03.16.2009 | Posted by Stacy Hillmer

Spring cleaning jewelry organization tips

This weekend found me spring cleaning - everything from washing my shower curtain liner to dusting behind the microwave. Spring cleaning also gets me in the mood to organize. After editing an entire section of Beading 101 and Beyond on organizing beading supplies, I now feel like my beads, components, and tools are in order. But what about finished jewelry? How does one organize necklaces, bracelets, and earrings so they are accessible but not cluttered? Here are a few ideas from around the Web that I just love.

Marthastewart.com shows you how to transform a vintage medicine cabinet into a wall-mounted jewelry box that you can customize to your collection with wooden dowels, hooks, and silk cord. What I like best about this project is that the cabinet closes to keep jewelry from collecting dust, especially those pieces you only wear once in a while.

Craftstylish.com highlights a wall-mounted earring and necklace hanger from Ginny’s Ear Nest. In addition to the jewelry hanger shown in the blog, the Ginny’s Ear Nest catalog offers a number of hanger styles, depending on what jewelry you have the most of, and free-standing and carousel versions if you’re short on wall space or need a display for a show.

Some favorite jewelry storage solutions here at BeadStyle come from the closet. A piece of needlepoint canvas clipped to a pants hanger makes for a great earring holder. Also, I recently invested in a hanging belt organizer like this one from the Container Store to hang necklaces on. It hangs right next to my clothing in my closet so I can choose jewelry as I choose my outfit.

What are your favorite ways to organize jewelry? Please share below!

 

 

Comments

  • Cam1 said:

    There's nothing like a vintage jewelry box to make everything look pretty. But I usually make myself walk past these in antique/resale shops since there's only so much dresser space available! So I'll have to check out the Martha Stewart wall-mounted version (especially since I have an old cabinet in the basement ready to use!).

    I have a standing jewelry cabinet, an old purchase from Bombay Company, that has about 6 drawers and space to hang necklaces. Unfortunately, sterling tarnishes pretty quickly in this cabinet.

    I guess my favorite for quantity is the 80-Pocket Hanging Jewelry Organizer, from Container Store. It's cotton and vinyl, so you can see everything easily. Hangs in the closet so you can pick items when you pick your outfit. Of course, I already have filled three of these, so either I need to sell more pieces or splurge on another organizer!

    March 16, 2009 10:50 AM

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