My Weekend Project - The Jewelry Organizer

   So, as stated in my previous post, last week was hard for me. I felt alone and a little depressed. So I deleted my facebook account, to gain some insight. I realized that I was expending too much emotional energy, checking and posting, and not really receiving any emotional substance in return. To sum it up, I was left feeling kind of empty. So... in the absence of social media, I finally finished a project I had been wanting to do for a couple weeks now; a custom jewelry organizer.

The problem : loads of jewelry tangled up in bags and boxes. 

    I got the idea from some DIY blogs that I follow, where crafters had taken old printing trays and converted them to jewelry organizers. I wasn't sure where I might find a printing tray, or something like it, until I was riding down the street on my bike and found this old board game set out to the trash. It is a traditional dutch game called "Sjoelbak" and it is kind of a miniature version of our shuffleboard. Anyway, I thought it would be perfect.

  I then visited our local thrift shop, and the hardware store, where I purchased several odds and ends that I thought would work for jewelry hanging. Then, while Jacob did his Hockey thing, I got to work on my jewelry organizer. I think it turned out very well. :)

Step one : paint. 

I wanted it to match the clothes shelf I already made. 

Faux finishing. 

I cut and painted dowel rods, added a mirror, and some jewelry making pieces that I customized for hanging. 

Waiting for the glue to dry. 

And Tadaaaah!! Finished!!

The perfect way to organize my mess. :)

  I am pretty proud of the way it turned out. I am thinking of making some more and taking them to local home interior stores to see if I could sell them. Hey.... Why not?

 Also, the weather is muuuuch improved this week and with it, my overall mood.  <3

Hope to hear from you all soon. - Risa