If you can’t hand-carry your valuables, try mislabeling the box they’re in so nobody but you knows what’s inside. Label the box with something like “dog toys” or “holiday lights” instead.
Trim the straw to fit the length of your necklace when necessary. After threading your necklaces through straws, it’s still a good idea to wrap them up with tissue paper for protection, as outlined below.
If you only have a few necklaces or there’s limited space in your jewelry box, you can keep several necklaces together by clasping them into loops in a spiral-bound notebook.
Whether you use tissue paper or plastic bags, keep them together by putting each wrapped item in a larger plastic bag. Once they’re wrapped, store your jewelry in a box lined with packing paper. Any fragile or delicate items are best protected during a move with a generous amount of packing paper.
Just like individually wrapped items, it’s a good idea to pack your jewelry in a box lined with packing paper after sealing them in kitchen wrap.
If you have any chandelier earrings or other dangling pieces in the foam sheet, tape those down too. They could get tangled if they’re left hanging. Wrap your earring-studded foam in a few sheets of packing paper before storing it somewhere.
The button storage method is especially helpful for packing stud earrings since they’re small and easier to lose when left loose. Keep in mind that you’ll still need to pack the buttons safely using packing paper, plastic bags, or a pill box.
Since pill boxes typically have at least 7 cells (1 for each day of the week), take the time to organize your jewelry by type, color, size, or any other categories you can think of. If you need a little more space than pill boxes can offer, use a tackle box to organize your jewelry instead! They have more cells for storage and could even accommodate bigger pieces like necklaces and bracelets.
If you use an egg carton to move your jewelry, label it clearly. Otherwise, it might be mistaken for trash or recycling and thrown out.
Most of the above packing techniques will work with this step! You can store jewelry wrapped in straws, tissue paper, plastic bags, buttons, and even pill boxes in a jewelry box or armoire.
It’s okay if you can’t move every piece of jewelry yourself and need to tuck some in a box. Just remember that the most expensive pieces are safest in your hands!
For example, it’s safer to place your packed jewelry on a passenger seat or on the floor of the car where air conditioning can easily reach it.
