| How to Make a Jewelry Holder Posted: 13 Nov 2021 04:00 PM PST Are you tired of always searching for the right piece of jewelry and want a better way to organize? Luckily, you won't have to break the bank with store-bought organizers. There are a lot of custom holders you can make with supplies you already have at home. We'll walk you through how to make a few different holders you can keep on your dresser and hang on your wall. [Edit]Cardboard tubes - Hang your necklaces and bracelets around tubes so they don't tangle. Use an empty paper towel roll so you have more hanging space, but you can use a toilet paper tube for a shorter holder. Paint or glue a piece of fabric or vinyl around the roll so the cardboard doesn't show through. Hot-glue the roll horizontally to a candlestick or the top of a vertical tube so there's room for your necklaces and bracelets to hang down. Then, drape your jewelry over the ends of the roll.[1]
- Decorate your jewelry holder with some faux flowers to make it look more elegant.
- Cardboard tubes also work really well for storing watches.
[Edit]Branches - Try this natural look for your earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. You can buy decorative branches from your local hobby store or find your own outside. If you don't want to attach the base of the branch to anything, simply put it in a vase. Otherwise, hot-glue the thickest end of the branch into the center of a wooden plaque so it's vertical. Once the glue dries, screw through the back of the plaque into the branch so it stays really secure. Hot-glue additional branches if you want additional places to hang your jewelry. Then, just slide your jewelry on all of the vertical twigs at the top.[2]
- Use spray paint to recolor the branch and the plaque if you want to make your jewelry tree more striking. Use an accent color or choose something that matches the rest of your decor.
- You can also screw the branch into the bottom of an old wooden bowl. That way, you can easily toss rings, bracelets, and other jewelry inside.
[Edit]Cheese grater - Revamp an old grater into a stylish earring holder. Clean off your old grater as much as you can and rough up the surface with any sandpaper. You can leave the grater as-is, or you can use an oil-based paint to give it an accent color that stands out in your room. If you paint the grater, wait for it to dry completely before using it. Just hook your earrings in the grater's holes whenever you aren't wearing them.[3]
- Try screwing hooks into the holes on one side of the grater so you can hang up necklaces and bracelets as well.
- If you want to make the grater more decorative, then hot-glue pearl beads to the bottom corners after painting.
[Edit]Tiered plates and candlestick holder - Set rings, earrings, and bracelets here so they're easy to grab and go. Get 2 plates of any size and a short candlestick holder. If you want to, use paint pens to draw designs on the plate to make them pop a little more. Once the paint dries, use super glue to attach the base of the candlestick holder to the center of 1 plate. Then, add glue to the top of the candlestick holder and press the bottom of the second plate on top. Set a heavy book on top of the plate until the glue dries.[4]
- If you use 2 different-sized plates, use the larger plate on the bottom so it's more balanced.
[Edit]Jewelry box - Store rings and pins in a felted box to keep them safe and organized. You can use any small box, such as an empty recipe box or a decorative wooden box from a hobby store. Measure the depth and width of your box, and then cut strips of felt that are the same width as the box. Starting from the longest edge, fold over a section of felt that's the same height as the box. Flip the fabric over and then make another fold. Fold the entire strip like this so it looks like an accordion. Stitch or staple the ends of the felt together before gluing them into the bottom of the box with craft glue. Push your rings or pins between the felt folds so they stay in place.[5]
- You don't have to use folded felt for your entire box. For example, you could keep half of the box empty so you can store loose jewelry or other trinkets.
[Edit]Plaster hand - Slide your rings onto the fingers for a really decorative look. Cut the ends off of an empty plastic bottle and slide a glove over one side. Tape the wrist of the glove tight against the bottle and position it so the fingers point down. Mix plaster following the directions on the package and slowly pour it through the bottle into the glove. Let the plaster dry and harden completely before peeling off the glove. After it dries, display your rings on the fingers.[6]
- You could also drape necklaces or bracelets between the fingers, but they could get tangled.
