I think it's so pretty! I actually I bought it more because I just think it's a cool piece rather than to actually hang my jewelry on. I did eventually end up hanging earrings and necklaces on it, and it quickly just became too cluttered. So, you can imagine my excitement when I found an affordable alternative in my new mag.
In the magazine, they suggested buying a shadow box frame that has a front hinging door. I found something similar at Target one day for $15. It was a frame especially made for album covers. I think the size is around 12x12. This frame is much more shallow than I had in mind but I thought I would give it a try.
I also bought a package of black and white scrap booking paper (also from Target, $0.99) to use as a background.
I used the cardboard that the frame came in as the background piece that I would stick pins in.
I covered this cardboard with a piece of scrapbook paper to make it pretty, and attached it to the inside of the frame with some adhesive pieces that I had from previous projects.
Since I had decided to use an album frame rather than a regular shadowbox, I found it difficult to find pins short enough to allow the door to close. Originally, I thought that I would use some clear, regular bulletin board pins that I had, but quickly found that they were not short enough. I went to Joanne's in search of something that would work. I found some sewing pins that luckily were short enough. They really are cute little pins! The only problem is that they were not as sturdy as I would like for them to be because they are so very small.
Next, I decided that it need a little more flair. I glued tiny black buttons (left over from my "button art" project) onto the head of each pin so that they would stand out a little bit. I also cut out some little flowers out of yellow card stock and added black and white buttons for detail. I glued these guys in the corners.
In order to solve the sturdiness problem I decided to put hot glue on the pins as I was sticking them into the back piece.
Now, my necklaces all hang in my frame and my earrings hang from my lovely tree. I also lay my watches in the little nook at the base of the tree.
What do you think? Do you have any great ideas for storing jewelry?
