How to Make a Sewing Bobbin Jewellery Holder!

This DIY jewellery holder will organize the clutter if you have a lot of costume jewellery. But the best part about making this particular holder is that it will keep all your necklaces and earrings together in one spot using none other than sewing bobbins! Watch the video above to see how easy it is to do!

Making this free standing display ensures no more searching for the matching earrings - typically stored separately until now!

Supplies

1/2" Chicago screws

Sewing Bobbins (I used 11 for this project) - be sure to get the ones with holes in them!

Pegboard cut to 12" x 12" (I used a scrap)

12" Glass Display Stand (thrifted) - if you can't find anything similar, a wire stand or easel could work too if your necklaces aren't too long.

The pegboard stand itself is a thrifted wrought iron base that is normally used to display stained glass artwork. However, when you cut a scrap square piece of pegboard 12″ to fit inside the holder, it becomes a jewellery display that you can even make two-sided if you wish! If you have trouble finding a stand like this, you can also mount this to a wall or behind a cabinet door.

Step 1: Cut and Paint the Pegboard

We cut our 12″ x 12″ pegboard from scrap left over from the project where we showed you how to hang sliding pegboardinside a cabinet! To get a balanced look, cut the pegboard in such a way that the holes are even on the sides, as well as the top and bottom. The piece shown in the 1st pic above is not evenly cut, but you’ll see that the final reveal it was re-cut because symmetry looks much better for a project like this!

In a previous post, we showed you how to paint using a spray gun, so refer to that post for pro tips on how to spray paint your pegboard with an HVLP sprayer. Spraying will give you the smoothest finish.

The paint we’re using is PPG BreakThrough in a colour called Van Courtland Blue. It’s been sitting for quite a while so we stir the paint well.

Add a bit of water to thin the paint when using a paint gun. Then strain the paint through a paint strainer. Straining is an important step if you don't want to clog your paint sprayer!

Use a paint jig, like the one shown above to apply paint to the pegboard. The dowels help prevent overspray from bouncing back on the underside of the pegboard. Although, I’m spraying this pegboard with only one colour, it’s a great tool if you want to spray the front and back two different colours! Wait for the paint to dry, then spray the other side.

Step 2: Attaching the Bobbins

Chicago screws, also known as binding screws, are a two part fastener system consisting of a treaded barrel, or post, and a mating screw. While working on our sliding pegboard project, I discovered that a 1/2″ Chicago screw also works perfectly to secure a bobbin to pegboard! Funny how the wheels start turning when you discover a new use for things!

Use the chicago screws to attach the bobbins to the diy jewellery display as shown above. To start, the post should come through the peg hole from underneath. Then pop the bobbin over the post and screw the other half of the Chicago screw to the post. The bobbin is now sandwiched right in the middle. Use a screw driver to tighten to the pegboard.

Repeat this along two edges of the pegboard, skipping every other hole.

Once done, slot the pegboard into the display stand so it's positioned with the bobbins along the outer edge as shown above.

Step 3: Hang Your Jewellery

Hang the necklaces over the middle of the bobbin as shown in the 1st pic.

Once the necklaces are on, you’re ready to add the earrings. Take the matching earrings and place the hooks through the holes in the bobbin. You can do this individually, but you can also connect one earring to the other as shown above. Then you only need to connect one earring through a hole in the bobbin.

For open earring hooks, just slip them in at an angle.

Step 4:

There! Now you have entire sets hanging together on one diy jewellery display! It's a simple, but handy project if you love to collect costume jewellery!

We’re all about sustainable crafting here at Birdz of a Feather, so hope you use this tutorial to inspire your own sustainable craft projects because good planets are hard to find!

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