Busy Quilter

A nice 2 inch or more wide ribbon in a color that matched your decor. Of course I'm thinking of pierced earrings. Then glue it to a small dowel the sized to be an inch longer that ribbon.

IBQUILTIN

You could put (glue) a piece of plastic grid in a wooden hoop. Decorate it or not. The earring will be right at hand

craftynell

I use storage boxes with little drawers. They are plastic & I can see what is in every drawer.
I have some with small & some with larger drawers. I have three of them stacked up & they work great.

Latrinka

Wow, great ideas!

NopahDesertRat

For years I have had my earrings hung on a 2 inch wide piece of grosgrain ribbon. The ear wires poke right through the ribbon easily. You can hang the ribbon from what ever you want. I also use a slightly wider piece of double knit fabric, the kind we used to make pants out of, cut in a strip, same thing the ear wires poke right through the fabric easily. I keep them narrow so that I can use clutch backs on some post ear rings. They could be put on a coat hanger with a snap or just pinned with a safety pin. Easy to take lose to roll up for travel. Mine are about 18 inches long and work really well. If you want to organize them, put holidays on a strip, blues, reds and etc on different strips, fun way to be able to pick at a moments notice.

jane65us

I made a ear ring holder using a large embordery hoop and covered it with satin and then a nice lace and just hang your ear rings in the lace. I have a picture, but can't figure out how to post it.. I made several and gave them my family and friends.

earthwalker

Make an earring tree. Find a fallen tree branch with lots of interesting twiggy bits - go nuts with spray paint, stick it in a earthenware pot with plaster of paris (or similar) to keep it upright and hang your earrings/beads on it. For earrings with posts make a little hanging "card" to poke them into to secure. If you don't have access to a real tree get creative with some wire and make your own.

Needles

Don't keep any jewelry out in the elements, it should always be in an enclosed container. The air and dust will make the pieces turn ugly and you will find yourself cleaning jewelry on a monthly basis, any that's out in the open. Takes a lot of time. Costume jewelry 'metals' turn nasty and fancy necklaces get laced with dust. Not a fan of this idea as you can see, it's a been there done that situation.