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DIY Jewelry Organizer

By Lydia

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I’m on a mission to get more organized! When we moved into our house about a year and a half ago, we were planning our wedding and remodeling, so with all of that going on, unfortunately a lot of stuff just got kind of tossed into wherever was convenient, which has now become very inconvenient. (I still can’t find a huge Costco container of Cinnamon that was brand new when we moved. It’s driving me crazy!)

As the process of remodeling is an ongoing one, my efforts to get organized are ongoing as well. (Like that euphemism? I’m basically saying it’s veeeeery slow! 😉 ) The first disaster area I tackled was our gift wrap, and now next up is my jewelry. This was the previous state of affairs on the jewelry front: I had the bulk of it in this hanging organizer I got a couple years ago at TJ Maxx. No beuno. It’s kind of like a jewelry abyss. There are tons of little pockets on both sides so when I am rushing around like a crazy woman to get ready (frequent), I can’t even really see what’s in there, and when looking for something specific I have to flip it back and forth to find the earrings that always end up being in the very last pocket I look in.

old jewelry organizer

I’ve seen a lot of amazing storage solutions on Pinterest so decided I’d give a DIY jewelry organizer a try. I love the thought of being able to see all of my jewelry at a quick glance!

For earrings storage, I started with this large white frame that I bought at Hobby Lobby, and removed the glass and cardboard. (Hobby Lobby has wall frames on sale every other week. I mean literally). Next I headed to Lowe’s for some chicken coop wire (I NEVER thought I would find myself walking into a store asking for that!) 🙂

DIY jewelry organizer supplies

The wire was a little challenging to work with so I quickly realized I need to try to flatten it out a little before attempting to cut it. I rolled it out long enough to fit the frame, put the cardboard from the frame on top of it and sat a bar stool on top of it overnight. That made it much easier and stopped the rest of the roll from trying to attack my hand.

flatten wire

I used the cardboard that came in the frame as a pattern, then trimmed the chicken wire to size using wire cutters.

Trim wire

I laid the wire inside the frame and stapled it into the groove where the glass would usually sit.

staple wire

So that’s it for the earring holder! Now for the dilemma of my necklaces, bracelets and earrings that don’t hang. I hadn’t really thought about that when ditching my previous storage method, aka the abyss. Oops. I had this small white shelf that resembles crown molding my mom gave me years ago so I decided to hang it under the earring frame.

Small white jewelry shelf

I had some white self-adhesive felt from another project, which I cut to the size of the shelf to avoid the white finish getting scratched and chipped when I toss my jewelry on it.

Felt ledge shelf for jewelry

I have a good amount of necklaces so I decided I’d hang some hooks from the shelf to store them. The rubber coated hooks I used easily screwed right in. A 4 pack of them cost around a buck at Home Depot.

hooks for jewelry shelf

I quickly realized I needed more than 4 hooks for my necklaces and bracelets. I had found these 2 aqua drawer pulls at Hobby Lobby months ago and fell in love with them, although I had absolutely no practical use for them at the time. I figured I would find something someday to use them for and the time has come! I drilled holes into the wall a little thinner than the drawer pull, so they screwed into the wall nice and secure.

drawer pulls for hanging necklaces

So here’s the finished project. I hung the drawer pulls on either side of the shelf.

DIY jewelry organizer

The shelf works well to house my post earrings, along with the rings and bracelets that I reach for most often.

DIY jewelry organizer shelf

And the necklace storage…

DIY jewelry organizer necklace hangers

The good news is, in taking on this project I found some pieces that I had completely forgotten about, so it’s like they’re new all over again! 🙂

Whew, another organization project I can finally check off the list! Now what to tackle next… ?

Do you have any tips and tricks for getting organized? I would love all the help I can get! 😉

Thanks for reading!

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  1. Sherry Macdonald says

    September 2, 2015 at 5:27 am

    Great idea Lydi! I just did a closet makeover and wish that I had read this first. I bought one of those bags to put my jewelry in.

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    • Lydia says

      September 2, 2015 at 6:02 pm

      Thanks Sherry! It’s still not too late! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Nikki says

    August 31, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    Love this, you know I’m in desperate need of this info!!!

    Reply
  3. Samantha says

    August 31, 2015 at 9:36 am

    Lydi you are an amazing organizer, DIYer and writer! Do you have any editorials or books you have written!? I would love to read them as I’m sure they are amazing. If you could come to Honolulu to help me get organized that would be great! Haha

    Reply
  4. whitney says

    August 31, 2015 at 9:14 am

    This is amazing. I love the design and the great ideas to create a jewelry art display. I would love to see that in my closet as a treat when getting ready for work. Thanks for sharing! whitney

    Reply

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Hello! I'm Lydi, thank you for stopping by! I'm a recipe creator (and taster!), beauty product hoarder, DIY-er, Buckeye fanatic and lover of home decorating (and peanut butter).
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