[Edit]Clothes hanger - Loop your necklaces and bracelets on the hanger rod for a simple solution. Use a wooden hanger with a rod since it'll look better than a plain wire hanger. Use a screwdriver to attach screw-in hooks or pegs along the length of the hanger rod so you can easily hang your jewelry. If you don't have hooks, just clasp your necklace or bracelet around the rod so it goes through the middle.[7]
- Paint or wrap the hanger in fabric if you want to customize it even more.
[Edit]Rake head - Bracelets and necklaces easily fit on the tines of this rustic alternative. Use a garden rake with a metal head that has straight tines so your jewelry doesn't slide off. Cut the handle off of the rake with a saw. Secure the rake against your wall with nails or screws so the tines point straight out. Then, just slide your jewelry onto the tines.[8]
- The rake tines could be sharp, so be careful when you're hanging or grabbing your jewelry.
[Edit]Driftwood and twine - Try this for a simple, natural way to store your necklaces and bracelets. You can find your own piece of driftwood or buy a piece you like from your local craft store. Rather than using hooks or pegs to display your jewelry, hot-glue some decorative stones along the length of your driftwood. Wrap pieces of twine around the ends of the driftwood. Secure the other ends of the twine to your wall with screws or nails so your jewelry holder hangs level.[9]
- You can also try hanging a tree branch on your wall so you have more places to hang your jewelry. Keep the branch pointed up or at an angle so your jewelry doesn't slip off.[10]
[Edit]Paint stir sticks - Paint stir sticks with hooks prevent necklaces and bracelets from tangling. Cut off the curved section of your stir stick as well as 2 pieces that are long. Glue the end pieces you just cut on the back of the stir stick so they're flush with the ends. Pre-drill holes through the ends of the stir stick so it's easier to attach later. Then, paint the stick whatever color you want to match your decor. Add hooks or pegs along the length of the stick, and position it horizontally level against your wall before screwing it in.[11]
- Attach multiple stir sticks to your wall end to end to display a long line of jewelry.
[Edit]Silverware tray - Organize all your jewelry into tray compartments for a clean look. Get a wooden silverware tray that has multiple compartments from a home goods store. Paint the trays whatever colors pop in your room so you can match the rest of your decor. Hold the tray vertically and secure adhesive hooks at the top of each compartment so you can hang longer pieces of jewelry. Then, nail, screw, or use adhesive strips to attach your silverware holder vertically to your wall.[12]
- Try cutting out and gluing scrapbook paper to the back of each tray compartment for added colors and designs.
- The bottoms of each compartment also work well for holding loose jewelry, such as rings or bracelets.
[Edit]Corkboard and pins - You can drape anything over the pins with this minimalist holder. Cut a piece of corkboard to the size you want for your jewelry holder. Set a piece of fabric that's longer than the corkboard on each side with the "good" side face down. Put your corkboard in the middle of the fabric, and glue down the loose edges with fabric glue. Flip your corkboard over and push pins through the fabric wherever you want to hang your jewelry.[13]
- You don't need to add fabric to your corkboard, but it does make it look more attractive.
- If you want to make hanging earrings easier, poke a hole in the corkboard with a pin first and slide the earring hook through it.
[Edit]Pegboard and hooks - Pegboard makes it easy to add hooks for necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. You can leave your pegboard plain or paint it whatever color fits well in your space. Secure your piece of pegboard to your wall using nails or screws so it doesn't come down. Slide some hooks through the holes at the top of the pegboard so you have spots for your long necklaces and bracelets. If you have earrings, just hook them through the holes as is.[14]
- You can also get shelf-holders that fit in pegboard holes so you can set your rings or other decorations on a shelf.
[Edit]Framed lace or burlap - Add a touch of class to your decor with this framed earring holder. Take an old picture frame and trace the shape of it onto the piece of fabric you're using. Cut out your piece of fabric with a pair of scissors so it's the same size as the frame. Staple the fabric onto the back of the frame so it's secure and flush with the edges. After you hang your frame on the wall, simply loop your earring hooks through the fabric so they stay in place.[15]
- You can paint or add decor to the frame if you want to.
- Screw hooks into the bottom of the frame so you have a place to hang your bracelets and necklaces too.
- For a more rustic approach, try stapling chicken wire to the back of the frame instead of fabric.[16]
- Feel free to customize any of the jewelry holders that you make so they fit the aesthetics of your space better! Paint, stain, dye, or decoupage the holder so it really pops!
