Stud earring holder (I did not make the box, sadly)
Difficulties - None, really. Though oh my gosh this used more polyester filler than I thought it would!
I don't know what it is, but I am incapable of taking my stud earrings out and actually putting them back onto my jewelry tree. A few weeks ago, I realized that the ring holders that come in jewelry boxes would also work for stud earrings. Yeah, I'm not the next Einstein here, but it was definitely an a-ha moment for me. So, I decided that instead of buying one, I would make something like this. I was originally going to make a larger one, but I realized I really don't have that many stud earrings. But I started just with two pieces of fleece that I bought as a remnant at JoAnn's. One piece was longer than the other, and I measured every inch on the short piece and every 1 3/4 inches on the long piece. I matched up the lines and pinned it along them.
Since I was stuffing this, I made sure to use the smallest, tightest stitches as I sewed along each line. I then sewed one side shut, stuffed each pocket with cheap crafter's filler, and sewed the other side shut. Simple. Easy. When it was all stuffed and done, I simply smooshed it into a box I already had. In this case, the box was a BEAUTIFUL handmade box from my woodworking uncle. Placed my studs along the creases between pockets, et voila!
(Oh and by the way, this is my first post of a craft I JUST made, not something old. Congratulate me. Whee!)
K
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