If you're near a major city, look for a store selling Retail Fixtures -- the display cases stores use to hold all their goodies. Or go on eBay.

I bought several jewelry trays at a retail fixture store and stack them two deep in my small shallow drawers. They come in many different configurations within a modular sizing schema. They're much cheaper that the ones the Container Store and BB&B sell, and IMO, much more attractive and sturdy. The pieces are sold separately - there's a 'tray' (box) and a 'tray insert' (flocked molded plastic).

If you want to get fancy, you could easily build a 'rack' into your drawers so the upper trays can slide side to side to easily access your lower trays.

Here is a link that might be useful: Jewelry Trays on eBay

For earrings, rings, and small pins, I use plastic ice cube trays.

Thank you Sweeby...those items are exactly what I was thinking of, just didn't realize they existed. I might do the sliding thing...I have an antique buffet that has that type of set up in one of the drawers and I love it.

Franksmom...I've thought of that, but most of my earrings are dangly and big. But it's a good idea for my smaller things, definitely.

If you have a wall available, you can do a peg board and display it all.

Someone gave me the idea (Martha Stewart show maybe?!) to use a fishing tackle box as an organizer. I got mine at Walmart for $3.96 and it has been a life saver! My sister had me organize her jewelry the same way once she saw it (and she asked "that's a fishing tackle box?!" lol).

You can adjust the sizes of the compartments very easily. I have never been so organized with my jewelry until I got this. And another one is on my shopping list I love it so much.

It's not beautiful but no one sees it anyway. Hope this helps you!