how do you organize your jewelry?

[Deleted User]

i really need a system. halp.

3plus

My fine jewellery is in a proper jewellery box.  Earrings and bracelets each in their own drawer, rings in the top part, and necklaces hanging in the side door on hooks.

My cheap jewellery is all thrown into a shoebox in a random mess. 

ggmae

I have no system. I keep my earrings in a little velvet pouch, hang my necklaces on the medicine cabinet mirror, and throw my rings in a basket on the sink. I am thinking I should at least invest in a jewelry box for the earrings and rings - I was thinking of getting hooks for the necklaces and hanging them on the bathroom wall.

thesuninherhead

I have one of those 'tree' things for hanging all of the cheaper jewellery (earrings etc) on it. 

 

All of the better quality jewellery is kept in a jewellery box that I keep in a drawer.

goheels05

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_organize-jewelry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:4a7b41d9-ff55-40e9-826e-3a0f8d7c6bd0Post:3ccccb94-7aa2-4d93-8452-4b5c6d7d82e9">Re: how do you organize your jewelry?</a>:
[QUOTE]I have a great jewelry box that basically organizes it for me. The sides pull open, and have hooks for necklaces, so they all go there. I have 1 draw with a divider tray for earrings. The top lifts up to expose a ring tray, and a divider tray that I use for pins etc. (The lid is also a mirror) The bottom drawer is just a big drawer, so I keep the pieces that remain in their boxes in there.
Posted by mrs.jesse[/QUOTE]

I have one of those, too.  The department stores always have one on sale this time of year for $25; they are normally $75-$100.

janedoe1113a

My mom bought me a jewelry cabinet that hangs on the wall.  It has hooks for necklaces and bracelets and then slots for rings.  Then, I bought a clear earring organizer from Claires and use that for all my earrings.

Brie2010

Right now it's all thrown into this random old makeup case I have.

I asked for a nice jewelry box for Christmas, so I hope I get it.

[Deleted User]

ooh, how cool is this?

http://tinyurl.com/yjh8mno

squirrly

I have a jewelry box (from Bombay about 10 years ago) with all sorts of special organizing crap in it that I use for most things.  I also have a travel jewelry pouch from Vera Bradley that I use a lot.  It has the 5 - 10 things I wear most often in it.

goheels05

Likey.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

That's a really good question. Right now my nice stuff is in the boxes it came in, piled on my dresser. It's a temporary fix. I kind of want a really nice wooden jewelry box, even though I don't have much jewelry. I like being organized.

mwhitson14

I'm glad you asked this, I was just thinking this morning I needed a better system, as I cussed out my tangled necklaces.

mwhitson14

That's neat! You have expensive taste jill

AmoroAgain

I keep everything in a pile!  I know that's super helpful.

All the nice stuff is kept in its original box.

ggmae

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_organize-jewelry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:4a7b41d9-ff55-40e9-826e-3a0f8d7c6bd0Post:38657dd8-ecd3-4d49-8d49-d29b09f6f665">Re: how do you organize your jewelry?</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm glad you asked this, I was just thinking this morning I needed a better system, as I cussed out my tangled necklaces.
Posted by mwhitson14[/QUOTE]

Earlier today, I handed Nelson my favorite necklace (Tiffany starfish) that was all tangled and he was like "Wow, thanks." I can't untangle those suckers.

mwhitson14

Haha gg. FI complained yesterday that he never sees me where any of the necklaces he's bought me, and I shamefully admitted two of them are hopelessly tangled.

[Deleted User]

haha whit, my husband agrees with you. he says i'm incorrigible.

i'm still nosing around...i love the mirror thing, but it is on the pricey side. contemplating something like this too:

http://www.jewelryarmoire.com/jewelry-armoires/contemporary/espressocontemporaryjewelryarmoire.cfm

3plus

That's a nice one, Jill.  Although, it might look kind of sad in my room because I don't think I could even half fill it.  Hmmm...gift ideas are coming to mind.

mwhitson14

What about this? It's a smaller version. Link

ggmae

I really like that one Jill.

3plus - You may only be able to fill 1/2 of it NOW, but over the years you may acquire more jewelry and then be able to fill it.

beatlesgirl25

I think the mirror one is really nice! Plus it's easy to camouflage and does double full-length mirror duty. Is there a possiblity for it to go on sale at any time?

I'm no help with other suggestions. I keep my jewelry in a purple tupperware because it's the only thing my cat can knock over without being able to pull my earrings out.

mandysmear

I have a key hook/holder thing that I am going to hang in my bedroom for my necklaces.  Then I use nice boxes for other things.  Earrings in one.  Bracelets in another.  I don't have that much so it's not too bad.

[Deleted User]

ooh, less expensive one from target: http://tinyurl.com/ykv9g4y

BecW2be

I have a armoire too. It's a life saver. My jewelry was a hopeless mess before I got it. Of course, I have a bowl on top of it for just tossing things into, and that's now a hopeless mess until I put my stuff back inside the cabinet about once or twice a month.

Shawnee11507

I have all the nice stuff in the original boxes in a drawer and the other random stuff in a cheap jewelry box.

I want an armoire like your second link, but I want one that locks and it has been hard to find one I like.

A friend of mine has the mirror and it's very cute.

thesuninherhead

You know, I think the target one is actually the best- although I wonder if it has different layouts of each draw so that you can keep rings, earrings, necklaces etc all in order, rather than just grouping them and throwing them into one of the drawers where they'll end up all tangled (if that makes any sense)

kimbrout

I asked for this for Christmas this year:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80141850

It's got a bunch of hooks on the inside to hang necklaces, bracelets, belts, handbags.  I have a jewelry box from Bombay that I'm going to use for fine jewelry and earrings.

[Deleted User]

yeah i dig the target one, it's on sale too. plus i can probably actually see it in person before buying, so that's a plus.

[Deleted User]

although the mirror on is pretty cool being multi-functional , and i like the method of earring storage in that one.

louisvillebride21

These are a little cheaper:

http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx?view=2&app=detail&params=item^H86082,RecTypeInd^EPIPHANY,navlist^H06285*H86082*H09818*,cp^detail,tmp^related,cpprod^H1043,cm_scid^dtlr&walk=&cmtags=

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http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.H60943.desc.Deluxe-Anti-Tarnish-Gold-and-Silver-Safekeeper-by-Lori-Greiner

http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.H80097.desc.Gold--Silver-Safekeeper-Anti-Tarnish-Jewelry-Armoire-by-Lori

This is what I have.

http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/SearchDepartment.aspx?SearchString=jewlery+box&submit+search.x=0&submit+search.y=0&JSEnabled=false&mscssid=61f05f3cff8154dddbaa822043d625759xMnVNoV5aGWxMnVNoV5aGo200B1961954D1867D143B9A538C0424FEB510935500&cmResetCat=true&hdnOnGo=true

tlv204

At the moment I have everything in a small clear plastic tackle box actually Keeps everything separated and we've been moving around so much it was nice and easy. Now that we're settled though I'm getting a vanity for an area in our bedroom (which is a finished attic) that will be like a dressing room, and I'm going to buy antique hooks and doorknobs to hang my necklaces on, a pretty toilet paper holder for bracelets (I know that sounds weird, but it looks like a perfect solution in my head), and some kind of tree for earrings I think. I rarely wear nice/real jewelry, I just buy craploads of cheap jewelry, but that stuff is still in it's real box with no great home at the moment.

I really like that mirror, I wouldn't mind having something like that.