DIY A Fab Floral Jewelry Organizer With A Dollar Tree Kitchen Staple

Do you like to repurpose thrifted jewelry in your home and garden? If yes, you inevitably come across earrings in good condition at charity shops that you want to add to your personal adornment collection — pieces that deserve to be displayed in a way that keeps them safe and you can see what you own at a glance. Here's where Dollar Tree comes in. To make a floral wall-mounted jewelry organizer, spray paint a flat mesh strainer in your favorite hue, press some faux blooms into the foam you attach to it, and hang it by the handle on your wall. To display your earrings, hook the stems through the mesh. You can even add earrings with posts — take the holder off the wall to attach the butterflies onto the back.

Before you can keep your closet organized with a DIY jewelry holder — or any spot in your room, really — you'll need to gather your supplies. As mentioned, this is a Dollar Tree-forward craft activity, so the Cooking Concepts Mesh Strainers with Handles, Assorted Floral Garden Artificial Green Foliage Bushes, and Assorted Floral Garden Artificial Flower Bushes with Butterfly Accents are all $1.25 at your nearest branch. The Dollar Tree Cooking Concepts Splatter Screen also works great since you can hang necklaces from the knob in the center. A YURN Craft 8-Pack of 8 Inch Round Foam Circles (1 Inch Thick) costs about $16 and a pack of 1000 HS Mini Zip Ties Clear Plastic Cable Ties costs just over $11. Paint-wise, Lowe's sells 12-ounce cans of Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover Gloss Spray Paint and Primer In One in Coral for almost $6.50.

How to craft an earring holder from a strainer and some creative alternatives

Ready to reuse this kitchen staple to easily store and organize your jewelry? Cut one-third off your foam disk and attach it where the strainer pan meets the handle with cable ties. Ideally, head outside to spray paint the strainer. If you must spray paint the strainer indoors, cover nearby surfaces, do it near an open door or window, and wear a mask. Cut your flowers and foliage stems short, apply hot glue to the ends, and push them into the foam. Frame two or three large central blooms with longer stems; every stem should point away from the handle. Once the paint has cured — about 48 hours — hang your pretty new organizer on your wall by the handle.

To add more functionality, screw hooks to the wall on either side of the organizer. Insert a piece of dowel to hang necklaces and watches. If you have a classic sieve ready for repurposing, swap that out for the Dollar Tree product. Attach artificial flowers to the handle, then mount it at right angles from the wall. Store necklaces, bracelets, and brooches in the bowl and hang earrings from the rim. Replace the strainer with a painted picture frame and a piece of mesh glued to the back. Add florals using decoupage, or wiring teeny faux blooms to the frame. We're enamored with these teeny multicolored HOPKA Artificial Silk Daisy Flower Heads for about $10.

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