Christmas Ornament Storage.
Some people think that all the Christmas Ornament Storage advice that has been printed and the many products produced are for others, who collect expensive, delicate or antique Christmas Ornaments. That is just not true. I do not collect Ornaments but I do have several that my children have made in school over the years. Like the paper Snowmen decorated in cotton balls, a cut out Santa and sleigh covered in glitter and the many snowflakes and angels decorated with lace and other fabric trims. Like many of you, these are my treasures. I look forward to the time when I can turn them over to my children so they can display them for their children.
These are some of the things I have come up with that have helped.
Ornaments made of construction paper and decorated with cotton balls and fabric trims I store separately in an empty filing drawer where nothing can rest on top to smash the cotton balls and other decorations.
When I buy an ornament I always ask if they can put it in a box, then I keep the box. This is especially good for glass balls. It is so much easier to store them back in the box than to try to find one and risk breaking some because you had to stack them on each other to fit in the box.
Use Acid Free Tissue Paper to wrap single glass balls, crystal and other types of ornaments. The Acid Free Tissue keeps the paint from fading. Do not use newspaper the ink can rub off onto your ornaments. We have sets of 480 Acid Free Tissue Paper Sheets.
Put all your ornaments in a sturdy, Acid Free Ornament Storage box. Label each box, that way you can see at a glance what is inside each box. We have beautiful and functional Ornament Storage Boxes.
It is not a good idea to store glass ornaments with the ornament hanger still attached. The hanger could scratch the paint off the ornament.
Store your boxes in the most climate controlled area of your home. This will probably not be your attic or garage. Most of our nicest ornaments can not take the changes in temperature and humidity. See our other Christmas Decorations Ideas.
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