I use Jewelry Stax, too, which someone mentioned before.
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Daily wear: wedding ring and one of two Daniel Steiger watches. These live on my bathroom vanity.
Occasional wear: some necklaces I've made, and other watches. These live in a small three-drawer acrylic cube in the vanity cabinet or hanging from a wall-mounted shelf above the vanity, but I'm finding the latter a bit cluttery so I think they will all be in the cube soon.
Special-occasion wear: a few pieces of good stuff, in jewelers' cases, in the glass-fronted bookcases in my bedroom. A few other pieces inherited from my grandma are in their jewelers' boxes in a storage chest.
Stuff for recycling: masses of rhinestone jewelry (I went through a phase) in several locations. Hoping to dispose of all this by the end of the year!
Hair ornaments: barrettes, clips, etc are in a lidded basket and a lidded carved-lacquer candy dish in the bathroom.
Good gracious, I have more of this stuff than I realized.
I hate having dusty stuff so most everything has a lid or is in a drawer or is behind glass. I recommend searching out lidded candy dishes or carved boxes. They are great for pocket change, rings, etc. and will often fit on a narrow shelf you can put up almost anywhere.
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I have two medium-sized cork-boards in my closet with rows of tidy pins where everything that tangles hangs courteously and neatly at its own spot, in colour/style categories where I can quickly choose earrings which correspond to bracelets and necklaces etc. Big chunky fun fashion rings live here too.
I have two small-ish lidded boxes where I cut egg cartons to fit tightly inside. One box has the "real" rings in it, the other small earrings. Fishhook styles can be poked into the high parts of the carton and dangle down into the cavities, where the studs/pearls/small earrings live. It is incredibly efficient. I don't have a lot of wardrobe variety (not such a morning person, can't deal with early decisions)so I try for a lot of variety with jewelry and scarves; this system has slowly evolved and I love it. Next step is to actually make the boards pretty and feminine by covering them with fabric first.
Love the ideas on this site...gets the creative juices flowing
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The jewelry that I still haven't removed from the original boxes despite having been received as gifts 2 or 3 years ago is in my top drawer. The rest is in a small food storage container in the same drawer.
The jewelry I actually wear neither has nor needs a storage spot. Removing the earrings would mean having to re-gauge them, and putting in CBRs is a pain in the butt for anyone but a professional piercer. My ring comes off only when I shower, if I even remember to take it off.
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I repurposed a wooden silverware box into a wall mounted jewelry box years ago and I'm still using. I added 3 rows of hanging pegs, two across what was originally the deep bottom of the box and one across the side of the top. I've mounted it vertically on the wall so it swings open like a cupboard door. I used to have my earrings and rings in little glass spice bottles in a wooden spice rack, but I've acquired too many earrings over the last 2 decades for this to work well anymore. I received a metal board and 6 separated magnetic tin canisters for my birthday. It was meant to hold beads and buttons in a craft area, but I'm mounting it on the wall next to the necklace box and putting a pair or two of earrings into each divider. The lids are clear, and I divided the earrings into categories, so it should be really easy to find what I want.
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I love the look of a few jewellery trees, but in my house anything that's small, sparly, dangly or can be in any way used by a cat to play with, needs to be in closed storage unless I want to regularly retrieve it from under the sofa.
I use 2 bead organizers to hold my earrings, matching earring-and necklace sets, and a few long necklaces that fit in the extra spaces. Basically anything that's metal-based goes in the bead organizers.
Beside that I have 4 small drawers that hold: (1) my ring (used to have several but realised I only ever wear one, which was a birthday present from my mom; it's also the only metal exception to the above rule), watch and 2 feathered hair clips made by a friend of mine; (2) my 3 bracelets; (3) necklaces made of black silk thread and with large pendants that don't fit in the bead organizers; and (4) beaded necklaces that don't fit in the bead organizer and have the added bonus of getting tangled quite easily.
From the above you might infer that I wear a lot of necklaces, which isn't exactly true. I wear a lot of (big) earrings, but rarely wear necklaces; it doesn't deter people from giving me necklaces as presents. I only keep the ones I love, but even so I have too many to really get a lot of wear out of them. I guess another purge is in order...
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At least 10 years ago I found an small oak chest at Costco. It was meant for a woodworker's shop and was in the hardware dept. It has 8 small drawers, and each is divided into 4 sections. [This btw is small enough to sit on a small table I use as a sort of dressing table] I sort my earrings into seasonal, then all the "funky" ones, and then the silver and gold which are further sorted by size. I also have a fair number of pins [which I seem to get as gifts like Anita does neclaces.] I hav a few necklaces and can put those 2 or 3 to a section, becing careful not to mix ones that will tangle together. I decluttered this chest this summer, and I can find everything easily now.
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Motivated by this thread, I purged and reorganized my jewelery. Got rid of 9 pairs of earrings and one necklace, and my organization is as follows:
My two bead organizers now hold all my earrings and necklaces, sorted by type and colour, with room to spare (!).
My 4 drawers are now as follows:
1. ring and watches (everyday watch, and sports watch I wear when running)
2. bracelets
3. oversized earrings (1 pair) and necklace that don't fit in the bead organizer
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PattyD posted a link that wasn't working at the time but now has about the best jewelry organizer I've seen. http://www.shopgetorganized.com/item/overdoor_jewelry_organizer/30058 Currently I have a wooden chest organizer from JC Penney that looks similar to this one http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=0e29c4a&Nao=0&SearchRedirect=True&Ne=840+4+877+878+5+961+6+29+3+598+11+15+12+506+10+23+585+596+1031+8+18+904+903+969+949+833&Ntt=jewelry+boxes&SearchString=jewelry+boxes&N=4294959029+4294965155&SO=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=searchresults but, my necklaces get tangled up in the side compartments. I really would love to try that first link I posted.
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Oh, your chest is lovely, but I see how the neclaces could get tangled. You could so somthing similar to the over the door one by using those removable hooks (3M Command strips) and running some cord between them.
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I keep the two rings I wear everyday and my watch on a heart-shaped china ring stand, a gift many years ago. The earrings I wear most are in a pink heart-shaped leather box with a flip-open attached lid, also a gift. The sturdy necklaces I favor are in a repurposed wooden box, which I lined with quilted fabric. Then I used plastic cross-stitch canvas to divide areas of storage. This system works very well for me.
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Since my last post on this thread I've put all my jewellery into a plastic tackle box too. I like the clear lid and the fact that it holds *everything*... still, it's not the prettiest object. I'm dreaming of having a similar type of box custom-made from a nice timber, with a glass lid. I've even found a woodworker who does such things. Now I just have to *ulp* email him and find out how much it would cost me. And count my pennies.
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I just bought an Umbra jewelry tree that I LOVE, plus a fabric jewelry roll for traveling. Jewelry boxes drive me CRAZY because they keep everything hidden so I never end up wearing it, and they're useless for packing in a suitcase since they're meant for display. The tree + roll is a perfect solution for me, although my collection is rather minimal so I don't have major clutter/organization problems, just basic storage.
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