What’s a  girl to do when she’s got waaay too much jewelry & not a big enough jewelry box? Brian’s response, “Stop shopping?”. My response of course is be resourceful & think outside the box… jewelry box, that is

My solution was to make a display of all those pretty little pieces! I was lucky to have landed a great find at the Thrift Store one Saturday morning. I paid only $1.91 (plus I think it was 25% off day!) for a beat up ummm…hmmm… a whatchamacallit? Not sure what it’s life was before I bought it but I definitely knew what it’s life would be after I was finished fixing it up.

First things first, clean the sucker. I don’t know where it’s been or coming from so it’s best to make sure you’re dealing with a clean project before starting. Before starting, I had bought chalk board spray from my local hardware store. I decided to spray paint the center. I didn’t have to be too careful spraying only because I knew I would be painting the other parts of the board with another color that would cover up where I had missed with the chalk board paint.

Note: Everyone should have brown carpet as an aid for creative projects. At least I think so

Next, I grabbed my favorite paint brush & mixed up a perfect shade of blue (blue was the result of left over white paint & left over blue paint from my office. My office will be another post later). I wanted a color that was a bit softer than my office blue. I then proceeded to paint the wood trim in my self-mixed robin’s egg blue. After the board was painted & finished drying, I took out my baskets of ribbon & yarn. Every girl should have a basket of ribbon & yarn by the way! You never know when it will come in handy. I decided to use yarn for this project. By the way, yarn is one of my very best friends. Mainly because it comes in an array of colors & you get more yards than ribbon at a cheaper price. Trust me, yarn will be your new best friend.

In the next step, I was lucky enough to already have the holes in the 2 corners of my board but it would be pretty easy to drill a couple of holes if you’re trying to mimic this board yourself. I decided on the length that i wanted my string to be & tied  the string in the back where the knot couldn’t be seen. Next was the best part! Adding pizazz to my jewelry board holder with my jewelry pieces. I simply added them to the yarn by weaving the pieces through the strings of the yarn.

I also tied ribbons all over the yarn just to add more details

See! Proof I bought that for $1.91 (with an additional 25% off, haha)

Last but not least, I added my initial “L” just so Brian didn’t forget that the jewelry board was mine & not his. Maybe I’ll make him one for his pretty pieces…

Your sketch doesn't have to be perfect! It's done with chalk so you can just start over or do something new everyday!