Rainy days in the desert.
Perfect weather for spring cleaning projects indoors.
Don’t mind the terribly lit photos due to grey skies though.
My little indoor project happened to be one created out of sheer necessity.
Which turned out to be pretty easy, not to mention tres inexpensive.
You see, I was finding myself piling my jewelry on my chest of drawers after taking it off.
Sure, I have places to hang it from, but it stacks up on jewelry busts in a tangled mess.
And yes, I also have one of those standing furniture jewelry boxes that I’ve been filling with trinkets and treasures for 20 years.
Who even knows what nonsense is stuffed in there by now?
But what about the pieces you are into right now?
I go through phases, I don’t know about you?
So, I wanted a place where I could see my current faves, but also hang them up quickly when I take them off.
But what sort of contraption could I concoct?
I went out to one of my sheds and found this large push pin cork board I picked up for 25cents at a yard sale a couple years ago.
I tied a ribbon to it, and realized, yes this could work.
I first covered it in favorite tissue papers, but it looked cheap and messy.
So, I took the papers down and remembered a bolt of pretty fabric I was recently gifted.
So I cut a piece to fit, and grabbed my dandy staple gun.
I centered the fabric on the cork board from the front and pinned it with corsage pins.
Then I turned it around and stapled it, folding the corners like you would do if you were gift wrapping a box.
I finished the project off by stapling a ribbon onto the back, for hanging purposes.
That’s it.
Easy, and functional.
I’m kinda smitten with this.
I used corsage pins put in at a slight angle, pins facing up, to hang jewels from.
Perfect.
Quite sturdy also.
My current faves can now be seen quite easily and I can simply hang them when I take them off.
And bonus, I can actually see them all, which aids in choosing.
No more piles of nonsense.
Isn’t that beyond easy?
I may have overfilled mine.
I possibly need one double the size.
But in person it doesn’t look that busy and I am easily able to see everything.
I especially love that I adore the fabric.
And upholstering the dingy little cork board sure did elevate it, didn’t it?
So that’s it.
Kind of a ridiculously easy solution I think?
It really works in a way that no other jewelry contraption would have in my room.
It was fun to do, easy, and cost almost nothing.
I am sure you could do this project yourself for under $20 dollars easily.
Even if you didn’t have the board, pins or fabric.
But now…
I bet you know what I am thinking?
I need more treasure.
Cuz, I’m greedy like that.
That, or I was a pirate in my previous life.
Which is entirely possible.
No joke.
I craved pirate treasure at 4 years old.
That can’t be normal.
Can it?
Hahaha!
Love, V













So that’s what that lovely material was for! It really is stunning and screams Vanessa!!!
I too have a large standing jewelry box with sooo much stuff from the past I cant just get rid of …Yikes! I also have some hanging storage thing and a few boxes anddd. Yes, I am a jewelry hoarder…there I’ve said it. I am glad I’m not alone. TeHeHee!!! or should I have said arghhhh! 😉
Thanks for sharing V. <3
Fun project for sure and something I would totally do! I usually hang my long pieces over the corners of picture frames or art canvases as additional art all over my house… 🙂
As for pirate treasure…I have always craved as well….from very young….that and the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. .at one time I lived in Maui, and many late afternoons on the drive home I would see a rainbow or 2. One evening as I headed up the hill..the rainbow was completely arched over the road and both ends could be seen on the ground either side of me… So so beautiful, I can’t even tell you. Anyway, I made sure to check both ends for that pot of gold… I still look, just in case you know? Hahaha
It’s an absolutely gorgeous jewelry board. The fabric is totally elegant. I want one! I use discarded jewelry a lot in my mixed media canvases, so it would be perfect to have the jewelry hanging within reach in my craft room.
Thanks so very much, Miss Vanessa for your serendipity brain storm tutorial!
Vanessa, I absolutely LOVE how you make the ordinary extraordinary. You have a true gift. Tellement beau! Merci!
That is a great idea! It is a piece of art on the wall plus it’s functional! I have too much jewelry too.(Wait, is there such a thing?) I have it hanging on the corners of mirrors & pictures, around lamp shades, etc., where ever I can find room. I have a lot but I tend to wear the same few pieces all the time. I will switch them out from time to time. I’ll have to go dig out my old bulletin board. Now I need an idea for my tons of earrings!
Happy almost spring!!!!!!!
gotta love a storage idea that is pretty, too. Great job, Vanessa!
You are having the greatest and best fun. I love it all.
Wow! This is what you were up to on Instagram! I looooove it! I am very much inspired Miss V!
I’m having fun admiring all your baubles. Such a wonderful collection. Another fabulous idea!
Oh, you have some real treasures to display! Enough to impress any piratess. Your board is so very pretty.
I’m truly in love with it <3 It's the fabric that makes it so irresistible.....and Your yummy treasures of course.
That is a great idea! Not that it’s a surprise, but even your jewelry is fantastic, sparkly, and matching the color and theme of the fabric. LOL.
I really like this idea hon! 🙂
Oh yay! I have one of these!!! I LOVE it- such a pretty way to display jewelry, and, of course, yours is beyond gorgeous.
A lovely project, Lady V. I need to do this with all my pictures on my wall. Put it up in lovely frames to let it look more grown up.
FAbulous solution and very pretty fabric, too! I think we all have that problem — this is a wonderful way to take care of it! (And I think I even have a spare bulletin board!)
I get sooo excited by elevating the cheap (!) into something beautiful — and this is not only functional, but now a piece of art too, as far as I’m concerned! Oh, the sparkles and colors — beauty-full!! 🙂 I’ve always wanted to do this for my jewelry, so thanks for the inspiration reminder!
Phenomenal idea! It’s a functional piece of art on the wall that can showcase all my jewelry 🙂 Right now I have my jewelry scattered around everywhere, but I can definitely use this to keep it more organized. I am going to do this soon!
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