How to Organize Jewelry With Ice Cube Trays

Every semi-unorganized woman knows how it goes in the morning. You're finally dressed and know exactly what jewelry will look the best with your outfit. Then, you can't find it. You proceed to dump all your jewelry out onto your bed, searching frantically. Finally--one earring emerges. Follow these steps to organize all your jewelry--with the help of an ice cube tray.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Jewelry
• Ice cube trays
• Spools of thread
• Plastic drinking straws

1. Buy a couple of plastic ice cube trays from any kitchen, dollar or big box store. Choose colors that coordinate with your decor if you plan on keeping them on display on top of your dresser.
2. Lay all of your jewelry on a tabletop or bed. Go through it, pairing earrings up with their matches and untangling all necklaces.
3. Put one pair of earrings in each ice cube slot. That means that each ice cube tray will hold 12 pairs of earrings.
4. Wrap necklaces around spools of thread or small pieces of a drinking straw. This will keep them from getting tangled.
5. Place your necklaces, on the spools of thread or drinking straws, inside individual slots on the ice cube trays.
6. Separate your bracelets into the remaining slots on the ice cube trays.
7. Stack the ice cube trays on top of your bureau or inside a drawer for safe keeping. Now, every time you need a piece of jewelry you can just grab and go.

Tips & Warnings

• Separate your jewelry by type; for example, gold in one ice cube tray and silver in the other. This will help you find what you need even faster.