I liked this earring holder a lot, I love the way all of my dangly earrings are on display, and I love the way it looks. But, the effort it took to force an ear ring through the material and the wadding underneath would sometimes bend an ear ring out of shape. Bummer! Then recently during a clean up I found some mesh left over from this project....
After taking the whole thing apart, I used wire snips to cut the mesh to the right size, and placed it in the frame. I took the opportunity to refold and re duct tape the material/cardboard situation to make it a bit neater, then put the whole thing back together again. I stapled some webbing over the back to hold it all in securely. Done! Now, it is super functional.
The ear rings just sit on the mesh, without any effort at all. No more ear rings bent out of shape! Much easier to take out and return.
I still love the way it looks, but it's much more functional now, and actually the gold mesh sits nicely with the gold frame/silvery material vibe going on. I also like that the mesh will force me to be a bit neater with ear ring placement, where before my attempts at neat grids where hampered by the difficulty of piercing the fabric. I hung it on the wall, above some hooks that hold necklaces and bracelets. It seems to play so nicely with everything else in the room.
Have you made any small fixes lately, that made all the difference? I'm so glad I went back and re-tweaked this. Now I just have to load it up with ear rings again!
xx