How to Make a Beautiful Jewelry Organizer from Dollar Tree Finds

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Okay, I have to admit something… I’m a bit of a ring hoarder — I mean, collector. I love the big chunky statement rings, and I love the tiny delicate ones too. Rings are actually my favorite thing to pick up as souvenirs when I travel, which means I’ve gathered quite the collection over the years. For the longest time they’ve lived in little stacks, bowls, and containers, and while I recently tried a few store-bought organizers (linked here) that worked functionally, they just weren’t very pretty.

So today I’m sharing an easy DIY Dollar Tree ring holder and jewelry organizer tutorial that turns simple ring storage into a beautiful display. This project is budget-friendly, beginner-friendly, and perfect if you want your rings organized and styled on a dresser or vanity. And the best part? It’s made with dollar store supplies, so it won’t cost much at all.

To make your DIY ring display, here are the two main supplies you’ll want to grab from Dollar Tree:

Foam hair curlers — the larger and medium sizes work best. I’ll show you a few different styles in the tutorial below so you can see how each size changes the look of your finished ring organizer.

Next, you’ll want to grab a frame. Dollar Tree currently has these really cute arched frames, and they work perfectly for this DIY ring holder and jewelry organizer. I picked up a white one since the black was sold out, but either color would look beautiful. They also come in two different sizes for the same price, which is great if you want to customize your ring display. And don’t worry — you don’t have to use an arched frame. In the tutorial below, I also show a version made with their classic rectangular frame so you can choose the style that fits your space best.

Other Supplies:

Hot Glue

Scissors

Fabric/felt/faux leather or vinyl

Paint and/or Rub 'n Buff

I created these in 5 different ways, I'm going to share with you the best one with variations to make the others afterwards. You can decide which one you like best :) (see full video tutorial for each one of these at the bottom of this post)

For this one, I used the largest foam rollers they had, an arched frame and a faux white leather.

Step 1:

Trace the frame inside onto the backing.

Step 2:

Take the button and the wire out of each of the foam rollers.

Step 3:

Cut the foam rollers to size to fit within the traced part of the frame back.

Hot glue these into place.

If you have an arch frame, you'll need to use either scissors or a razor blade to cut the angle of the pieces on the arch. If you run out of rollers, it's easy to just connect to smaller ones and glue them side by side.

Here's what it should look like. You can totally leave it as is...but I think it's better when you don't make it pink ... or purple... or blue :)

Step 4:

For this display, I used the faux leather piece I got from Hobby Lobby. I didn't cut this at all...I think it's about 8x10" or so. 

Place a line of hot glue at the bottom of the bottom roller, and tuck the bottom of the fabric underneath it, securing it into place.

Step 5:

Press the fabric inbetween each roller, and continue doing this all the way up to the top. Make sure you pressed the fabric in as far as it could go.

Step 6:

Now secure the top section of the fabric to the top of the frame above the top roller with some hot glue.

This is kind of what it should look like when you are done.

Step 7:

If you wish, paint the frame. I painted it black since they didn't have black at the time.

I then add Rub 'n Buff in Gold Leaf to create the vintage vibe I was after.

Now put the two pieces together! Once together, trim the frabric so you can't see it anymore from the front...trust me, don't do this until the frame is on, otherwise you may lose some folds.

Here's this style when completed. It does buldge out the back a bit. I wonder if it would be so bad if I had used the medium rollers. It does work really well, and is my favorite looking one from the front.

Here are where I got these rings. You get 10 for under $25-$30! It's random, but so far I recieved a good variety that I love and wear

Varation 2:

Doing the same tutorial as above, I used some thinner fabric instead. I had to double line this for the pink to not show, but it turned out great! No bulging in the back either.

This is my favorite one out of all of these. Looks the cleanest and holds the best.

Variation 3:

Now using a rectangle frame, the smallest foam rollers and some fabric, I used the same tutorial as above to create this one.

I'm not a fan of this one, it only holds the smallest of all the rings, and barely. This would be a good one for earring studs though....or kids rings.

Here's where I got these rings. 

Variation 4:

For this one, instead of adding the rollers to the backing first, I actually rolled each one with the faux leather. I folded down the leather on the sides/ends and secured them with glue and then trimmed the excess fabric.  I then secured to the backing after they were rolled.

This left a gap at the top, so I added a applique to the top to hide the gap.

I do love the applique addition to make this look more vintage, but it wasn't my favorite look for the ring holder section itself. It sticks more out of the front, which is good. Doesn't bulge out the back, but it's just not as clean looking as the first ones.

Here's where I got these rings. 

Variation 5:

This is a similar way to variation 4, but instead of folding and gluing the leather down on the sides/ends of each roller, I left it just cut to fit It fit better, but still wasn't super uniform. Works well though for display purposes in the home. This one I used the brown faux leather.

Which is your favorite method? If you make one, let me know in the comments how it turned out! You can see the full tutorial for each one of these in the video below. 

 

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