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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Super Easy DIY Jewelry Organizer

I have this thing when I travel in different countries to make sure that I come home with whatever their currency is. I love all the different coins!! Different sizes, textures, and weights. But what do you with them when you come home? Throw them into a drawer and forget about them?

I always did. Until recently. I decided to finally do something with them. I also needed some type of organizational hook for all my long necklaces. So this is what I came up with....




What you'll need:
-Coins of your liking
-Nails
-Glue (hot glue, gorilla glue, whatever!)

And forgive me because I didn't take in the process pictures. It's so easy though, you'll get it!

First, clean the coin.
Second, put a dab of glue on the coin large enough to cover the entire nail head.
Finally, press the nail head into the glue and let it dry completely.







When you hang the nail, I like to use a regular nail to first puncture the wall a bit because you don't want to wail on the coin, once you get past the initial small hole in the wall you're good to go.

And believe me, they hold their weight! Plus it's a cute reminder of where you've been as you're grabbing accessories.

Do you have any easy DIY organizational projects? I'm still organizing all the stuff from the move and I swear it's multiplying overnight!

15 comments:

  1. That's a clever idea! I am pretty DISorganized, so i love to see inspiring little ideas! :D

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  2. Aw, thanks for the kind compliment over at my blog. I'm loving this DIY project -- such a useful and pretty idea.

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  3. Wow that is very creative! You are awesome. I'll have to try this one of these days.

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  4. Cute blog! And Oh My Goodness! I LOVE this idea. First because I always bring home coins and toss them into a drawer, and secondly because my jewelry is in knots!!

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  5. that is SOOO cool, seriously, I will be doing this!

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  6. i'm pretty sure i'm going to have to blog about this one of these days, haha...i'm this in love

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  7. What a creative idea! These look amazing! I want to do that now.

    I agree, it's so hard to motivate to work out when it's freezing outside! Thankfully it never gets that cold in LA. But it does get gloomy! So I've been eating lots of pasta and pizza. haha.

    xo
    Valerie

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  8. what an awesome idea! i love this.

    first time reader here-- loving your blog!

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  9. Super chic and super easy! Love it!

    Rachael

    p.s. be sure to check out my giveaway when you get the chance :)

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  10. So simple yet so awesome!! I love the look of your blog :)

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  11. Oh! I love this! Finally something to do with all those foreign coins! :) Awesome!

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  12. ooo you're a hawkeye! I feel like one too even though we grew up outside of chicago! (valparaiso) :) I went to U of I for grad school! I looove Iowa City :) We called the fifth season in CR like, the time to smell it all - or something because it always smells, haha =)

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  13. What an absolutely BRILLIANT idea! I LOVE it! Why didn't I think of this?

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  14. Hey there! I must say - I love your blog header! Now I feel like changing mine too!

    I used to collect coins from wherever travelled but ended up throwing them in a tin and never seeing them again. So, I stopped. Your idea is so cool! Who would have thought!

    p.s. you have a great blog. I'm now your newest follower!

    Cheers!

    Rambles with Reese

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