I have a LOT of jewelry. It's kind of fun, but I don't wear it near as much as I should. It's been stuck away in boxes and bags for as long as I can remember! Even when I use a pretty jewelry box, and stick it right on the dresser, it's so hard to remember to pull out a necklace, or take the time to open every individual jewelers box inside to find a particular ring or bracelet.
OCD much? I organized every necklace- reds, pearls, silver colored, beaded, silver chains with pendants, multi-colored, copper-colored, blue, and plain gold chains. I'm looking at these...and with the exception of one necklace I made, one I purchased in Majorica (an island off the coast of Spain, go ahead and hate me) 98% of what I see either belonged to my mother or a grandmother! I just love looking at these, there are so many memories mixed up in these pieces.
The red beaded necklace on the far left was my grandmother's. It was a gift to her from her school teacher- she and her teacher both left rural Alabama together, to find jobs in Virginia. They weren't so very far apart in age! I can't imagine what it was like for Grandma to leave- nobody ever had, far as I know. Another sister later moved away to California, but she's back down there now. Grandma Mary and her teacher stayed friends- her teacher picked this up for Grandma during a trip to the Grand Canyon.
The blue necklace on the right was also Grandma's. My mom told me, when I got this for Christmas one year, that she used to sneak into her mother's room and hold this up against her forehead and pretend she was a princess. (And my mom is totally reading this, so I hope I got that story right!!)
I used a belt hanger to organize everything- it hangs nicely from a hook in my closet. I love it! I love seeing everything, and I love that they never get tangled any more.
How do you organize your jewelry?
OCD much? I organized every necklace- reds, pearls, silver colored, beaded, silver chains with pendants, multi-colored, copper-colored, blue, and plain gold chains. I'm looking at these...and with the exception of one necklace I made, one I purchased in Majorica (an island off the coast of Spain, go ahead and hate me) 98% of what I see either belonged to my mother or a grandmother! I just love looking at these, there are so many memories mixed up in these pieces.
The red beaded necklace on the far left was my grandmother's. It was a gift to her from her school teacher- she and her teacher both left rural Alabama together, to find jobs in Virginia. They weren't so very far apart in age! I can't imagine what it was like for Grandma to leave- nobody ever had, far as I know. Another sister later moved away to California, but she's back down there now. Grandma Mary and her teacher stayed friends- her teacher picked this up for Grandma during a trip to the Grand Canyon.
The blue necklace on the right was also Grandma's. My mom told me, when I got this for Christmas one year, that she used to sneak into her mother's room and hold this up against her forehead and pretend she was a princess. (And my mom is totally reading this, so I hope I got that story right!!)
I used a belt hanger to organize everything- it hangs nicely from a hook in my closet. I love it! I love seeing everything, and I love that they never get tangled any more.
How do you organize your jewelry?
4 comments:
I have this drawer...and everything is coiled up in there. haha
So very pretty! I have mine on a jewelry tree
I have this same rack for my necklaces! I think it's for belts, but works great for necklaces. Are the pearls from Majorica? Because I have some from there as well!
Mine are hung on those 3M hooks all over my wall. >_<
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