DIY Jewelry Frame

I've been doing some spring cleaning and organizing around the house lately, and I have a great DIY jewelry organizing project to share with you today.

I repurposed this wood picture frame into a jewelry frame for my bedroom in less than an hour. 

I have a large jewelry box sitting on my bedroom dresser, but not large enough to fit all of my necklaces. Some of the bigger necklaces ended up shoved underneath the jewelry box to keep them out of the way. 

Can you see them peeking out there? I would forget to wear them because they were pretty much hidden away under there. So I kept my eye out for a jewelry frame whenever I went to Home Goods. I saw cute ones there on past shopping trips, but when I needed one, there was not one in sight. 

Does that happen to you? 

If you snooze, you lose.

Lose?!?!  No way! 

When all else fails, make your own! 

I already had this big wood frame, but thrift stores are great places to find inexpensive frames if you don't have one at home to repurpose. My local Home Depot had small 10' x 2' x 1" rolls of chicken wire for around $6.50 (and as you can see I have some left over for other projects.) I flattened the chicken wire out on my work bench, set the frame over it and used my wire cutters to cut a piece to fit the frame. Chicken wire is stiff and sharp, so you can wear gloves to protect your fingers while working.   

After I had the chicken wire cut, I started in the middle of one side of the frame back and used my staple gun to attach the chicken wire to it. I stretched the wire to keep the lines straight as I rotated the frame around. I shot in a couple of staples, then rotated the frame, pulled the wire straight, and shot in a couple more staples on that side, and repeated rotating and stapling until it was all straight and attached.

 I covered the staples and sharp edges of chicken wire with a few layers of masking tape so it wouldn't scratch my wall.   

I used two picture hangers and hooked the chicken wire over them for attaching it to the wall. I bought some S-Hooks at the hardware store for hanging my necklaces on the chicken wire. I can take them off and move them where ever they're needed. 

Now I can easily reach up and remove the necklace I want. I'm wearing my necklaces more often because they're always in view as I get dressed. In fact, sometimes I pick out my necklace first before I pick my outfit! I chose to hang only necklaces on my jewelry frame, but you could also hang earrings and bracelets. 

I love the way the colors glow at night. My jewelry frame makes the perfect artwork for above my dresser. 

Need some jewelry organizing at your house? Make your own jewelry frame!

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DIY Jewelry Organizer

My daughter is an artist studying illustration at Boise State University and will be graduating this winter. To give her some extra room for working on her senior project, we remade her old bedroom into a sitting room that I shared here last week. I really enjoy seeing her sitting on her comfy vintage sofa with her feet up on her little footstool, sketchbook in hand.

For a new bedroom we moved her across the hall into the guest room, which she decorated with her own bedding and artwork.

  

   

When I noticed my daughter's necklaces all tangled up on her dresser, I made her this jewelry organizer to hang on her wall. 

I used the shallow middle drawer left over from the desk I took apart to make my craft room table. (A shallow wood box or wood tray would work well, too.) I painted the drawer with white homemade chalk paint and glued a piece of fabric to the inside using spray adhesive. 

 

My daughter chose the bright yellow and orange Jo-Ann's fabric to continue the theme and colors from her painting on the other wall. 

I measured some of her necklaces and bracelets, then pre-drilled holes with my Dremel Tool and screwed in some white cup hooks from the hardware store. 

I found these little white ceramic lotus bowls at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. The size fit the drawer perfectly for holding rings, and they complement the ones on the dresser below that my daughter made in her ceramics class.  

I attached two sawtooth hangers sixteen inches apart on the back, so I could hang the heavy drawer from wall studs using wood screws. I also used two cushioned spacers at the bottom to hold the drawer the same distance away from the wall as the top.  

Repurposing this old desk drawer into a fun and colorful jewelry organizer and display was an easy, fun and inexpensive project. My daughter wears her jewelry more now because it's easier to see and doesn't get tangled up, and she loves how it looks in her room. 

  

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