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| How to Desensitize Yourself from Emotional Pain Posted: 13 Nov 2021 08:00 AM PST In life, we experience many painful situations like being hated, ignored, tested, misunderstood, underestimated, mocked, troubled and many more. Many of these are not due to our mistakes either. Some people come close, bond and then hurt you and leave. If you don't deserve it, you should not be treated this way. This is to say that pain from any source could be kept away if you are alert of the following things. [Edit]Know the all round effects of pain. - One must know that pain is not only painful; it is, one in a hundred times, helpful too. Usually, though, it is undesirable and simply unwanted. Pain is scientifically said to last not more than a few minutes. It is the one who is suffering who constantly reminds themselves of the past and hence it inflicts more than the real experience itself, over and over again. Pain affects in such a way that it stops you from participating in activities with your usual vigor.[1]
- You may feel laid back.
- You may not do the things you did before because you are hurt.
- You may shut yourself emotionally or physically or both for as long as you feel upset.
- Some even get their frustrations out on others who are innocent.
[Edit]Reason within yourself. - Go back to your past and think of all the things you learnt being hurt. There will be quite a few lessons, from being weaker to stronger in many different ways. Why did you not learn those things before being hurt? If you are capable of learning something why not learn it on time? Why did you wait for pain to teach you or to get you learning?
- Pain is by itself very deep and hurting but reasoning and understanding the situation is of paramount importance. You will be living and dealing with many such events. And you must stand up and fight for yourself, your loved ones and your interests. To be able to do that and to do justice to yourself, you must not let any pain shun you or suppress you for any longer.
[Edit]Get up and get going. - Be aware of what is happening immediately around you. Because when something happens around you it is expected of you by your relatives, neighbors, and friends to know what it is that happened. If you are asked and you are blank, the blankness gives an impression of ignorance or lack of interest. Although it is also expected of a smart individual to not disclose too much information, it is advisable to be calm and know what the present situation demands in terms of emotional output and alertness.
[Edit]Know what matters to you. - Since a conversation is a major deciding factor about an individual's strength and weakness, conversations become the basis of how people treat you. If you know your priorities you could stand by them and defend yourself.[2]
[Edit]React only if you feel like it. - People could hurt you only when you allow them to step into your space. If you do not allow them and they tease you anyway, they feel unattended and don't feel completely satisfied about hurting you. You seem about alright to them while you continue being the way you were in spite of them mistreating you.[3]
- If you sense something brewing, or if you know that someone is about to trouble you, try not to react to their jokes or conversation. Some conversations are not as innocent as they sound in the beginning. It is used as a bait to catch your attention. If it interests you, you may participate in it. Your being hurt depends on your participation.
- The more affected you look, the more it gives an impression to them that they won.
- The more bored of them and uninterested you would appear to them, the more they will turn to someone else to harass.
[Edit]Have a defense system. - Surround yourself with your emotional strength. This could be done negating or denying to fear any threats. When you deny giving up on any fearful thoughts outright, the fearful thoughts subside. The more you fear, the more you feel weak and helpless. The more you try and make efforts towards being more and more positive and powerful, the more it will help you in being stronger emotionally.
- All strength begins in the inside and then it works to the fore!
- Your inner strength or 'will' will be the strongest when you have the assurance that you were either right or you didn't do anything wrong intentionally. Those who intentionally hurt others tend to have lesser or no inner strength. They rely on others for much of their strengths.
- Pick your defense. It could be:
- Silence. Silencing the harasser or the source of your pain by confronting and finishing the conflict.
- Having something else like a resourceful activity to divert your mind.
- Reminding yourself the reason why you would not fall prey to pain or someone's tricks. It could be that you are greater than them, that you have better things to do like an aim than stay in pain, that you would return back and answer the source of all the agony with your victory to clarify where you stand.
[Edit]Positive aggression. - In order to keep hurtful judgments of people away, you must learn about your major interests. When you know your interests, you will be a little aggressive about protecting them when someone tries to manipulate you. People often, knowingly or unknowingly try to manipulate or hurt you based upon what you have said. Once they know that you walk the talk, they will treat you keeping your strengths and attitude in mind.
