Organized Jewelry

I’m pretty neat at home, but my jewelry drawer can get unruly. I battled it yesterday with $5.50 at Wal-mart, and here’s how I did it:

Here’s the “before”… I had an acrylic container I had inherited along the way somehow, and everything was crammed into it. Yes, my jewelry shares the same drawer as my toothbrush. When I brush my teeth in the morning, I pick out my jewelry, and I take it off as I brush my teeth at night. It makes sense to me.

jewelry_before

I searched all over Wal-Mart for something cubby-like for my needs, but couldn’t find anything. As I had thrown in the towel and headed toward the exit, I spied these:

supplies

1 ice cube tray for $1.50

2 plastic butter dishes for $2 each

The 16 small cubbies of the ice cube tray was EXACTLY what I needed. I am LOVING IT! AND the ice cube trays stack nicely if I need additional cubbies!

after

jewelry_after2

JUST when I thought I was a GENIUS for thinking of this, I Googled “ice cube tray jewelry” to find the numerous geniuses who preceded me:

thehome.com
apartmenttherapy.com
associatedcontent.com
thriftyfun.com
…and the list goes on…


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