So, Jax at Aly & Ash and I made these fabulous jewelry organizers at the inaugural Crafty Crafty Ladies Night in February. You’ve probably seen this project around the blogosphere- wood frame, chicken wire. Loved it.
Mine soon met with a grave misfortune, however, in the form of a toddler armed with a bottle of bathroom cleaner. Rather than go through the effort of removing the chicken wire and repainting the frame, I chucked the whole thing out in a fit of pique.
My jewelry has been resting in a soap dish ever since. (I took a photo to illustrate, but decided it was too pathetic to post.) Weary of sifting through a jumbled heap of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings, I turned an inexpensive wood shelf into a pretty and useful jewelry organizer.
Materials
- Unfinished wooden wall shelf
- Printed scrapbook paper
- Textured cardstock
- Mod Podge
- Acrylic craft paint
- Clear acrylic sealer
- Foam brush
Instructions
I purchased this unfinished wooden shelf at Dollar Tree, but something similar can probably be found at your local craft store. Use a screwdriver to remove the hooks on the back and paint all of the exposed areas.
Trim your patterned paper (mine is “Black/White Dots” by Paper Pizazz) to fit all four exterior sides. Adhere the paper to the sides with Mod Podge.
Trim your solid colored textured cardstock to fit each compartment. This is a little tricky; I laid my cardstock on top of the shelf and made little tick marks where I needed to cut. Adhere the paper pieces to the bottom of each compartment using Mod Podge.
Seal the entire thing with clear sealer. Once your sealer has dried, fill it up with all of your pretty baubles and enjoy!
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Such a cute idea! I love the colors you chose!
Lovely idea, and nice straightforward tutorial!!
I love the colors Denise! It looks gorgeous on that tray too!
I sort my jewelry in silverware trays that fit the drawers of my side table – but this is pretty and visible…
Such a cute idea and you can match it to any decor. I love the green and black. I have and organizing link party this Wednesday. I would love for you to join if you could. There’s also a giveaway. Hope to see you there.
That is super cute! I love the colors!
I saw that same little wooden shelf at the Dollar Tree the other day and was thinking, “What could I make with that???” Great work! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
Ginger
SSB
This is a really neat organizer….fun and frugal too!
Boy do I need this and how cute are those gold glass birds with it?!? Thanks for linking to Craftastic Monday!
I love that color combination. Those DT shadow boxes are super useful, aren’t they?
Thanks for linking up to the Mad Skills party!
Very cute idea! Love it!
LOVE it!!!!!! (PS…if I ever come to your house I am stealing those birds in the first picture, I mean seriously, HOW cute are they?!?!?!?) Thanks for linking up to Gettin’ Crafty on Hump Day!!!!!
What a fun idea!
SO CUTE!! I’ve seen those at $Tree but I’ve never been able to come with an idea for them, you are awesome!! Thanks for linking up!!
Jessica
Super cute! I am adding this on my list of projects to do! Love it and need a jewelry organizer for sure!
Beautiful! great job!
Ooooo I love it! What a great idea! Thanks for linking up to Hoo’s got talent!
I think it looks perfect! I love the black and green.
Laura @ along for the ride
p.s. I have a blog party on Saturdays and I’d love it if you linked up!
I love the color! I need one of these!
This is awesome. I need to organize, and this box would be perfect.
Thank you for participating in the Creative Therapy session over at Life in the Pitts!
Winner winner chicken dinner! You won Tutorial Tuesday this week! Email me at jsneill@zoominternet.net and I will hook you up with Shey B designs. Congrats
Jennifer Juniper
This is a great idea – and I just love the colors you selected! Thanks for linking up to Be Inspired last week.
Chelsea