Jewelry Organiztion Ideas

For every women who has spent more than 20 minutes untangling a knot of  of necklaces, or been forced to turn a lonely single earring into a broach, how about a little jewelry organization inspiration?  Today I am featuring some great bloggers with some really smart jewelry organization ideas that all have two components: simplicity and style.  I love that each project showcases the jewelry rather than hiding it.  Jewelry is pretty.  That's why be buy it.  So three cheers for putting it on display, and three more cheers for finding simple ways to do it!

I've never admired chicken wire so much as I did when I discovered this DIY jewelry holder  from Life.Love.Larson.  Hooray for old window frames!

Homemade by Jen wooed me with the pretty paper she used to line a cutlery tray to make her jewelery organizer.  You can read the tutorial here.

It helps to have a pile of pretty necklaces to adorn this sweet necklace hanger.  You can read how to make both from the lovely NatSprat.  The big white rosettes are so simple and have such impact.  The simplest ideas truly are the best.

I think you may start piercing every piece of tin in your house when you read about the Tin Pail Turned Earring Storage from Christine & Co. No metal object is safe in my house any longer.

If your favorite crafting supply is your credit card, might I suggest this sweet little birdhouse jewelry tree.

JC Penney has it in a metallic finish.

Urban Outfitters carries one in white  in a little smaller version, and for a lower price (don't try to understand it, just enjoy it).

If this little bird and it's jewelry tree came to live with me, they would likely find themselves transformed to a lovely shade of aqua or yellow compliments of a can of Krylon spray paint.

There you go, friends, a handful of jewelry organization inspiration for your weekend!

quick spring jacket upgrade : from delightful to super delightful in 25 minutes

Question: What is wrong with this jacket?




Answer: Not a thing

I bought this cheery Spring pea coat for my daughter from Old Navy.  It's cotton knit,  cute, comfortable, perfect, still I couldn't leave it alone.  Maybe it was a longing for Spring flowers or my uncontrollable urge to embellish everything, but I simply had to add some brightly colored fabric flowers to the jacket.  I gathered some colorful fabrics from my stash, got to work and in a short time, the Old Navy jacket was upgraded from cute to deliciously cheerful!

 

If you have the same need for color and uncontrollable urge to embellish, gather these supplies and play along:

• two scraps of polyester-blend fabric in different colors (I used satin in 1/8 yard strips)
• denim fabric scraps
• scissors
• fabric pen or regular pen
• glue gun
• tea light or candle
• Drinking glasses in various sizes or other round items to trace
• beads, buttons or jewels for the the middle of your flowers
• 1-2 bar pins or safety pins
• Small piece of felt to back the flowers ( it helps if the felt is the same color as your jacket)

Quick Spring Jacket Upgrade Tutorial: 

From Delightful to Super Delightful in 25 Minutes

1.  Make two melted flowers from your two different colors of poly-blend fabrics. Make one slightly larger than the other (click here to read how to make melted flowers).

2.  Make three pinwheel flowers, all the same size, from your denim fabric (click here for instructions to make pinwheel flowers).

3. Cut a circle out of your felt just big enough to hold all of your flowers.

4.  Attach all of the flowers to the felt circle using hot glue.  Place the flowers as close together as possible or even overlap them so that the felt isn't visible between flowers.  Try to glue almost the entire back of the flower to the felt  so the flower won't droop and flop when you hold the felt up.

5.  Cut off any felt edges that are visible from the front.

6.  Add a bar pin to the back of the felt using hot glue or you can just use a safety pin to attach it to the jacket.  If your flower pin is extra large, you may need to use two pins (top and bottom) to hold it in place.


7.  Attach your cheerful little upgrade to your jacket and notice how you suddenly have sunshine on a cloudy April day.

 

I am sharing my project on Savvy Southern Style and these blogs this week.

Burlap Pillow Cover Giveaway from beifiori Embellish!

UPDATE: The contest is now closed, but you can find these products and more in the Etsy shop, beiFIORI Embellish.

There is a change to the burlap pillow cover giveaway from BeiFiori Embellish. We are so excited about this giveaway, we decided to draw a winner now that the Bei Fiori Embellish Facebook page has reached 50 likes, rather than waiting until they reach 100.  This is your last chance to enter.  The contest will end at Midnight Mountain Time on Monday, May  23, 2011 and the winner will be drawn and announced on this blog on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Read on for instructions on how to enter the giveaway.

Remember the darling Etsy shop beiFIORI Embellish?  They sell sweet clothing, accessories, totes and home decor, including pretty pillow covers. Well, the lovely Marilyn of beiFIORI Embellish is graciously giving away one of her burlap pillow covers on this blog! I know, I'm excited too!

Giveaway Rules


1. Leave a comment on this post letting me know you are a follower of Keep it Simple, Sister  and that you would LOVE the burlap pillow cover.