- Tact is a strong guard. It works like a scarecrow in farms to keep unwanted elements away from destroying the farm. Being tactful begins with knowing your interests and its application. This means that you give a sharp response to someone trying to take you for a ride. This response of yours is not explicitly disrespectful, but it clarifies to the receiver that you don't take rubbish readily. They will have to bite their tongues for attacking you. Which they will and they will go back unhappily messing with the wrong person. Look smart so people think twice before rubbing you in the wrong way.[4]
- The choice of words that a tactful person uses are direct and assertive, such as "I don't find it funny", "Maybe you need a break", "I prefer to finish my work right now", etc.
[Edit]Be aware. - Understand that people who pain others for no mistake of theirs have low morals and moral strength. Hence, people with morals have an upper hand over harassers. This is because moral strength renders great strength in the middle of a fight, argument or in any difficulty.[5]
- The one with strong morals will always have his or her chin up. Their core or belief could never be shaken up by anyone, permanently. At times, some people deliberately try to hurt someone who seems too strong. These strong people seem strong because of a sense of belonging and after doing praiseworthy or good deeds to others.
[Edit]Build your morals. - Moral strength only grows with time and it works like roots to trees in very painful times. You will feel stronger than others who would be in a similar situation who do not indulge in any good work or charity to the unknown. People with moral strength are almost always in a sane mind and are willing to help. They are not too shocked, too helpless or too vulnerable when people see them. Although they may experience these emotions but no one will be able to get the better of them. One of the most rewarding acts is of giving or helping others.[6]
- You could help others without a sacrifice.
- Or help by incurring some cost to you.
- You may help others by sacrificing any of your wants or by going out of your ways. To each his own!
- While all these will technically help others, it will morally build you and strengthen you before you realize it.
- What you get in return? You could give while expecting something in return, expecting more in return, expect nothing in return, give while feeling frustrated, or give and feel happy for no reason. Try to give without expecting and allow yourself some time to adapt this attitude if you will.
- There is no reason to judge someone who is not helping anyone or those who are receiving your help.
[Edit]Be clear. - Be aware that what you owe to do or fulfilling your responsibilities or helping someone is your decision, but these do not ensure freedom from pain by default. Pain should be tackled and it could be lessened with your efforts.
- Know the importance of the kind of troubles you face and give only as much importance to it. Overemphasizing painful words or acts is not the best attitude towards it. Let people be left alone with their inputs. They need not be punished or thought of by you.
- Whenever a new painful situation arises, you get to exercise your reserve of strength or willpower, or develop stronger guards than before. Completely desensitizing yourself from pain will only deprive you of one of the many emotional experiences you are allowed to feel.
- People will make their appearance every now and then. Their interests and intentions may or may not be within your grasp. It is your knowledge and basic guard that makes pain and painful instances ineffective.
- You may or may not be desensitized to pain throughout, but if you manage to do it, you must know that it is you who succeeded with your tact, efforts and abilities.
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| How to Set a Song As Your Ringtone on iPhone Posted: 13 Nov 2021 12:00 AM PST This wikiHow teaches you how to create and install a custom ringtone on your iPhone using iTunes on your PC or Mac. If you're using macOS Catalina or later, you'll actually be using the Music app on your Mac to create the ringtone. You can easily create a ringtone from most music file types, including M4As and MP3s, as long as it's saved to your computer. Once you've added the song's ringtone to your iPhone, you can set it as the phone's default ringtone or as the ringtone for a specific contact. [Edit]Creating the Ringtone - Open iTunes or Apple Music on your computer. If you're using Windows or a version of macOS released prior to Catalina, click iTunes in your app list. If you're using a more recent version of macOS, open the app called Music.
- Make sure that your song is in iTunes or Apple Music. You'll need to have the actual music file you want to trim already in iTunes or Apple Music—it can't just be a streaming song or be in the cloud.[1] If you have the song as an MP3 (or another format) on your computer, just drag it into iTunes or Apple Music to add it now.
- If you see a cloud icon with a down-arrow beside it next to the song, click it to download the song.
- Find the section of the song that you want to use. Double-click the song in iTunes to play it, listen for the beginning of the section that you want to use as the ringtone and note the start time, and listen for up to 40 seconds before noting the end time.
