I finally got around to working on it. It is soooo practical. I just love it! I haven’t decorated the three-ring binder which holds the pages yet; but I couldn’t wait to fill the pages and start using it.My jewelry box is now neat and organized, rather than a huge jumble.
I can find the perfect pair of earrings for any outfit. I even found an earring that had been missing for about a year.
Surprise – it wasn’t anywhere near my jewelry box. It was in the absolute bottom of my hubby’s tool bag. Don’t ask me how it got there. I have no idea.
I needed to find some mismatched nuts and bolts to assemble the pages. So hubby’s tool bag got reorganized too ;-)I spray painted the plastic canvas silver and sandwiched each sheet between two decorated double mats.
I doubled the mats because you need to allow depth to accommodate and protect the earrings.
The mats were stamped with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks in earth tones. The narrow mats were then covered with Tim Holtz idea-ology tissue tape which allows the stamped colors to show through.
The tissue tape has words and definitions typed every which way: dream, imagination, journey … it even has artful, which is defined as archaic. I guess that’s about right since I’m 65. lol.
Tags: jewelry organizer, earring organizer, plastic canvas craft, Tim Holtz idea-ology tissue tape, Tim Holtz idea-ology tissue tape, mixed media, jewelry craft, steampunk look
7 comments:
This is such a great idea Eileen! Stay tuned for my earring organizer when crafting resumes in California! LOL! Everything is packed away except my drawing pad and colored pencils and my birdfeeder is still on the kitchen table while i work on its roof. Hopefully this will be enough to keep me occupied for a while.
Hugs! deb
Wonderful organizer Eileen! Great tutorial too.
Hugs XX
Barbara
Thanks, Deb. Finger crossed on the job. I can't wait to hear where you land.
Thanks, Barbara. You're so crafty, I know you can figure it out just from the pictures.
I'm planning to do a more detailed tutorial later ;-)
Aw, I love this idea so much! Very clever.
Thank you, Cherie.
It's been in use for about six months and I love it as much as I did on day 1. This may have been my most practical project ever.
That is AWESOME!
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