto wire.  In this case the glass was not a snug fit (I tested) so I wrapped the glass with the satin and carefully wrapped the wire around the glass and twisted them into knots on the back of the glass.  So the wire will not move and the knots are sandwiched between the glass and the frame back.

a   a.   The top ruffle is the tulle folded in half and the wire threaded along the entire width and scrunched for the ruffle.

b.      The second row is one layer, longer and then tucked into the bottom of the glass to secure the base and make a simple puff of tulle.       I wrapped a second run of wire no tulle but it is not functional so skip that step.

7.       I carefully placed this creation on glass into place. Note if you don’t have glass with a bit of room on either side the wire and wrapping will be too much and the glass will shatter when you put it into the fame.