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October 15, 2015 | 22 Comments

3 DIYs to Organize Your Pretties

Since falling down the decluttering rabbit hole, I’ve also fallen into the Pinterest organization rabbit hole. I mean, I know we’ve all done it. We all have that Pinterest board of these fantasy projects that we’re like, “Yes! I’m going to DO this! Like for real. Just like the 50 other pins on this board.”

Yeah, I see you.

Well, I did it. I did some projects. Are you proud of me? I’m proud of me.

A few of my favorites were projects that centered around organizing my makeup and jewelry, because they’re such beautiful things – they should be placed beautifully, too.

Framed Jewelry Display

Picture Frame Jewelry Boards

I love an open display, and I was REALLY tired of my necklaces getting tangled in my jewelry box. I didn’t want to add another piece of bulky furniture to my room, so I decided to put some cute picture frames to good use.

It’s really simple and requires 4 items:

  1. A Roll of Cork
  2. An X-acto Knife or a Pair of Scissors
  3. A Picture Frame
  4. Map Pins or Thumbtacks

Just take the glass front out of the picture frame, cut a piece of cork to the size of the glass panel you’ve just removed (I just traced the glass panel right onto the cork with a pencil to keep the lines nice and straight).

Then place the cork right where the glass panel used to be. It’s as easy as that.

jewelry boards
Find the tutorial at Live Love DIY

Magnetic Makeup Board

Magnetic Makeup Board

I had seen this one floating around all over my favorite makeup boards, and it’s such a beautiful way to store makeup (PLUS it makes it so much easier to find!).

I was lucky that I happened to have a cute, vintage serving tray, so all I had to do was add magnets to the backs of my makeup. I used stick-on magnetic strips because they’re so easy to cut to size and stick right on. This even works for depotted makeup – I used it for my favorite blushes and bronzer.

Apply Magnetic Strips to the Back of Makeup

For a more customized option, try this tutorial from Gloss 48

Cigar Box Lipstick Holder

Cigar Box Lipstick Organizer

I knew I wanted to make good use of this slim, lovely cigar box, and I thought it was perfect for lipstick. I mean, lipstick and cigars are the same shape and width, if not the same length. Initially, I’d been laying all of my lipsticks on theirs sides in this cigar box, but it just wasn’t working out. I had to dig around to find the ones I wanted, I’d have to rearrange everything to get the box to close again… it was a mess. Then I tried standing them up on their own, but they’d just tip over. Also a mess.

Then I noticed a box that had once held wine bottles – it had this fold-in divider that created a spot for each bottle. It was perfect! And I had these boxes left over from all the Amazon shopping I’d done for the other 2 DIYs, so I used it to make a grid.

Hot to make any box into a lipstick organizer

First, I cut cut the cardboard into strips, 5 vertical, 5 horizontal (for the sake of demonstration, I’m showing 2×2, which creates 9 spaces). Following that, I cut slits evenly into each strip to accommodate the others and create a grid.

Slits in strips of cardboard

I wiggled each strip into the other, one by one, like so:

step-2

step-2a

Then voila! After they were all put together, it was a grid with a space for each tube of lipstick that I own (and then a little more space that I currently use for hairpins).

end-result

Granted, it’s not very pretty, and frankly, if I were to do it over again I’d use cardstock or a very heavy paper – just something that isn’t as thick and bulky as cardboard.

end-result-2

Now I know that we don’t all have pretty cigar boxes just lying around, but fear not! This is a GREAT way to upcycle a Birchbox – they’re really so versatile, slim, and easy to repurpose.

I love a good DIY project, and I especially love finding beautiful storage solutions. What Pinterest projects are on your list?

3 DIYs to Organize Your Pretties

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Comments

  1. JoAnna GlutenFreeChef says:
    October 15, 2015 at 6:41 pm

    Super Fun and Super Creative the Organizer in me is happy to see this post πŸ™‚

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    • Resa says:
      October 15, 2015 at 7:36 pm

      I’m not sure what was more fun about these – their purposefulness or their prettiness! Either way, the creative and the organizer in me were both satisfied.

      Reply
  2. Lil says:
    October 15, 2015 at 9:32 pm

    Very clever ideas! I think my fave is the magnetic one and can be used in so many ways!

    Reply
    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:03 pm

      SO many ways! I’ve seen people pop on a magnetic strip to hold hair pins, others have spray-glued fabric to a cookie sheet for a cute custom look, some people put magnetic cups on their boards to hold brushes – it’s so practical!

      Reply
  3. Kelsey says:
    October 16, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    I’m in the midst of trying to reorganize my house and these are such good ideas! I love the lipstick cigar box. xo

    Kelsey | http://www.abalancingpeach.com

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    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:04 pm

      Thanks, love! I always find myself with these cute boxes, but I never know what to do with them, so I’m SO glad I got to upcycle that one.

      Reply
  4. Mama Munchkin says:
    October 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    I love to de-clutter and I have been needing to do my jewelry. Thanks for the inspiration. I’ve got a bunch of old frames πŸ˜‰

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    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:04 pm

      WOO! Share pictures when you’ve done it – I bet it’ll be SO cute!

      Reply
  5. sabrina says:
    October 16, 2015 at 11:41 pm

    Who would’ve thought a cigar box could be used that way? what a genius! thanks for sharing!

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    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:05 pm

      It’s so funny, too – cigar boxes tend to have this inherent kind of connection with machismo, and they’re not inherently pretty. It’s just such a fun and unexpected twist!

      Reply
  6. Julie says:
    October 17, 2015 at 12:08 am

    These are SO fun! I’m so excited to makes a jewelry board and I freaked out when I saw the magnetic make up board! That is seriously so cool. Thanks for these awesome ideas. Great post.

    Reply
    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:13 pm

      It’s so easy! They’re all SO easy, but they look like serious upgrades. Little effort, big payout. WIN WIN WIN!

      Reply
  7. Kim says:
    October 17, 2015 at 8:25 am

    Thanks!! I need to organize my jewelry!

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    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:23 pm

      Thank YOU! I hope this helped give you some ideas that’ll work for your space πŸ™‚

      Reply
  8. Chelsea says:
    October 17, 2015 at 9:17 am

    I love the DIY lipstick organizer, that’s such a good idea! I have soooo many lipsticks and those clear plastic ones are pricey!

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    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:13 pm

      Seriously! And with the size of my lipstick collection (and with so many others’), that’s just unreasonable.

      Reply
  9. Amie Cadwallader says:
    October 17, 2015 at 10:42 am

    These are some absolutely wonderful ideas, I shall definitely be taking time to make these! I know exactly where to put them too!

    Love, Amie ❀
    The Curvaceous Vegan | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:14 pm

      Have fun! I can’t wait to see pictures πŸ™‚

      Reply
  10. LaMode365 says:
    October 17, 2015 at 6:19 pm

    Wow, practical and creative ideas. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:15 pm

      Thanks for reading!

      Reply
  11. Ashley says:
    October 19, 2015 at 7:04 am

    Great ideas that look easy to accomplish. I am so guilty of pinning and forgetting, it is embarrassing! Thanks for the inspiration.

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    • Resa says:
      October 30, 2015 at 2:15 pm

      OMG, I know we all are. In the fight of dreams & ambitions vs. time, time wins more than I’d like to admit around here.

      Reply

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