DIY Necklace Organizer/Frame

I'm a necklace hoarder. Necklaces of all lengths and styles, colors and bling. I must have more than 50 by now.

I started collecting them when I was 12 and I never stopped. The funny thing is, I used to be a tomboy. Then, something just clicked and I turned into a necklace loving, pink wearing, girly-girl. Which is ok with me.

The problem began when I started having to move around. I used to hang all of these necklaces on clothes hooks, but when I moved to MI after marrying S, all the necklaces ended up in the bottom of my jewelry box in a tangled mess. I wanted to find a way to showcase my pretty necklace collection. So I came up with this fun, super cute, DIY, and functional solution.

So, I've been posting decadent recipes for the past couple weeks in a row (which is no bad thing of course) but I decided to switch it up this week and share a DIY with you - how to make your own long necklace organizer.

DIY Necklace Organizer/Frame

Tools Rectangular wooden frame (I found a 14x20" frame for under 10 dollars in the clearance section at Michaels but you can go thrift shopping or recycle one you have at home) Ruler Cup hooks (for 3 dollars at Home Depot) Pen or pencil that will show on the wood Super glue Silver spray paint (optional) Hammer and nail (optional)

Step 1 Clear the frame out, the only thing we need is the actual wooden frame.

Step 2 Use the ruler to measure how much space you want to leave between each hook and mark it on the wood with the pen or pencil to be exact. I started half an inch from the inside edge of the frame and put 13 hooks each 1 inch apart.

Step 3 (Optional) Spray paint the hooks to be the color you want them to be. You can also buy them already colored silver or gold I believe, but I was just using what I had on hand.

Step 4 Essentially, all you have to do now is screw the hook into the wood but I found that was a little hard to do. Instead I would add an additional step and first use a nail and hammer to make a small hole, not deep, just where you want to screw in the hook.