Tips for Storing Christmas Decorations
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This is it, the time has arrived to take down all of those lovely Christmas decorations to package them away lovingly so they are ready to open again next holiday season. Today I am bringing you all kinds of ideas for storing Christmas decorations of all kinds. There are as many different ideas and ways of storing Christmas decorations as there are kinds of Christmas decorations . These are just tips that I like to follow.
Let's begin with those Christmas lighting. I cut a piece of cardboard to fit inside a gallon resealable bag. Cut a slit in the corner of the cardboard.
Before storing your lights, check each strand to make sure they still work. There is no point in storing that string of lights that went out this year!
Pull the end of the cord through the slit in the cardboard.
Wrap your Christmas lights around the piece of cardboard. When you get to the end, cut another slit in the cardboard and tuck the other end of the lights into the slit to secure them.
Put the cardboard with the lights wrapped around it into a resealable bag and you are ready to store them in a clear box for next year.
Store wreaths on a hanger in a closet or hang it from a hook or nail in a closet or basement.
To keep the wreath protected, cover it with a dry cleaner bag or zip it into a garment bag.
Store shatterproof ornaments in zip top bags sorted by color.
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For the wreath on a hanger you could also use a garbage bag over it to keep put the dust. It's like the moving your clothes hack which makes it much easier.
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Chloe
i use all of these methods too. Good job of describing and illustrating them. I also take photos of decor which is comprised of multiple pieces that fit into storage boxes (manger scenes, dickens towns, etc) and how they’re laid out in their special storage containers. Takes a lot of guesswork out of it when you only see it once a year. Just print the photo and keep it in the box.
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