Kristy Plessman, one of the two incredible photographers for Scrapbook Trends shared this idea with me.
I’ve been saying to myself every time I open my drawer of earrings that I need a better solution. A way to hang my earrings up so I can see what I have, and find the pair I want. Kristy is just like me. She loves taking something ugly and making it wonderful. She’s an Optimistic Recycler too!!
K, so the concept is simple, the execution I found is just a little tricky, since I didn’t get instructions from Kristy, but I figured out a couple things to make it easier. I made two at once, but I'll show you the how-to for the easy one :)
Check this out!

I had the frame from a yard sale… .50 cents. And the Chicken wire at ACE was $2.51 a foot.
Here’s the low down:


Spray paint it. (I used a dark bronze hammerite)

Cut the corners of the chicken wire out -to the opening of the frame. (I used a monster pair of tin snips… the same pair I used to cut through the bamboo blind if you saw my post when I converted a screen and used a blind in the openings. From June 3rd 2008)

On a surface that has a sharp corner, bend the wire from cut-out-corner to cut-out-corner. If you got your cut-out-corners correct, this folded edge should allow your chicken wire to fit nicely inside the frame. *Don’t rely on the lines in the wire to be straight… they aren’t. This is why corner to corner is so important.







I do have a couple more tips…. I learned that since chicken wire doesn’t have a lot of strength, and is never perfectly flat, a frame this size… (20x16") is probably the biggest you’d want to go. Much bigger, and the wire could bend inside the frame and there would be areas where the wire is closer to the wall. Which might impede earrings hanging on it. If you have Loads of earrings, I’d recommend you make more than one frame, rather than go bigger.
And lastly, if you hang all your earrings on one side, it will hang crooked :P
I hope you love this idea as much as I do. Thanks Kristy!!
11 comments:
Ijust shake my head in wonder at your creativity! Yes, I know you said it wasn't your idea-- but you ROCK Girlfriend!!!
Seriously folks-- you should see this lady's house- like a decorator did it-- and she made everything, I am surprized you didn't make your own sofas too nat! :D
Good gracious Girlie, are you one of these crafters who a). Never sleep or/and b). sleep with a notebook at the side of the bed?????.
Ah, thanks Shellie :P xx
Ali, I not only have a notebook by the bed, they are everywhere!!! I try to purpose them, but often the stuff in them crosses over.
OMG a Bubba original!!!
I like that phrase optomistic recycler- it suits you, Nat.
You amaze me girl! I wish I had just a smidgen of your ingenuity!
oh amzing,love the idea
always surprise on my visit here
A.MAZ.ING! that all I can say about you! LOVE the weather stripping idea!
Hey Natalie! I just saw your updated blog! Good job on yours! I did mine a little bit differently.
I bought an 8x10 black from wal-mart (3$) so I wouldn't have to paint. I pulled the paper out that was inside the glass and used that as a template to cut the wire size. Then I set it on the ridges where the glass would sit and then used hot glue all the way around to secure it.
To hang it, I cut a piece of ribbon about 15 inches long and hot glued each end to the top back side of the frame. Then i found a cute hook to hang on the wall and hung the ribbon from that.
I can send you a picture of mine if you want. :)
Hi Natalie-
That is a clever idea. I really like the weather strippping. I would never have thought about that! I am going to concoct some sort of hanger using a fram with an easel back, or drilling a small hole at the bottom and fitting w/ dowel to stand up. I am thinking of going w/ wire strung across so that my earring cards can be displayed easily for a display I was requested to make for a photographer's studio. Thanks for sharing your crafty goodness!
Enjoy the day!
Erin
www.tesoritrovati.com
Great idea! I'm always looking for jewelry storage ideas.
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