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Happy Friday everyone and welcome to the Home Decor hop hosted by Faith @ Faithfule Creations! If you’ve just come from Krista’s blog, you’re going in the right direction, but if not, be sure to start at Faith’s blog so you don’t miss a single stop!
When Faith put us up to the task of creating something for the home that wasn’t a card or a layout, I immediately knew what I wanted to make. I have been searching for a jewelry organizer for months. I needed something that could either be mounted to the wall or free standing/leaning and had enough space for all the things I wear the most. I also wanted it to be full of my personality and be relatively inexpensive. What I came up with is shown below with a crazy adorable giveaway at the end so be sure to read all the way through!
First, I took a piece of wood measuring 1″ deep and about 12″ wide x 24″ long. You can cut your wood to fit however many jewelry pieces you want to display. I could have easily made this three times as big! {I still might make this into a series – beauty meets function!}
I wanted a bit of a vintage look to my organizer, so I used an Americana by DecoArt Stain – “White Wash”. Really easy and since it’s water-based, it dries fairly quickly. Make sure you sand with a medium grit followed by a fine grit so your wood is smooth for the stain.
Next, I applied painter’s tape to create a border for my organizer. Disregard the pilot holes – we were obviously not measuring the first time! Ha! We’ll cover it up in the next few steps.
Paint desired border color. Notice how that piece of tape is sticking up a little bit? You guessed it, there was seepage under there. I had too much water in my brush. Since we’re going to be covering it up, it wasn’t a huge deal, but definitely not what you want. We’ll just roll with it. 
7 Gypsies paper tape. I use these A LOT. They are so beautiful when a single layer is put down because they are transparent, but for a more opaque look, I doubled the layer to create my inner border. You might recognize some of these tapes from my canvas project I created a few months ago.
After you put all your tape down to create the border, seal with Mod Podge or your favorite water-based sealer.
Next, I applied bakers’ twine from The Twinery {color is Cappuccino} to create a little interest between the two borders. Ok, you’re right. I really just wanted an excuse to use my twine – which ends up on ALMOST every project I make! I can’t help it! I also repeat the use of twine inside the organizer for my earrings. To adhere the bakers’ twine, I used Glossy Accents {which dries super fast}. When I double up twine like I did on the frame, I use a straight edge to make sure the twine doesn’t shift as I pull it along. Holding a straight edge in place for a few moments gives the Glossy Accents a chance to dry {just a matter of seconds}.
Do any of you get Sephora emails? They are always addressed as “Hello Beautiful” or “Hello Gorgeous”, and I love that. Just because some days you don’t FEEL like getting ready or putting yourself together and it’s all about the positive self-affirmations right? I used Scrabble Tiles to spell out a fun phrase that will get ME in the mood for getting ready each morning! I used Carpenter’s Glue to adhere them to the wood. Dried almost instantly.
Once the Mod Podge is completely dry, spray with an acrylic sealer prior to attaching hardware. I found some CHEAP drawer pulls at my local hardware store. I used towel hooks, too, each of these pieces retailed for about $1 or less. The towel hooks were covered in 7 Gypsies tape and Mod Podged to seal.
****GIVEAWAY****
With all the money you saved assembling your own DIY jewelry organizer, now you can treat yourself to a fabulous piece of the chic, affordable, celeb-worthy jewelry by Stella & Dot! My artistic style is a bit like my clothing and accessory style – I like things earthy with a touch of vintage whimsy that can be dressed up for special events or worn casually to meet a girlfriend for lunch. I couldn’t think of a more perfect style to giveaway than this – the Casablanca Bib necklace {valued at $89!} – sponsored by S&D Stylist Samantha Dennis! For a chance to win this unbelievably gorgeous necklace, all you gotta do is:
- Visit Samantha’s Stella & Dot e-boutique and spot your favorite piece
- Head on over and “Like” her Facebook page to tell her what piece you’re loving for Spring and Summer
- Then, come back to this post and leave a comment here with a way to contact you letting me know you’ve done both!
