wood is hard

I had pictures on here before of my lovely jewelry board that I got as a Christmas prezzie from my sister and brother-in-law. Jen had put multi-colored pushpins in, because that was all she had at home, telling me to get some different ones at Michaels the next time I was in. I finally got around to it, and here's a lovely before and after!

BEFORE:



AFTER:



I even added another on the very end for my spoon ring! It's the only ring I wear, so I figure it deserves it's own little hanger. The ones I picked are Ook brand, and here's a better picture of them:



As for the title of this post, the "bar" part of my jewelry board is simply very (very very very) hard wood covered in fabric. So, it took a hammer to take out the pushpins AND to smack in the new hangers.

Diamonds are a girl's best friend...

Slight lie with the title, I actually see no point in diamonds. Give me something with some color to it, not just a rock that looks like a hunk of glass! Anywhoooo, for Christmas, my sister and brother-in-law made me the ultimate jewelry non-box. I wanted to be able to SEE my necklaces, especially the ones that I slaved over myself, instead of having to root through a jewelry box to find what I'm looking for. It took me forever to get it up, because I am not to be trusted with a big hammer, so today my dad put it up for me and you can start weeping with jealousy.



I looked on Etsy, and found this. I showed it to Jen and David, and they made me one that matches my room, and several of my sheet sets! It has 11 little hooks, and I managed to fit 25 necklaces and my beloved spoon ring on there. Now I can pick out my necklace to match my outfit first thing in the morning! Aren't you longing for something this cool?! Here's a close-up: