Packing your necklaces and other art jewelry during a move needs some careful handling and efficiency. From fragile studded necklaces to glittering wristwatches, all accessories are important and need to be protected during a move. Even if you keep your collection in a box, you need to make sure that all the items are kept intact and safe. In order to give you an idea of packing accessories in an economically efficient manner, here is a guide that explains how to pack necklaces and other jewelry items during move. If you have a lot of jewelry, you may end up with a nice hodgepodge when unpacking! To avoid having to sort everything out or lose your favorite earrings, here are some tips:
Take An Inventory
It’s easy to underestimate the value of your jewelry. It is important to know the actual value, to be able to determine the amount of insurance that we wish to include in your insurance contract and which will have an impact on the amount of compensation in the event of a covered loss.
In addition, it allows your insurance agent or broker to determine if limitations may apply. In fact, home insurance contracts may include a limit, for example, of $1000 or $2000 in the event of theft of your jewelry or your collections. If you have jewelry whose total value exceeds this amount, your damage insurance professional may offer to increase the limit entered in your contract. Establishing your jewelry inventory will therefore be a good preparation for discussing with your damage insurance professional your home insurance needs.
Arrange Your Jewelry With:
1) Pill Organizers
Seven-day pill organizers are perfect for storing individual earrings, rings and even smaller bracelets and necklaces. By putting only one object (or a pair of earrings) in a box, the jewelry remains untangled and organized. And since the boxes are connected, you have all your jewelry in one place. Related tip: Use old prescription pill bottles to wrap individual jewelry, then place all of the bottles in a larger ziplock bag.
2) Egg Cartons
An empty egg box is perfect for keeping your earrings, rings, bracelets and small necklaces. If you are not a fan of the egg carton, you can use the small freezer bags. You put inside the jewelry, you make several small plastic bags and you wrap everything in paper towels.
3) Straws
Keep the chains of the necklace free from tangles by sliding one end through a straw (one chain per straw) and closing the clasp. Place all the straws in a toothbrush holder to keep your necklaces safe. Do you have one or two large necklaces in the mix? Follow the same procedure using a tube of toilet paper. Data Sheets: Keep the earrings organized and easy to find by using a safety pin to punch holes in an index card, then inserting the earrings and sealing the back. Wrap a cloth around the card and then wrap it with the rest of your jewelry.
4) Toilet Roll
The empty toilet paper rolls make "beautiful" individual compartments to organize and protect your different jewelry. Simply wrap your cord, secure the end and slide it into the small tube. If you only have a few cords to wrap, a glasses box works well, too.
5) Buttons
This stuff works to keep pairs of earrings together for travel and home. If you have spare buttons (especially the larger ones), put your earrings in the holes and seal the back, one pair of earrings per button. When preparing your luggage for a trip, put the buttons you want to take in a small ziplock bag or wrap them in a small cloth for additional protection.
6) Wrapping In A Bubble Wrap
Take a piece of bubble wrap that you fold in half and put in parchment paper. Iron everything at low heat, as shown in the photo below. Fold the bubble wrap in half again, put it back in the parchment paper and iron again.
Cut the bubble wrap using coins of different sizes and then using junction rings, attach everything to a chain to form a costume jewel.
7) Zip Locks
Those little sealable plastic bags you often find with cheap jewelry? Consider keeping them to store your jewelry for travel. Put a piece of jewelry in each bag to keep things organized and avoid getting tangled. Then put all the small plastic bags in a larger ziplock bag for the trip. If you don't have small plastic bags on hand, check your local craft store. Even easier, go no further than the pantry in your kitchen and take out a few zipper bags the size of a snack bag.
8) Sandwich Bags
Sandwich bags are not just for gift wrapping. A scented potpourri sachet can itself be a gift! But a good sandwich bag will have compartments to keep your individual jewelry both organized and free of tangles and scratches during traveling.
9) Using Plastic/Business Cards
Those little sealable plastic cards you often find with cheap jewelry? Consider keeping them to store your jewelry for travel. Put a piece of jewelry in each card to keep things organized and avoid getting tangled. Then put all the small plastic cards in a larger ziplock bag for the trip. If you don't have small plastic cards on hand, check your local craft store.
How To Unpack Your Jewelry Safely
If you packed your jewelry well to start with, you should not face any issues. But despite a ton of care you took while packing the jewelry, there can always be complications when you start to unpack. You could see tangled chains and so on. In such case, use pins to patiently untangle them and keep each piece of jewelry separately. Never untangle anything forcibly. In case you are not confident about untangling it yourself, take it to a jeweler’s shop and take professional help.
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About Author -
Jenny is a jewelry designer inspired by European and contemporary jewelry designs. She is a contributor to H2H and advises about ways your home could be better with modern art and jewelry. Head over to her jewelry collection at Thaya Jewels to check out what’s up!
