Think Crafts Blog – Craft Ideas and Projects – CreateForLess

By Recycled Crafts Contributor, Anitra from the blog “Coffee Pot People”. 

Do you ever buy something just because it’s cool, even though you don’t have (yet!) any use for it? I had this setting on my dresser for a long time for that very reason:

It’s a drapery tieback. Just one. Didn’t have a mate, and anyway, I didn’t need one, since the only draperies in the house were already quite adequately, and prettily, held back. I was dusting the other day, and picked it up, and as I did so, my eyes fell on the overflowing necklace rack.

Now, there’s another thing. I love necklaces, even though I almost never wear one. When I find one that’s really pretty, and really inexpensive, usually in a thrift shop or at a garage sale, I do the only reasonable thing: I buy it!

Suddenly, the tieback and the necklaces collided head-on in my mind. Of course! Hang the tieback vertically, and hang the necklaces on it!

There’s very little you need to know more than that, but here’s the bit you do need:

Screw or nail your drapery tieback into position on the wall. You’ll see that, probably, the part that does the hanging up shows above the pretty bit in front.

Options:

• Paint the nail/screw heads to match
• Cover with a pretty magnet
• Glue on an attractive button or piece of (preferably) broken jewelry

Now hang up your necklaces. Done, and Done!

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