A couple of years ago my sister-in-law Janie went out of town for a fun girls’ trip, and she packed all manner of cute earrings and bracelets and whatnot so that she would have lots of accessory options when she arrived at her destination.
As a chronic overpacker, I know a little bit about the need for many accessory options.
But what Janie wasn’t expecting was the fact that once she arrived at her hotel, her jewelry was a tangled mess. All of her longer earrings had gotten completely twisted and knotted during the flight, and she spent a solid hour trying to undo the damage.
So when she got back home a couple of days later, she sat down and decided she’d solve her jumbled jewelry problem.
For the last two years she has worked on a couple of different prototypes, and when she finally hit on the very best idea, she met with a patent attorney (OH YES MA’AM – SHE HAS PATENTED THIS PUPPY AND EVERYTHING), found a manufacturer, and started the distribution process.
And now she’s sharing her great new product – which has been selling like hotcakes at Christmas markets – with you.
Internets, meet The JJ.
(Here’s a secret – SHHHHH – “JJ” stands for “Janie’s Jewels.”)
(Isn’t that adorable?)
So I guess what I’m trying to say is that size-wise it’s terribly convenient.
You could literally take 20 pairs of earrings on a 3-day trip.
Quite frankly I don’t know how much more a girl could ask for.
I also love that The JJ can stand up on a dresser or a nightstand or a bathroom counter – because it’s just so much easier to see your jewelry options.
It’s very important to be able to see your jewelry options, girls.
ISN’T IT THE CUTEST?
Janie’s working on getting a website up and running, but since it’s not quite ready yet, she sent me pictures of all the JJ fabric patterns. And if you’d like to win one of the NINE JJ’s Janie is giving away, here’s what you do:
1) Click here to see all the fun fabric options for The JJ.
2) Come back to this page and leave a comment telling me which pattern is your favorite.
3) THAT’S ALL!
I’ll leave comments on this post open until Saturday, November 17 – and then I’ll draw for nine winners.
And if you’d like to order one (or two! or nine!) for Christmas gifts, I’ll post all of the how-to information then.
Hooray for The JJ!
Y’all have fun!
pink paisley. Definitely.
The ONLY choice– pink and brown paisley. It was love at first sight. What an awesome idea– and soooo super cute!
Pink and brown paisley! Though if she’s working on an argyle of any sort, you have my permission to remove my name from this contest. I have spent an obscene amount of money on argyle socks in the last week.
I have to go with the flower power – Funky Floral!! This is really neat. Hope she is very successful!
Pink and brown paisley for sure….awesome gift idea. Please tell me she’ll ship to Canada.
I had a hard time deciding, but I think the pink and brown paisley is my favorite – how cool! Laurie
So hard to choose…I think the black and white animal print. They all look so great Janie!
Oooh polka dot for me please!
Black & White Animal Print!!
Love it!
I like Pink and Brown Paisley…and I L.O.V.E the JJ. Already. Before I’ve even won it…er, um, “had a chance to win it”.
I hope I win it (Did I mention how much I love it?)
Colorful squares. I will be ordering one…or seven!
please, pink and brown paisley.
Thank you.
Polka dots for sure!
Oooh, pink and brown paisley!
Pink and brown paisley is the cutest!
Love the pink and brown paisley! I would give it to my daughter since she is so much more about options than me now. I have my favorite gold and silver hoops, my fancy sparklys, and some fun casuals. When I travel, I have my jewelry down to a system but my poor college-age daughter always has one big jumbled mess!
So, so cute and practical!! Thanks!!
Pink and Brown animal print.
I love the pink and brown paisley. Great idea! I wish I had thought of it!
Adorable Pink and Brown Paisley – that just says it all!
polka dots!
I’m loving the Pink and Brown Paisley and the pink Giraffe. Of course, I’d take any of them because they’re all beautiful!
Polka Dots
That’s awesome! I love the Colorful Squares. :)
Love them ALL but especially the pink and brown paisley and the pink and brown animal print, hmmm guess I like pink and brown! What a great idea!!
Hope I win!
Sue
Pink and brown paisley is awesome! You have very smart friends!
Pink & Brown Paisley–hands down!! :)
It was a tough decision between the colorful squares and the pink and brown paisley. But I’m with the colorful squares!
LOVE the pink and brown paisley!
Pink and Brown Paisley. For Sure.
ADORABLE pink and brown paisley!!! The name says it all…too cute!!!
Oh how cute!! What great Christmas gifts!! I LOVE the pink and brown paisley!
Can’t wait for the ordering info!
Annie
Gotta be the dots!
The brown and pink paisley!
pink and brown paisley! (or maybe the pink giraffe….)
Love the pink/brown paisley. These are
a must for Christmas gifts….AND….one
for myself!
Pink and brown paisley!
I’m diggin’ the funky floral.
I totally need this.
Pink and brown paisley OR Waves. Maybe both! :)
Soooo hard!!! Colorful Squares!! Way to go Janie!!!!
I love the pink and brown paisley!
What a great idea!
What a wonderful idea! I like the brown and cream animal print. Oh, and the pink and brown paisley, the polka dots, the animal prints, the wave, the funky floral. Am I just supposed to choose one?
I love the brown and pink paisley… I actually have a brown and pink bathroom. It has the original pink tile, tub, and toilet! I think the bag would look great in there!
Pink and brown paisley.