Super easy, right?! I’ll announce the winner on Monday morning so be sure to pop back in to see if it was you! Isn’t this a beautiful necklace? I want it for myself! {That turquoise Foundation bracelet on my organizer is from S&D! I looooooove it! I wear it almost everyday!}
Don’t forget to head over to each of the blogs in the hop for a chance to win the other sponsored giveaways like the Market Street Stamps’ Vintage Music stamp {See Faith’s Blog for Details} and lots more! Your next stop is Vicki’s blog, I’m sure she has something fabulous to show you next! Thanks for stopping by! xo Angelica
About Angelica
This is FABULOUS lovie! I just adore it. You should totally sell these! I may have to try this, although I’m fairly confident mine won’t look NEAR as good as yours! I will have to check out that jewelry designer, her work looks awesome and what girl doesn’t like some bling?
What a fabby project – thanks for sharing
Wow do I need one of these. This is beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration. I feel a project coming on.
Wow Angelica, this is a wonderful jewelry display board. Great idea and I really need to make one for myself. All my jewelry (not much of it) is in little suitcase like holders and I just forget what I have. This would be perfect. TFS and the chance to win. I am a follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com
Very cool….you are very creative and talented…
W0W! Fabulous project!
Hummer Hugs,
Misty
http://deliteful-gifts.blogspot.com/
hummingbird204 at comcast dot net
AWESOME -TFS this perfect gift that I can make for my daughter for her birthday this year!! This blog hop is what I needed….
parkernana5@cox.net
What a great idea. I have about 10 pieces of 12×14 scrap wood that I now know what to do with.
TFS,
Erin
spantastikreations@yahoo.com
Love, love, love this idea! Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
I love this idea!!! This is a must scrap-lift project! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win a beautiful necklace..
jessica
chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
eschfamily@yahoo.com
I checked out Samantha’s site, liked her page, and left her some love on her wall! Thanks for the giveaway – addieusc@yahoo.com
Love the hello gorgeous…. that is so so great to see every morning. great idea! Love it!
Very clever! It is kind of vintage looking.
(do not enter me in the drawing)
Cool idea, love the handles and hello gorgeous is fabulous
What a completely fun jewelery display!
The DIY jewelry display! It turned out fantastic!
Ladies don’t forget to stop by my facebook page (www.tinyurl.com/stylebysamantha) to post your favorite piece from my e-boutique (www.stelladot.com/samanthadennis) to be entered in the drawing.
The casabalanca bib looks amazing with jeans, a great summer dress or paired with some capris & summer wedges! I can’t wait to see who wins!
Twitter @StylebySamantha
Facebook http://www.tinyurl.com/stylebysamantha
What a fabulous idea! I love the idea of having your jewelry out where you can see it…I have mine all cooped up in my jewelry box and its hard to choose something!
I’m loving that jewelry site too…hubby is not gonna be happy! LOL
Thanks!
Shannon_Corbin@live.com
Amazing!! I love ideas like that
I did a scrapbook layout using Scrabble tiles 
such a great idea if i do say so myself 
Thanks for Sharing.
It’s super cute, Angelica!!!
I LOVE your project!!!!!!!!
Oh this is such a great idea and it’s functional too…. I visited the site I am really liking the Stackable Deco Rings – Set of 3 those are my style.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Michelle
mpetrovich23 at yahoo dot com
Also I would love it if you would visit my blog if you have the time
http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com
This board is so cute, perfect for jewelry. my favorite piece is the little dottie necklace and bracelet.
iluvkatie74
at yahoo
dot com
Oh my goodness, I love that! My daughter is going off to college and trying to figure out what to do with her jewelry since there is so little space in a dorm, genius idea!
jpshirley@ymail.com
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Hi Lisa sorry for any trouble your comments came thru just fine.
I’ll delete the previous two. Sometimes WordPress takes a couple seconds to have them show up. Thanks for hopping with us! 
wonderful project—now I want to make one—-thanks for sharing.
