My Jewelry Making Table: Re-Do Reveal!

My happy place?  It's my little jewelry making table. 

After a long day, it's so relaxing to sit down with a glass of wine and start creating some pieces.  And then I try to talk myself out of keeping them all!  Some go on Etsy, some go straight to my jewelry box.  :)

The only stressful thing I was encountering was the fact that my table was overflowing with items and I had a large, empty wall above me.

Here's what I mean:

Bleck.

Recently I'd had enough.  I needed a change, stat!

I waited until the corkboard and the shelf went on 50% off sale at Hobby Lobby.  The shelf was originally dark, but nothing a few coats of flat white spray paint couldn't fix so that it matched the frame.

I then equipped myself with a hammer, some nails, a level, and some blue painter's tape to map out where each piece should go.

And ... ta-da!



The corkboard is the perfect place to store inspiration ideas and photos.

And the shelf holds a necklace form, an earring holder, and tools.

Now I have the perfect way to capture ideas, like this one for bejeweled napkin rings that my Mom found for me in Southern Living.  Eddie Ross can do no wrong, truly.

And some non-jewelry things I love ... a photo strip from our wedding photo booth, and a very small print of my sister Sarah's painting.

Finally, I can sit at my jewelry table and feel organized and ready to create!

With everything now in its proper place (including two drawers full of pretty beads -- and more in the closet!), I have a renewed interest in carving out a little bit of time daily to get the creative juices flowing.

So there it is -- and I am so happy to cross another item off of the to-do list!