This is the before photo of a lot of my jewelry. I had phases with colorful pins and then bracelets. I still like the way they look sorted by color in my closet… but I never wear them anymore.
I also still have my childhood jewelry box, but the necklace hanging spot is made for little girls’ jewelry. My necklaces end up in a jumble at the bottom and I stopped wearing most of them.
The little drawers in this jewelry box are also packed with earrings that I haven’t worn in ages and items that really belong in my memory box (such as my academic pins).
I guess my new style is simplicity: wedding rings, watch from wedding and diamond stud earrings. I also was wearing one necklace that I can exchange the pendant on but for now I’m not wearing any necklace since I have a little head resting on me quite often throughout the day.
So, I sorted through everything and decided to keep just a few items. Here’s what I have packed up to take on our next donation run:
- 27 bracelets
- 14 necklaces
- 12 pairs earrings
- 7 pins
- 1 watch
- 1 ring
I got the idea of tallying up the purged items from another blog and I’m really excited about keeping an ongoing tally. That’s 62 items so far! I didn’t bother with an after shot because I kept so little that there’s really nothing to organizing it.
See what everyone else is up to at 52 Weeks of Organizing.
extra unwanted jewelry is always the best (birthday, ect) gift for a young girls to add to her dress up collection.
great job on the purge!
Isn’t it funny how we hold on to items we don’t wear for so long? I’m with you on the simplicity thing. I have my wedding ring, a couple pairs of favorite earrings and a couple of necklaces but that’s pretty much it. I don’t have any little heads resting on me any longer
I also have a bunch of jewelry that I need to go through. Sigh – put it on the to-do list.
Good job cleaning out the unwanted jewelry.
Please dont get rid of it. Your daughter will want it some day.
Oh, colorful pins and bracelets are my downfall, too. I also love necklaces, but like you I don’t tend to wear them much because of little ones laying on me and not so little ones pulling at them.
I actually purged through quite a bit of jewelry before our latest move and have actually been looking for some new pieces to add back into my stash since I finally came up with an organization system and I have some extra room (the only keep what I have room for rule).