Does this look at all familiar to you?? Okay, I know this is an exaggerated picture, but you know what I’m talking about…the messy jewellery fiasco. Necklaces seem to become tangled whenever we travel or put them away in a hurry; bracelets getting mixed with others sometimes rendering them inseparable. This happens to me A LOT so I can relate to what I refer to as ‘jewellery jumbles’. Today I am going to touch on two different mishaps that can often occur with jewellery, and I will provide ways to help keep your jewellery uncluttered for good!
Jewellery mishap #1 - The travel tangles
Travelling with jewellery can often prove difficult, especially when you arrive at your destination with a tangled mess that is impossible to deal with. Bracelets and necklaces can easily get jumbled together when we travel if we do not have a system to prevent this from happening. If you feel like being fancy, one thing I would recommend is to invest in a good travel jewellery pouch. You can go high end but you don’t have to - the point is to buy something that keeps your jewellery separated and has spaces to put rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets so that they stay securely away from each other.
Another suggestion which I personally like is to invest in some of those snack size ziplock bags (the smaller the better) and use these to house each piece of jewellery. You can for sure put rings together as they are unlikely to tangle, but definitely keep necklaces separate. When it comes to bracelets, bangles can probably live together in a bag but anything that has the potential to bunch together keep separated. If you have larger sized necklaces or bracelets you can always include a few larger sized ziplocks too.
This travel system will also enable you to find the pieces that you want quickly and efficiently so that you are not wasting your valuable trip time decluttering and untangling these items.
Jewellery mishap #2 - Home Help
When it comes to clutter, jewellery definitely makes the list of items that tend to fall prey to disorganization in our homes. Not only do we tend to take off jewellery and put it anywhere and everywhere, we are also likely to not have proper systems in which to organize our jewellery. There are several ways to keep our precious (and even fun non precious) jewellery organized and untangled in our homes.
One suggestion which I really like are inserts that go into our drawers which allows us to slot our jewellery so that they don’t become tangled together. These inserts will have special loops to hold each of our necklaces, space for bracelets earrings and rings. Necklaces especially need to be put away so that they do not become crimped, knotted or tangled and these inserts help prevent this from happening. You can also find objects that stand on surfaces which allow you to drape necklaces on them to prevent tangling from happening. If you are a jewellery box person these work too, just make sure you have enough space for all of your items so that you don’t have to go on a scavenger hunt to find things when you want to wear them. Keeping jewellery in one place is very helpful, especially since these items tend to be on the smaller size and can be easily lost. If another system appeals to you, go for it - you get the idea now and can tailor this exercise to that works for you!
While you are decluttering your jewellery and finding good ways to organize these precious items, make sure to check for earrings that have lost their mates or backings. Get rid of earrings that can no longer be worn, and if you have lost a backing or two you may want to order some replacement backings (which can be cheaply and easily purchased from amazon). I keep a bag of silver and a bag of gold extra backings at all times for just this issue. If there are pieces that you no longer want, this is a good time to get rid of them and make some space in your jewellery home - if you are not wearing something, just like we discussed with clothing, move it along.
I hope this decluttering task brings you joy, and assists you in keeping your jewellery clutter free at home and away!