Love the jewelry organizer. Wouldn’t have thought of the paper tape on the hooks.
Fabulous jewelry organizer!! I visited S&D (my favorite is the Turquoise Sea Necklace ) I became a Facebook fan and left a comment
Very nice.
VinDeeLoo
http://www.vindeeloosthisnthat.blogspot.com
vndlewis at rocketmail dot com
What a clever idea! Love the use of the Scrabble tiles!
Melissa
http://www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com
love this jewelery org so creative
Great project and looks like fun……I’ll be back to review
great project, joydee1963 at yahoo dot com
Awesome and creative project. I liked Stella and Dot on FB and I really like the Bamboleo Necklace
Thanks for the chance to win this awesome necklace.
annadowdy at gmail dot com
Angelica this project is absolutely amazing. I’m not a huge jewelry fan but what a beautiful way to make your jewelry art! Thank you for this project, this is really way out of my “home decor” box but I absolutely love it! I’m excited to see if you wind up finishing that frame you mentioned for tomorrow.
Angelica, this is gorgeous!! Completely not what I pictured when you told me about it, but blew away what I even imagined!! So glad to have such an inspirational friend!!
I like the scrabble letters on your fabulous jewelry organizer.
this turned out adorable!!! thanks for sharing.
I LOVE your jewelry stand… very clever! I really do need one of these
for my jewelry!
Stell & Dot has so many beautiful pieces…… but I think my first choice
would be the Metropolitan Mixed Chain Necklace (gorgeous) & the
Jet Faceted Necklace!
I also ran over and LIKED Stella & Dot on facebook!
Thank you so much for sharing!!!
~OLA
okj83 at live dot com
zloe.blogspot.com
Your jewelry organizer is gorgeous. I went to her site and posted my fav piece on her facebook page. Thanks so much.
Trish
krazykcrafters at msn dot com
Absolutely Fabulous!!!! What a great idea!! Always looking for ways to keep my jewelry organized! A girl can never have too much jewelry!
Scrappingwithstephanie@gmail.com
scrappingwithstephanie.blogspot.com
I know I already left you a comment early on in the hop but I have to tell you I have thought of nothing but your organizer. I have a sad looking board behind my bedroom door with hooks for jewelry years ago. Your creation has made me think about ways to make mine pretty. So thanks for the inspiration. I feel a project coming on. I will send you a photo link when I finish it, hopefully this summer and you can see what you inspired. Thanks for the inspiration.
OMG, this is awesome. I LOVE it so much. You could easily sell this at a boutique and get lots o money for it. Too cute!!!
My fav Stella Dot piece is their charms. I have a charm necklace from them with the “MOM” charm and an A for my daughter and the April charm for son. I LOVE it so much!!
Thanks so much for sharing this. (I also liked the page)
Jessica
http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com
Love your jewelry organizer. it is a great way to display your favorite piece. I like the Toujour Earrings and have like the Facebook page.
Kathy
Katsews at gmail dotcom
Love the organizer. Liked Samantha’s FB Page and love 2 items One for my granddaughter Tween Stud pack and one for me the 5 stackable rings. Love your creations. TFS
Debbie
http://craftywizard.blogspot.com
debbie_craine at hot mail dot com
Angelica
This is really amazing! I need to make me one for my house~
Already a follower of your blog
TFS
Bonnie
http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com
ascrapabove at aol dot com
What a cool idea, Angelica! You did a fabulous job on this! I could use something like it too as I am constantly hunting for my favorite pieces. I visited Samantha’s site, liked her FB page and selected this Casablanca necklace as my favorite. I’m an earthy person too and the browns of the wood pieces really appeals to me. Plus I’m very sensitive to all metals but sterling silver and 14K gold.
Anne
anniebeescraftroom at gmail dot com
I “Like” Samantha’s Facebook page and wrote on her wall.
FB ID: Pinky Sade
Thanks!
very cute…love the colors…you are so creative