| Do you put much consideration into organizing and | | | | then slide the back onto the earring that is being slid |
| storing your jewelry? Do your necklaces, bracelets | | | | into the first. Please note that this will work only with |
| and all sorts of chains seem to get tangled in a heap? | | | | butterfly back earrings. |
| Are you always trying to find both earrings of the pair | | | | With hoop earrings, you can lock the earrings together |
| that you plan to wear? If you are guilty of leaving your | | | | by placing the open hoop into the closed hoop and |
| jewelry in a knotted mess or have many missing | | | | securing the clasp, thereby keeping each of the set |
| earrings, do not despair. Here are some great and | | | | together to prevent loss. |
| easy tips for the organization of your jewelry. | | | | You can also staple either a piece of cross stitch |
| Tackle boxes are very good for storing and organizing | | | | fabric or a window screen cut to fit to the back of an |
| your jewelry. They normally have ample room in their | | | | old picture frame. Place your earring into the holes |
| many little compartments for storing anything from | | | | already provided and attach the back of the earring on |
| rings to pendants. | | | | the other side. This method also works wonderfully |
| All necklaces should be hung if it is at all possible, so | | | | well for hook earrings. |
| they do not turn up in a knotted mess. Some individuals | | | | Plastic ice cube trays of different colors are handy for |
| have used ice trays as well as small boxes or by | | | | keeping small jewelry pieces such as rings, earrings |
| hanging them with an accordion type wall hanging | | | | and pendants. The ice cube trays are stackable and fit |
| structure. | | | | into most drawers. |
| Another way is to string the necklace through a plastic | | | | One great idea for organizing jewelry is to use the roll |
| drinking straw and then the ends brought together to | | | | up type of make up bag; they usually have several |
| close the clasp, thereby keeping the chain from | | | | different pockets, some with a zipper closure as well |
| becoming tangled in itself or with other chains. These | | | | as some with Velcro closures. These come in handy |
| you can then lay inside your dresser drawers or inside | | | | when you do travel with your jewelry. |
| your jewelry box. | | | | Hardware trays, those small little pop top-lidded trays |
| Rings can be organized and stored on ring trees or in | | | | that you can purchase nails and screws in make for |
| a nicely fabric covered box as well as in a | | | | great jewelry organizers that you can see through. |
| compartment of a jewelry box. | | | | Some of them also come in packages that are |
| Tie racks can make interesting displays for hanging | | | | multi-trays, which would give you even more room for |
| your bracelets, necklaces and pendants as well as | | | | keeping your jewelry. |
| watches and rings. | | | | Utility trays for sorting silverware are also helpful, as |
| Keep both earrings of a pair together so that neither | | | | there are several separated compartments for use. |
| will be lost, but stay together. The way you would do | | | | Small desk organizers and special dresser drawer |
| this is to lock the earrings together by sliding one post | | | | organizers would work as well. |
| of an earring into the loop of the other earring's back, | | | | |