Shadowbox Earring Holder

There are about a bazillion earring holders in blogland/cyberworld.  I was going to make one out of a frame and wire mesh like many people do, but then I found something BETTER! {In my humble opinion}

I honest to goodness can't remember if I found this at Marshall's or TJMaxx, LOVE them both!  And you could probably find something like this at either one.  It's a shadow box with a hinge door that opens and has a magnetized close.  The inside is a thin foam covered with burlap.  I bought 2 of them! {I have a lot of earrings...}

It was white when I bought it and I spray painted it Coral Isle to match my lamps and bring some more color accent to the room.

I also glazed the details with a dark brown:

I hung {most} of my earrings in the 2 shadowboxes.  I used pins for some of the hoop ones that don't have hooks.

I hung them in the corner of my bedroom right next to my necklace holder.  It is so handy to have them in close proximity.

I love that I can see right through the glass; do you ever pick out your accessories first, then chose an outfit? I do that sometimes, it's a good way to think outside the box a little bit and put together new combinations...

It opens so easily and I don't have to worry about earrings getting tangled, rifling through them to find a mate, or getting lost. Plus, it doesn't take up room on the dresser.

 Seriously, it's so handy if you're looking for a cute easy way to display/store your earrings!  I love it!


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One Mans Trash = This Chicks Treasure

Sheesh.  Where have I been?

Besides inlaws, work, inlaws, work, home, work...

Just trying to get settled in again and get in a routine now that I'm back from my 3 month vacay :)

I have almost everything unpacked and cleaned.

I think something about living with the bare minimum all summer has made me realize that I have a lot of junk stuff.  I have seriously been in a cleaning frenzy since I got home.

Maybe it's because I didn't fully "spring clean" but I have been going through room by room and organizing/de-junking/shining everything up.

I told you I had some trash treasures to show you.

I was just walking by our dumpster minding my own business at our apartment before we left Seattle 

when out of the blue I glanced over and saw something that caught my eye.

"Is that what I think it is?"  I thought.

I rushed over to it and snatched it up.

 Wait, there's more?

2 of them?

 score!

Hold the phone, THREE of them?!?

Say Whaaaaaat!?

Ya darn right.

Not one, not two, but three of these amazing, beautiful, perfect condition plastic frames.

I was once close to buying one like this at IKEA a few months back.

I didn't feel like forking out the $30 for it though.

Gladly rejoicing in the fact that I waited.

There you have it.

I may or may not have found other dumpster goodies too,

but we'll save that for another day.

 

I'm off to enjoy a nice summer afternoon with my family!

Don't be scared to look in dumpsters! 

Okay, maybe be a little bit cautious...