I don’t know about you, but I am often unorganized and lost down the Pinterest rabbit hole…  I usually dive in when I’m either trying to kill some time or I need some inspiration, but regardless of why I’m there, that rabbit hole is D-E-E-P!  So I thought – hey, why not take advantage of the Pintreasures (hey I made a new word!) and share my take on some things…  So I’ll be posting things like this periodically – aren’t you glad I need a Pinterest for my Pinteraddiction (whoa I’m on a roll with these new words!)??

The first project I just had to get my hands on was some kind of crochet jewelry display (remember I’m organizationally challenged).  There are all sorts of different ways to organize your jewelry, but I chose something that can be crafted from the junk laying around the house/garage or at least picked up for wicked cheap at the thrift store.  (Side note…  does the “wicked” give away that I spent some time in Mass in my youth??  That’s where I learned to pahk the cah.)

Here’s the way I chose to create my Pinspired (I didn’t create this word, lol) jewelry holder…

Step 1 – Gather supplies!  You’ll need some crochet thread or yarn and a crochet hook – any size/weight will do!  I chose cotton crochet thread size 10 – ’cause I already had some, and a size B hook.  You’ll also need a picture frame – again, any size/shape will do!  Ditch the backing and glass – all you need is the wood part! And if you don’t have one laying around and no time to go to Goodwill, look around your house at all the pictures on the walls and find someone you can do without looking at every day… and rob the frame 🙂

Here’s what the frame looked like when I started:

 

Step 2 – chain a length to match the width of your frame (it doesn’t have to be perfect)

Step 3 – work a couple of rows of sc across.  The stitch pattern after that is completely up to you – here are a couple of suggestions…

On the first one, I sc in the first couple of stitches, then ch3, *sc in next 2 sts, ch3, I worked that across to the last couple of stitches and then worked sc in the last 2 stitches. This creates little eyelets across the bottom edge. Fasten off.

On the second one, I worked the first couple of rows of sc, and then worked V-stitch across, and then 2 more rows of V-stitch. Fasten off.

Remember, these are just suggestions and they do NOT have to be exact (no one’s going to see the back of the frame)- experiment, play around, and have fun creating enough strips to fill your frame with a little space between each strip.

Step 4 – attach your strips to the frame.  You can use a staple gun, a hot glue gun, or any other type of adhesive you like, but I went with the staple gun.  Remember I’m an instant gratification kinda girl, and the staple gun is bingo bango fast and won’t burn my fingers 🙂  (Of course, there is the risk of puncture and hemorrhage, but I digress…)

If you are using the staple gun like I did, leave those tails on the strip – it helps to have something to pull the strips tight with while you staple.  You can always trim them down after you’re all done.  And another side note – it makes no difference if you are a rock star staple gunner and get that bad boy secured with the first expertly placed staple or a close-your-eyes-cause-you’re-afraid-of-stapling-your-eye-out staple gunner who takes 2, 3, or 4 (or 6 or 8) staples to keep that strip from going places – as long as it stays put, you’re golden!

VOILA!  You’re all done!  Now all that’s left to do is hang it on the wall and add your jewelry!

How cool is that, right?!?  We’re talking C-O-O-L with a capital TOTES MAGOTES!  (thank you James Earl Jones!)

I’d love to see your take on this Pinspiration!  If you post on Facebook or Instagram, be sure to tag me @thebluestarboutique and use the tag #pinteraddiction so I can search for your photos later!

If you’d like to see some of the other fantastic jewelry organizers on Pinterest, click here to see what I saw!

Happy Crafting!

xoxo Shelley