- You can see the timestamp for the song at the top of the iTunes window when a song is playing.
- Ringtones cannot be longer than 30 seconds.
- Open the song's information. To do so in iTunes, click the three dots on the song and select Song Info. If using the Apple Music app on your Mac, click the song once, click the Song menu, and then click Info.[2].
- You can also just right-click the song and click Song Info (Windows) or Get Info (Mac) in the drop-down menu that appears.
- Click the tab. It's at the top of the information menu window.
- Check the "start" and "stop" boxes. They're both near the top of the window, just below the "media kind" section. Doing so will place checkmarks in the respective boxes, allowing you to change the start and stop time for the song.
- Enter the start and stop time. In the "start" text box, enter the time in the song at which you want the ringtone to start, then do the same with the point at which you want the ringtone to end in the "stop" box. Remember, the ringtone can be up to 30 seconds long.
- Click . It's at the bottom of the window. This will save the song's changes and exit the information menu.
- Create an AAC version of the song. Make sure that the song is selected by clicking it, then click File, select Convert in the menu, and then click Create AAC Version. A new version of the song that is the length of your ringtone will appear below the original song in iTunes or Music.
- For example, if your selected ringtone segment is 26 seconds, the new song will have "0:26" next to it instead of the full song length.
- If you don't see the Create AAC Version option, enable it by clicking the Edit (Windows) or iTunes (Mac) tab, clicking Preferences..., clicking Import Settings, clicking the "Import Using" drop-down box, and clicking AAC Encoder in the drop-down menu.
- Open the AAC file's location. Select the AAC version of the song, then click File and click Show in Windows Explorer (Windows) or Show in Finder (Mac) in the drop-down menu. This will open the file's location on your computer.
- Change the AAC file into an M4R file. This process will vary depending on whether you're using a PC or a Mac:
- Windows - Click the View tab → check the "File name extensions" box if not checked→ click the ".m4a" version of the song to select it → click the Home tab → click Rename → replace with at the end of the song and press Enter → click OK.
- Mac - Select the AAC version of the song (the "m4a" version) → click the File menu item → click Get Info in the drop-down menu → change to in the "Name & Extension" section and press → click Use m4r.
- Leave this window open for now.
[Edit]Placing the Ringtone on Your iPhone - Attach your iPhone to your computer. Plug the USB end of your iPhone's charging cable into a USB port on your computer, then plug the other end of the cable into the charging port on your iPhone.
- Open your iPhone in iTunes or Finder. If you're using iTunes, click the iPhone icon/button in the upper-left corner of iTunes to display your iPhone's contents. If you're using macOS Catalina or later, open a new Finder window by clicking the two-toned smiley face icon on the Dock, and then click your iPhone under "Locations" in the left panel.
- Drag the M4R file to your iPhone. If you're using iTunes and see a folder on your iPhone called Tones in the left panel, you can drag the file right to that folder. If you don't see this folder, just drag the file to the right panel in iTunes or Finder will transfer the file to your iPhone.
- Click . It's a white button in the bottom-right side of the iTunes window. Once your iPhone is finished syncing, you can walk away from your computer and complete the remaining steps on your iPhone.
[Edit]Setting the Ringtone - Open your iPhone's Settings . Tap the grey app with gears on it to do so.
- Scroll down and tap . It's in the same group of settings as the General option.
- On the iPhone 6S and earlier, you'll just tap Sounds here.
- Tap . This option is directly below the "SOUNDS AND VIBRATION PATTERNS" heading in the middle of the page.
- Tap your ringtone's name. In the "RINGTONES" section, tap the name of the ringtone that you want to set as your phone's default ringtone. You should see a blue checkmark appear to the left of it, signifying that your phone will use your custom ringtone for all incoming calls.
- Set your new ringtone for a specific contact. If you'd rather set the ringtone for a specific contact, do the following:
- Open the Contacts app.
- Tap a contact's name.
- Tap Ringtone
- Select the ringtone.
- Tap Done
- Make sure that your phone is set to ring audibly if you want to hear your new ringtone.
[Edit]Warnings - The "Tones" page in iTunes won't appear unless your phone is connected to your computer.
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