How to Make an Earring Holder From a Window Screen

Organize your earrings with a window screen.

Losing an earring in your jewelry box is frustrating, especially when it's from a favorite pair. Dangle earrings and hooked earrings also tend to get tangled when stored in a pile. Organize your favorite jewelry by displaying it as a work of art. Creating a wall organizer for your earrings keeps all the pairs neatly together. Picking out which pair to wear is a snap when all the earrings are easily visible. Window screen is an inexpensive medium for an earring holder. Screen is available by the foot at hardware and home-improvement stores.

Things You'll Need

• Picture frame
• Window screen
• Measuring tape
• Scissors
• Wire cutters
• Stapler
• Picture loops

Instructions

1. Remove the glass and cardboard backing from a picture frame. Choose a wooden frame in the size desired for your finished earring holder.

2. Measure the length and width of the picture frame. Measure from the edges of the frame, not from the window in the center of the frame.

3. Cut a piece of window screen that is ¼-inch larger on all sides than the frame measurements. Use scissors for cutting nylon screen, or wire cutters for steel screen material.

4. Turn the picture frame face down. Stretch the window screen over the back of the frame. Staple the screen to the bottom rail of the picture frame. Do not staple the corners.

5. Pull the screen taut and staple the other side to the frame. Begin in the center of the rail and staple out toward the edges.

6. Staple each side in place. Pull the screen as taut as possible and begin stapling in the center and work out to the corners.

7. Fold the corners over once and place a staple through the double layer of screen and into the wood. Repeat for each corner.

8. Place a picture hanging loop on each of the top frame corners. Screw or nail the loop to the frame with hardware included with the hooks. Hang the earring holder on the wall by slipping the loops over a nail.

Tips & Warnings

• Paint or decorate the frame before hanging it up. Stickers, decoupage and ribbon are some possible embellishments.

• Instead of hanging loops, staple the ends of a ribbon to each corner and hang the earring holder by the ribbon.

• Steel or metal screens have sharp edges when cut. Wear gloves and practice caution when handling

References

• The Artful Crafter: Frame Earring Holder