Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread - Proverbs 30:8

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Boot Camp - Day 23


Jewelry

I'm a simple girl who likes to hike. I wear boring clothes with boring shoes, but I still manage to have a healthy jewelry collection. (My mom loves jewelry and is almost my sole supplier!) Being a homeschooling mom, I don't get out much....so much of my jewelry doesn't get worn.

I love having jewelry from other countries and love my magazine bead necklace from Uganda, my necklace from India and the funky, colorful necklace I bought in Peru.



I have minimized my collection so many times, but this time I was ready for something more extreme.

Here is my jewelry set-up...(I don't have a dresser so this is in my closet)


I also have a hanging jewelry organizer. Both sides have pockets and only two years ago, both sides were filled with jewelry. Now it's only one side.


Let's take a closer look into that tray - definitely some clutter in there. The green box is full of buttons!



AFTER

I was able to get rid of 19 pair of earrings (I kept 9), 4 bracelets (I kept 3) and 2 necklaces (I kept a lot). I eliminated the need for the hanging organizer and will try keeping everything in this tray.


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  1. WillowFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Jill, This is great! I've been trying to figure out how to store my necklaces. I only own a few but they're constantly tangled up in the drawer or box. Any ideas?

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  2. Jill FoleyFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Willow...I've been using that belt hanger for several years now. I love that it keeps my necklaces "hung" which keeps them from getting tangled and they are ready to wear. It also helps me see them so I remember I have them! I didn't show it in my after picture, because it pretty much looks the same, but I still have it up.

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  3. Tanja from Minimalist PackratFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Gorgeous Jill! Hey, you cut your earring collection by 50%! And the tray looks great.

    Willow, I've tried about a billion storage things in the past for jewelry. Now it's so simplified I can keep my necklaces in my jewelry box spaced out enough that they don't tangle. In the past, hanging them was definitely the best solution.

    At that time I had a tall standing jewelry box that had about a dozen necklace hooks in it (I doubled up some). For tangling, hanging is the best thing I've found.

    Cheers,
    Tanja

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  4. WillowFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Thanks, Jill and Tanya. I've been thinking about how to hang the necklaces...hooks, duh!

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