Homemade Jewelry Organizer

Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all. - Mark Twain

This saying or quote holds very true today or should I say, has always held true? One of the many things women are particular about is their jewelry. Today, jewelry is not only limited to gold and silver but is also available widely in stones, plastic and at times, even cloth. Even the monetary aspect is not a big issue anymore as these pieces of jewelry come really cheap. It is always advisable to keep the gold, silver and other such expensive jewelry in the bank or in a locker at least. These ornaments are usually less in number because of their price and you don't really have to make a jewelry organizer for them, but on the other hand, jewelry boxes would work great. What we are going to deal with in this article, is to make a homemade jewelry organizer for the ornaments more in number which are usually the cheaper ones. Here are some tips and steps you need to follow.

4 Easy Tips to Make a Jewelry Organizer at Home

Unlike handcrafted jewelry boxes, jewelry organizers are really easy and fast to make. You can use various styles and designs to make a jewelry organizer that best suits your needs. There are some very important things that you need to do before you start. Here are some tips on how you can go about making a jewelry organizer at home without any outside help and in no time.

Tip 1: First of all you need to count the exact number of pieces of jewelry that you have. This will help you in deciding the size of your organizer. You don't want the organizer to look half empty, do you? Nor do you want to realize later that there just isn't enough space.

Tip 2: Sort out all the pieces of jewelry according to their type. For example, count the number of bracelets you have, the number of necklaces and the number of earrings. This will help you while deciding the design of your jewelry organizer.

Tip 3: Jewelry organizers can be of two types, one's that are the types of boxes and one's that are the types of wall hanging cabinets. According to your needs and the place available in your home, decide the type that you want.

Tip 4: Now comes the most important part. Decide the material you want to use for your jewelry organizer whether it is plastic, wood or even steel. If you live in a humid area, try not using wood as this will not last long.

5 Simple Steps to Make a Jewelry Organizer at Home

Now that you have decided on all the things mentioned above, it's time to start making the jewelry organizer. The best thing about making a jewelry organizer at home, is that you can make it the way you want it and it will look just that. In the following explanation, it is considered that you have chosen wood to make your organizer, and the wall hanging cabinet type. Here are some quick steps to help you make that jewelry organizer at home. These jewelry organizers work best for handcrafted jewelry and jewelry bought on the streets.

Step 1: Collect the wood you are going to require, about 50 nails, a ball of any thick wool, colored paper and some tape. If there are any more decorations you need, you can keep them with these other materials right now. Decorations such as ribbons, mirror pieces and stickers can be used to make the jewelry organizer look more funky.

Step 2: Since you have already decided the size of your jewelry organizer, make a square or rectangle of that size using the wood. You can also make a circle if you wish to, but that will involve too much of trouble and a lot of space will go wasted. After you place the wood in your desired shape, place the colored paper inside it so that it looks like a box with a colored base.

Step 3: Now, drill a nail vertically and horizontally after every one inch. Make sure you leave at least half an inch of the nail outside the wood. When you are drilling these nails, see to it that you don't spoil the paper. You can also use hooks or 'stick on hangs' instead of the nails.

Step 4: After you are done drilling the nails, take the wool and cover the edges of the nails with it. Do this in a way that after you are done covering the edge of the nail, it looks like a match with a small bulb like shape towards the end. You can use different colors of wool for different nails.

Step 5: You can now hang your jewelry on these nails one by one. To make it look better, hang as many bangles as possible on one nail. The necklaces can overlap the bangles and earrings. In the end, you can also add a glass to cover this organizer. All you need to do now is hang it on the wall.

I hope these tips and steps help you make one of the best jewelry organizers. These steps were for a DIY homemade jewelry organizer and will prove useful to anyone who wants to make a jewelry organizer. Wish you luck with your jewelry organizer and hope you make some space for those funky earrings, necklaces and bracelets as soon as possible.