organize your earrings {a DIY project}

I don't know about you, but lately I've felt the urge to clean out my closets & drawers.

Our church is having it's annual yard sale at the end of the month,

so it's good motivation to donate things I no longer need.

Spring cleaning time, I suppose!

Giving things away also inspires me to organize the things I keep.

I really like to be organized, but realistically? Nothing stays neat for long.

an example...my earrings.

{obviously you can see why this situation is not ideal...those earrings never stay matched up!}

Sooo, I finally made a fun little stand to keep all my earrings organized.

{a little disclaimer :: I'm sure there are a billion tutorials for this kind of thing

all over the internet, but I wanted to share my own & what I like about it.}

Kim has a great tutorial for a similar earring holder,

but I wanted mine to be able to stand up on its own...

I used a Floatframe I picked up at Michael's.

These come with a metal stand that pops into the base of the frame,

so it doesn't interfere with the empty space where you'll put your earrings.

{I used a coupon to get mine, so it wasn't very expensive.}

You'll also need some plastic canvas with small holes

(should be near the embroidery section),

a sharpie, scissors & a hot glue gun.

Open up your frame & remove the glass.

Use the glass as a template to trace & cut

a piece of plastic canvas to the appropriate size.

Use the hot glue gun around the edges of the inside of the frame

& then carefully press the plastic canvas into place.

Be careful not to burn yourself! You could use a spoon or fork to

press it in so the hot glue doesn't get on your fingers.

{no pictures of this step; I was too busy trying to

get the canvas in before the glue dried!}

Re-assemble your frame pieces,

attach your earrings any way you'd like,

and there you go!

This is a much better solution than dumping them onto a dish. ;) 

& it cost less than $10 & took only a few minutes to put together!

Hoping this little project inspires you today...

what is your favorite way to organize your jewelry?