Okay, yes, I’m on a storage kick these days. Have I mentioned that our house is kind of small? With very few surfaces on which to put stuff? I bought a much-needed jewelry box the other day, and when I got it home I realized there was no place to put it. Seriously. The only real surface is our dresser, which is now in the baby’s room serving as a changing table. So I started thinking about alternatives, and came up with an idea for the jewelry frame, above. I found an old frame at the Alameda Flea Market, and bought the other supplies at our local hardware store: 1/2 plywood backing cut to size, hooks and screw eye hooks, a couple screws, 1/4″ wire mesh and wire cutters, stapler, gorilla glue, some scrap molding for the box and white paint.
I started by measuring out the layout, considering the length of the necklaces I had, how many earring hooks I wanted, and where I wanted the mesh screen placed.
Then I screwed in the hooks, staggering the earring hooks and necklace hooks so that they wouldn’t interfere.
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127 COMMENTS
Rachel Hendrian
13 years agothat is awesome! I've seen them with just mesh but I think this looks nicer and offers storage for more than just earrings. I will be making this soon!
james @ agirlcalledjames
13 years agothis has to be the best jewelry frame i have seen yet. thanks so much for sharing. i think i'm going to have to try it out when i get a chance.
Anonymous
13 years agothank
Antique jewelry
13 years agoThis is one of the best jewelry frames I have seen. It’s very beautifully designed. You find enough space to store your jewelry. Thanks for sharing the idea of how to design it. I am surely going to make it soon then share my experience with you.
d. marlene jewelry
12 years agoGreat job! As a jewelry designer I'm always looking for new storage ideas for my clients. I've pinned this to my Pinterest and plan on making one in the future! Thanks for posting!
Anonymous
12 years agoOh my gosh, this is the best diy jewelry holder ever! It includes every aspect of holding your jewelry, unlike most wall hanging options. LOVE it!!! Can't wait to try it out!!
Anonymous
12 years agoOh my. Yours is lovely. I used an antique stand-up frame (no paint). Instead of board, I used a piece of rigid foam. The thin kind with a sticky back. Leaving the backing on, I poked holes the size of my post earrings. Works great and the frame is a great match with my antique dressers. Mesh is a great idea.
Holli
11 years agoLove your idea of using the rigid foam. Can you tell me how thick yours was and where purchased it? Thanks!
Rose
12 years agoWow. This is exactly what I was looking for. I just moved to a small apartment with zero room for a dresser/storage and I was looking for a creative way to display my jewelry. This is perfect! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Roisin
12 years agoThis is fabulous! It looks so cute 🙂 I need a new jewelry storage of some kind, and will definitely give this a go 🙂 thanks for posting.
Sharon
11 years agoI thought this was so cute…I made one and I get a lot of compliments!
http://holdermans.blogspot.com/2012/12/organizing-jewelry-in-picture-frame.html
Thanks so much for posting so I could copy such a cute idea!
anon
11 years agoI am currently working on constructing this as a Christmas gift for my sister. I found that it was difficult to paint after inserting the screws, so I used white spray paint instead of regular paint. Worked like a charm!
rosanne
11 years agocertainly going to make this very soon! very neat and stylish!
Mikailah Autumn
11 years agothis is wonderful! thank you so much for the tutorial. definitely have to look into making one of these. 🙂
renee
11 years agoThis is the best frame jewelry holder yet! I’ve been wondering what to do with all the post earrings since there is never a place for those on most frame holders I’ve seen, and you figured it out! thanks
NAOMI
11 years agoI may be dense, but I can’t figure out from the instructions or the pictures where or how you use the wire mesh. It seems like with the hooks and screw-eyes you wouldn’t need it. Help me out here.
Jennifer Moore
11 years ago AUTHORHi Naomi,
I used a strip of mesh raised on little wooden strips as a surface to easily hook earrings. It’s at the top of the frame, and you’re right, I didn’t picture it being applied. I glued the wood strips (just about 3/8″ thick) and then stapled the screen to those. You can also hook them through the actual hooks, but with the mesh you can store a lot more of them, and you don’t need to be as precise when hanging them. Not necessary, of course – just an easy alternative to more hooks.
Allie
10 years agoHi Jennifer! I love this simple idea! The white is so bright and doesn’t distract from the pretty jewelry. Perfect. I included this project in my 15 DIY Jewelry Organizers and Displays. http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2014/01/15-diy-jewelry-organizers-and-displays.html I hope you’ll come check it out and grab a button if you like. Have a great rest of your weekend!