Jewelry Organizers Blog

Modular storage ideas are everywhere, designed for every part of the home or office.  What “modular” means is that you can customize your storage to your organizing needs, using a variety of items that are designed to fit together, while still allowing you to customize.  And I’ve just come across this 18 compartment stacking velvet jewelry tray that is part of a modular jewelry system.

Velvet Jewelry Tray - Stacking - 18 Compartment

I can’t think of a better way for jewelry fanatics like us to keep our precious gems and metals neat, tidy and safe.  One of the great things about these jewelry trays is that they are designed to be used in drawers.  If you can designate an entire drawer of your dresser or bathroom vanity to jewelry, then these organizers are definitely the way to go.  They are easily stackable, so you can really maximize jewelry storage, even in very deep drawers, especially in the bathroom. They come in just two lengths, and each one is designed to hold different types of jewelry.  For example, a ring tray, a necklace tray, an earring tray - put these all together and you can safely store hundreds of pieces of jewelry or more.  Another thing I like about these is the velvet like lining.  We know that this is a great way to keep metals from tarnishing, extending the life of your jewelry in between cleanings.  Even if you only have a shallow drawer to use for jewelry storage, there is a solution.  Simply choose one of the jewelry organizing trays that has varying sizes of compartments.  That way you can put necklaces, rings, watches and earrings, for example, in one single tray.  Don’t have a drawer to use?  These jewelry organizers are elegant enough to be used on the dresser top or counter as well. Get yours at Stacks and Stacks!

Making jewelry and beading are great hobbies, as you probably have probably already figured out if you are reading this.  I want to share my top pick for organizing beads.  It’s basically just a clear plastic divided box that can be used for pretty much anything, but makes a great jewelry organizer. 

You can find them at hardware stores because they are great for organizing screws, mollies and other hardware.  And you often see them used in bead stores without their lids because bead stores have figured out that they are great for this purpose also!

This is the 12 compartment box that I have had for years.  I like this one because it has different size compartments, so I keep wires and needles in the long compartments and beads in the smaller ones.  It can even hold really small vials of special beads.  But, the thing I like about this one most is that it’s easily portable.  It is small enough to fit in my purse so that I can take some beading with me when I’m waiting at the doctors office, for example.

Here are some things to think about when picking one:
1.  Size:  I’ve seen them as big as 10 x 10 with 24 compartments – great for lots and lots of beads, and also other crafts.
2.  Materials:  I prefer clear plastic, because, obviously, you can see the colors through the lid without opening.  Acrylic plastic is much more clear than typical cloudy plastics that you find which makes it even easier to see.
3.  Lids:  Some have sliding lids, some have hinged lids.  I like the hinged lids better because sometimes the sliding lids get stuck and make your beads “jump” and then they risk getting mixed up.

Another great thing about these boxes is that if you ever stop beading, you can easily find another use for them around your home.  From the nails in the garage to pills in the bathroom, you will never lack a reason to use these divided boxes.