As mentioned in a previous post, I wanted more organization starting the New Year. I’ve recently searched for jewelry holders/wall organizers in stores and online. I came to realize how expensive some were or didn’t fit what exactly I had in mind. Although I have a couple beautiful jewelry boxes, my collection was outgrowing the boxes. Finding a way to conveniently look at my jewelry selection for display was what I yearned. So my search turned into my own DIY project. I realized that for the price I paid for materials, I was able to make 3 different projects…all for under $30, what a deal!
Here's what I used:
-Wood
-Paint Sticks or (wood pieces about the size of a ruler)
-Measuring Tape
-Gorilla Wood Glue
-Duck Tape (Decorative)
-Cup Hooks
-Acrylic Paint
-Pencil
Home Depot have a bin filled with slabs of wood ranging in various size, thickness etc. The size I purchased was $4.01 -about 1/2 the size of a school chark board, (which was cut down to sizes I liked. I managed to craft 2 projects-17x24 each and this jewelry wall organizer- 14x24). If you go into the paint section and ask for paint sticks...they'll give a few for free. I was deciding on 2 different layouts but wasn't sure so I ask for both sizes (sm. 1Gal and lrg. 5Gal). Not pictured is the sanding sponge for smoothing. They have a small display of crafting/project wood various sizes, (I used Poplar and it was .98 each, I bought 14 but they were used for the other 2 projects...not this jewelry organizer.)
So let's get started...
1.
Layout
and measure your paint sticks on your board. You can have a Home
Depot employee cut off the handles, if you want a more squared shape (I kept
it for more length).
2.
Once
you’re satisfied with the placement, glue your wood sticks to the board.
Hold each one in place for a few seconds. Once done, you may allow a few
minutes to dry or just continue.
3.
I
chose to have a white background to showcase my jewelry better (the contrast).
I allowed it to dry then applied another coat. (I didn’t paint the sticks since
I was using tape, but if you rather use paint instead of
tape, great! Make it your own.)
And
Voila!! I used Sawtooth Hangers to place on the wall. It’s spaced where I could
still add hooks later as my collection grows.
Just
as a bonus, I went to the Dollar store (days later) and seen these white storage/hanging
hooks. They’re great for my bracelets and glasses you can’t beat .99 centsJ.
(TIP)
if you want to skip the wood, painting
etc. just purchase these white hooks from the dollar store, as many as you like.
They come with screws but I found that regular push pins work just as good (depending
on what you hang) and smaller than the screw. This small simple project was under $10 and took
less than 2 hrs.
**WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT SIMPLE STORAGE IDEAS HAVE YOU USED?**
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