Sacramento Movers Tell How To Store Christmas Ornaments

The easiest way to package ornaments is to use common packing materials that will likely be around the house after the holidays such as tissue paper and sturdy boxes. Shoe boxes could work well but the thin “clothing boxes” that are used to wrap a shirt in are probably not quite sturdy enough. Plastic storage bins also work well.

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Alternatively, for a more DIY approach, some people find that plastic “clam shell” fruit containers (See the photo above) are useful packaging containers for ornaments.  You can place a glass or plastic ball in each of the fruit compartments. Or if you’d prefer a packing solution that is created specifically for the purpose of storing ornaments, you can find ornament storage boxes with cell dividers inside at most craft stores. The Container Store offers several ornament storage boxes including an “Archival” box that features acid-free, adjustable size dividers which can hold up to 28 ornaments.

Begin with packing ornaments in their original boxes if you have them. For example the set of six glass balls can be placed back in the container they came in. The hand made snowflake ornament from your sister may not be so easily packaged. This is where all that left-over tissue paper comes in. Carefully wrap any glass or otherwise fragile ornaments in tissue and place them in a box. Mark the box as fragile and be sure to pack extra cushioning in the bottom and corners of the box. If you have them available, cell dividers can help keep ornaments in place but are not entirely necessary if enough cushioning is used. Dish pack moving boxes complete with cell dividers could be a great way to protect fragile ornaments. These boxes are used to protect china flatware and crystal stemware so they could easily keep breakable ornaments intact.

For any wooden or plastic ornaments, using a cloth or tissue cushioning between layers should be enough to keep ornaments safe from damage. These should be placed in a separate box from the delicate glass ornaments. Dough ornaments, such as the ones children make in school should be packed separately from other ornaments if possible just in case the “cookie crumbles” leaving crumbs throughout the box.

Garland can be coiled and either placed on top of the wood and plastic ornaments with a layer of tissue cushioning between the two or it can be placed in a separate box. Lights should be loosely coiled and placed in a separate box. Be sure to label all boxes and place in a safe, dry place that will be out of the way until next year such as the garage, attic or the top shelf of a closet.

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