2.  "Like" beiFIORI on Facebook and leave a second comment letting me know that you are a fan of beiFIORI on Facebook.

When the the  the beiFIORI Facebook page reaches 100 likes, a winner will be drawn at random from the comment list on this post and announced on this blog.  Enter quickly for your best chance to win!

Featured on U Create!!!

I am a little behind posting but am so excited to tell you that K.I.S.S. was featured on the super-cool blog, U Create this weekend!  How great is that?

If you haven't visited U Create,  do it right now.  It is an A-List blog loaded with inspiration and great ideas!  I am thinking of painting a rug with her this month.  Do I dare? Stenciling is not my strong point, but it looks so amazing.

Thanks for the feature, Kari!

Etsy Love: BeifioriEmbellish home decor, clothing and accessories

The beiFIORIEmbellish shop is my latest crush on Etsy.  Marilyn is the fabulous owner who makes and sells clothing, accessories, totes and home decor.  She had me at burlap.   I love her very reasonably priced pillow covers.


Here is a small sampling of her other fun products.  You can check out all of her products in her Etsy shop by clicking here.

Pretty Place Cards Made Fast

Friends, there is something you should know about me.  I frequent the Templates and Clip Art section of MarthaStewart.com the way celebrities frequent rehab.  It is one of my favorite spots for inspiration and quick, pretty projects.

In other news, I recently helped put together a party for the women at my church.  Cupcakes in every variety were on the menu for the evening ( you can find the recipes here).  I needed a quick way to label the different offerings- after all, we wouldn't want someone mistaking Red Velvet for Rocky Road, that would be sheer madness.  So Martha came through for me with her printable place cards.  The only problem is that they were designed to be printed as blank cards and filled in by hand.  With a dull Carnation Pink crayola as the only writing apparatus currently in the house, this wasn't going to work.  Besides, I wanted to use a pretty font, print them, and be done.

So I took Martha's pdf into my own hands, and five minutes later, I had my pretty printed place cards.  They are so versatile.  They could be used for weddings, birthday parties,  gift tags, organization projects, dinner parties, showers- the possibilities are endless. Oh, and Martha has many styles of place cards too.

Here is a quick tutorial, using Photoshop Elements,  to show you how to change the color and add text to those Pretty Place Cards and put them to work for your next creative endeavor.

1. Go to the Place Cards Templates Page on MarthaStewart.com and select "Templates in Color."

2.  Save the file to your computer (I'm using a Mac, so your screen may look slightly different if you are on a PC, but the steps should be the same)

3.  Open the file in Photoshop Elements. Be sure to select page 2, which has the most vibrant color,  and then click "OK."

4. From the Enhance menu select "Adjust Color" and from that menu, select "Adjust Hue/Saturation"

5. Move the slider bars to adjust hue, saturation, and lightness until you get the color you want.

6.  Select the Text tool from the side menu and place your cursor inside the place card.

7.  Add your text, adjusting the font and size if you like.

 

8.  Print  your place cards ( I used a textured card stock)

9. Marvel at your quick cleverness and for heaven's sake, have a cupcake!

I'm sharing my project on  Savvy Southern Style and these fun blogs this week!

Bathing Suit Season {gasp!}

Friends, it's coming and there is nothing we can do to stop it, so we may as well embrace bathing suit season (and a big bunch of celery).  Have you seen Shabby Apple's swim line?  It's so feminine and fun.

The Lampone is my absolute favorite ( i am a pink girl through and through)

I love the retro look of the Venezia

I love the texture and the color of the Isola

Pinwheel Flower Tutorial

Supplies

denim fabric scrap
pen
scissors
hot glue
something small and round to trace
button or bead for center of flower


1. Fold your fabric in half, and trace a circle on it.

2. Cut out both layers together


3. With the two circles still together, cut the fabric, almost to the center in 7-8 spots around the circle

4.  Glue the two circles together with a small dot of glue in the center

5.  Add buttons or beads to the center with hot glue and fluff your petals so they stand out

Melted Flower Tutorial

Melted Flower Tutorial

Supplies
Hot glue
scissors
pen
glasses in various sizes or other round items to trace
tea light or candle
scrap of of fabric about 1/8 yd ( always use a fabric with polyester in it for this project.  I like satin.)


1. Trace circles in graduated sizes onto the back of your fabric (I used a variety of cups for my templates).

2.  Cut out all of your circles, being sure to cut off the pen marks.

3. Light tea light and set it on a flat, heat-safe surface.

4. With the right side of the fabric facing up, (tracing marks on the back) hold the edge of the fabric circle over the flame to melt and ruffle the edges.  Continue melting the entire perimeter of the circle    ( you may want to practice on a scrap first).

5.  When each circle has melted edges, glue them together (biggest on bottom, smallest on top)

6. Add a center ( fabric, buttons, beads, etc.) with hot glue