Being the overly organized person that I am, when I moved to New York I made sure I didn't sleep that night until everything was "settled." As my father loved to quip at my siblings and I when we tried to protest against cleaning our rooms, "A place for everything and everything in it's place." I hated the phrase back then but it rings true now (he would so proud to hear that).
And while almost everything I carted up to the city was in place, there was one little thing I neglected. I had started to make a jewelry hanging contraption before I moved but it was only half done when I ended up in NYC. So for the first two months my jewelry sat in a heap on my vanity. A big, tangled, messy heap.
See?
It took a Redbull and my pent up frustration at never being able to find a match for the earrings I wanted to wear to get my rear in gear. I spent the night with my brother's drill and FINALLY got it done.
The project was simple.
1. I found an old frame at Goodwill, took out the glass and spray painted it with a black semi-gloss paint.
2. I discovered a usable piece of plywood in the barn at my parent's house and had my father help me screw the frame to the wood.
3. At Walmart I found tiny little gold hooks with screws on the ends and drilled what felt like a million tiny holes into the wood. Then it was easy to simply screw in the little hooks.
4. With my brother's help we hung the jewelry board and I had a fabulous hour of organizing and hanging shiny, colorful baubles. SO FUN. I love organizing so much. . . 100% serious BTW.
Hope this inspires! Love in Crafting (LIC),
KHS
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