How to: Store Christmas ornaments

Alright! So yesterday we found some fun ways to store Christmas lights, and there were a great many ways to do that so I waited for a brand new day to start before working on ornaments! Whether you have Dollar tree ornaments, homemade, or handcrafted glass, ornaments can be precious so we want to store them well.

1: The solo cup method

These plastic party cups are a dime a dozen, especially around the holidays. A piece of cardboard between layers means less mess when removing the cups, and a bonus: if the hook falls out, it's easy to find. Pros: Good for almost any shaped ornament, and many sizes. Con: Eco friendly elves might not appreciate the extra plastic, but you can reuse the cups year after year!

2. The drive through regular method
Speaking of waste, those drive though cup holders have perfect sized holes to fit mid-to-large sized ornaments. It'd be a shame to just throw them away. Pros: reduces waste and has vertical storage  potential. Cons: It's a reminder of just how much fast food you've had this year, and is pretty limited to sphere shapes.

3. The ready-to-hang method
If you have some long storage boxes, this might be an option for you. Pros: Easily color coded, and you can find the ornament you want at a glance. Cons: I am just one clumsy misstep away from breaking every ornament I own.

4. The nest method
Take some of those amazon boxes and make grids for your ornament boxes. You can use coffee filters, as shown here, or you can wrap the ornaments in newspaper or magazine pages. A fun part of taking them out next year is seeing current events or trends from years past by looking at the newspaper article attached.

5. The egg carton method
Personally, I've never used this--I just don't have ornaments that small. But if you happen to have egg shaped ornaments, this is a great way to store them. Pros: Cartons are designed for protecting fragile things. Cons: Not very flexible when it comes to size.

6. The Why Put Them Away method
Why put them away? We could just move them into color coordinated glass jars. Display them in the kitchen, office, table, bookshelf, or wherever you want, really. Pros: Makes swapping ornaments for year-round trees easier. Cons: Maybe not the best method for super small spaces--every square inch matters.





That was a lot of fun! Hopefully you can mix and match ideas to find the perfect system for your family. Now that we have a little cleaning out of the way, tomorrow we're actually going to start planning Christmas 2019!