Wow, those are beautiful! I’d have to say that my favorite pattern is Adorable Pink and Brown Paisley, but a close second is the funky floral. Hey, they are all gorgeous!
Pink and Brown Paisley is my favorite, although I like the colorful squares, too!
Well, done Janie!
Janie, you are so creative! I like the black and white animal print! Good luck.
They are all just adorable but I love the colorful squares the very best.
Jeanne B
Colorful squares or any–they are all adorable! What a creative, wonderful idea.
Color squares. You GO girl!
Funky floral baby!!! and um….only 20 pair of earrings for a 3 days weekend. I’m thinking more like 40 would do. ha ha. I am a serious OVER PACKER!
so cute! I like the funky floral but it was hard to choose a favorite!
So cute! Colorful Squares or Polka Dots…it was very hard to choose!
It is totally a toss up between funky floral and polka dots – I love both!
What a great present for yourself and others! The problem is too many cute choices. I think I’d go with the Funky Floral or Colorful Squares.(The Wave is awful cute, too)
Brilliant!! I’ll go with funky floral
Kelli
Too dang cute for words! They are just
adorable, but the polka-dots is my fav!
They are all so cute!!!! I think I like the pink and brown paisley and the pink and brown animal print the best. What a great idea!
I really like the pink and brown paisley or the funky floral!
They all show excellent taste! After much thinking….I think the winner for me is Funky Floral. Too cute.
The brown and cream one is great. Makes me think of cow hide, which I think looks really cool!
I love the pink and brown paisley. :)
my vote is for the brown and pink paisley…I just love the brown and pink combo theses days! Your sil is uber talented, and you are lucky to have her!
(does she know this also sounds like an abbreviation for va jay jay?)
Love the pink & brown paisley!
Waves! Definitely waves!
I absolutely love the pink and brown paisley. And I hope she’s ready for some serious orders when you put the info up! I can think of about 5 people in my life who NEED this thing!!
But can I have mine for free? :)
These are awesome. Love the choice of fabrics, but most especially the Adorable Pink and Brown Paisley!
Brown/Creme animal print…too cute. Ditto about the ordering info. These are great – I spent way too much on a jewelry travel case at Container Store several years ago…it gets the job done, but is not cute and leaves a lot to be desired!
definately funky floral
363 comments so far? Will you have a new personal record high for comments?
If I could pick, it would be the dots one that you have already.
To all of you that have left a comment and are actually reading these….
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have tears in my eyes ALL day reading your comments!! I wish I could you all one…I REALLY do!!! When the info is posted…I am ready for your orders!!! ;-) Much love and thanks!!!!
I am glad you love the “jj” as much as i do!!!
I love the animal print fabrics!
The “JJ” is something every girl needs!
oops…typos…
I have had tears in my eyes all day…
and
I wish I could give you all one…
Please forgive me…it’s late AND my eyes are swollen!!!
I’m so not an animal print girl, but for some reason, the pink and brown animal print is calling my name. Call me crazy!
I LOVE the Adorable Pink & Brown Paisley. Then again, I am a paisley addict!
PICK ME! PICK ME!
:-)
I love the Polka Dots. It is so hard to find a good jewelry bag, but I think this one is it.
Easy. The Black and White Animal Print. :)
These are amazing! I am loving all things animal these days, so I think the pink/brown animal print is for me!
Polka dot! Polka dot! Can you have too many polka dots??? I don’t think so!
Very Cute! I think I just finished gifts for my boys school teachers!!!
This blog is informative and oh so helpful :)
I like the Funky Floral. Great gift idea!
I’ll take a pink & brown paisley, thank-you-very-much! Since I have little luck at winning items, how much do these cost? I may want to purchase one for myself AND some for friends.
Funky Floral! This is such a great idea. I never ceased to be amazed at the ingenuity of women.
Janie,
You are such an inspiration! You are kind of putting a much needed skip in my step, sister!! The jjs are so, so, so SMART – you have much to be proud of. Can they be monogrammed (if not, could a placket be monogrammed and snapped/adhered/velcroed on…)? SWAK and TLA
I love the Pink and Brown Paisley, so cute.
Looks like a great product! I love the brown and creme the best. Guess this comment outs me as one of your blog surfers (sounds better than stalker) =)
I *love* the pink and brown paisley! And your fabulous sis-in-law is a GENIUS!!!
I adore the pink & brown animal print!!
What a FABULOUS idea! It’s very well done! I really like the pink & brown paisley and the polka dots! I’d love to win, so count me in!
Speaking as a jewelry girl (oh yes, I am a MAJOR jewelry fanatic!), this is THE BOMB. Tell Janie she is a genius!
Love the pink and brown paisley!
The waves, the waves:) What a great idea:)
Soooo hard to choose. I love pink and brown, so I guess I’d have to say that. I do love the polka dots and squares too!
pink and brown paisley!!! how do you store necklaces? hope the cost impresses me too!!! looks like a winner!
I love the pink and brown paisley!
Pink and brown paisley!!
I just bought a makeup bag that is poka dot-ted. So I would pick the poka dot.
I love the pink and brown paisley. That’s all me!
Brown and Creme animal print. It’s lovely and classy (as opposed to klassy, know what I mean?). :-)
How cute and functional too! I choose the pink and brown paisley.
I love the Pink and Brown Paisley!!!!
Oh I love the pink & brown paisley. That sure beats the way I have been keeping my earrings matched up.