Jewellery Display (what I made)

So it is possible make lots of nifty things with stuff you have in the house – I realised this when I was very young and used to decorate fruit boxes with wrapping paper or bring pebbles in from the driveway to fill up a glass vase with and sit a small teddy in or something of that ilk… and now I’m a much older kid I still love making something out of nothing…

This particular project all started from something I saw on Pinterest :

Which inspired my to make one myself… especially as my jewellery collection was currently hanging from a dodgy cup hanger like this:

Nice!
So I made this…

Which looks MUCH better in my bedroom…

It was so quick and simple to make:

“You will need a picture frame, pretty material and a long lace strip”

I had a lovely battered blue wooden frame with broken glass so I removed the glass and the whole frame fell apart so my first task was to put it back together with a hammer and thin, long nails! NB, I enjoy using a hammer so this was a bonus!

I got my beautiful material in my local Haberdashery (Delicate Stitches in Kentish Town) as they always have a basket of small cutoffs for a very small price… I got about 50cm of this for £1.50 and it’s perfect for my frame. I’ve also had a load of lace hanging about for a while begging to be made into something so it seemed very happy to be part of this!

“Next cover the cardboard from the frame in the fabric”

I used a staple gun for this part! But I’m guessing glue, double sided sticky tape etc would work brilliantly too… I’ve become a fan of the staple gun mostly because I am lazy and it’s so easy!!

Then I cut the strips of lace to the same width as the fabric covered card, making sure they will be taught – baggy lace won’t cut it in this design! I stapled them to the back too and placed it back in the frame.
Even after my amazing hammering it seemed the frame wasn’t quite staying together so I used another cheater’s trick – gaffer/duct/duck?! tape- and taped the back of it completely to make it stay put!

“Now you can place your bits and bobs on it”

Some necklaces were way too heavy and started to drag down the lace so I only used the lighter stuff and clipped headpieces around the frame too…
Voila!

I really enjoyed doing this- it really took no time at all and looks great! Easy DIY!

I am now moving the art on the wall so I can hang it too!

A new obsession is brewing too (don’t worry garden shed is still top priority) I’m getting really excited about painting things…
I never actually cottoned on to the fact that you can paint ANYTHING and next week I am suprisingly free so watch out fridge, freezer, radiators etc etc etc…

Love the blackboard painted fridge idea!
I’m definitely excited about making the appliances bright and colourful and think I will start with a red fridge…
and go from there…

Right must dash back to the studio to carry on with the new album… the paint will have to wait…I’ll keep you posted.
Till then my pretties,
Love and florals
Xox Gabpaint

Hello I’m Gabby! When I’m not singing with my band 'Gabby Young' I’m mainly sewing, dreaming about fabrics, patterns or knitting and vlogging or blogging about it all! Come join me! Xox Gabby
2 comments
  1. I love the blue fabric on your frame, it’s fab!!

    I painted our fridge once which was great fun. A word of warning though – sand it properly before you paint it. I didn’t do it well enough and eventually the paint all peeled off. Not a good look!!

  2. Love that pastel kitchen from blondeepisodes. I would be baking cupcakes all day long in a kitchen like that. =^x^=

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