| Proper Christmas ornament storage will
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| | produce cardboard or plastic containers.
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| keep your beautiful ornaments unmarred
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| | Some are specifically designed to store
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| for next year and decades to follow.
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| | ornaments and have appropriately-sized
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| Antique glass ornaments are quite
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| | compartments. Plastic boxes are sturdier
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| fragile. It's surprising that some have
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| | than cardboard boxes, but the completely
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| remained unbroken for a century! Modern
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| | airless space they create is not
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| ornaments, especially the ones made of
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| | necessarily suitable for valuable or
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| treated glass, are stronger -- but they
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| | antique ornaments. Special acid-free
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| are still susceptible to damage. Proper
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| | cardboard containers are the best choice
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| storage and handling will preserve these
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| | for these valuables.
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| beautiful ornaments for future
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| | Each piece should be individually wrapped
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| generations to enjoy.
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| | before being placed in a Christmas
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| Handling Glass Ornaments
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| | ornament storage container. Use
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| Glass decorations must be handled
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| | acid-free tissue paper, or acid-free
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| carefully and with due caution. When
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| | paper towels (the kind sold as
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| they are removed from storage, work on a
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| | microwavable). Newspaper is not a good
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| padded surface as you remove their
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| | choice; the chemicals in the print -- and
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| wrappings. Place a padded tree skirt
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| | in the paper too -- can harm the finish
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| under the tree to soften the impact, in
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| | on the decoration.
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| case a glass ball falls from the tree.
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| | Place bubble wrap or crumpled paper
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| An old-fashioned Christmas tree fence is
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| | towels in the bottom of the Christmas
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| useful to keep young children and pets
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| | ornament storage container before you put
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| away from the ornaments. If you don't
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| | any wrapped decorations in it. If the
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| have a fence, hang the delicate glass
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| | box doesn't include sections, use extra
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| balls near the top of the tree, and put
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| | tissue between decorations to provide
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| unbreakable spheres on low branches. It
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| | more protection. Add a last layer on top
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| is helpful to spray a pet repellent under
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| | of the ornaments before fastening the
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| the tree.
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| | lid.
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| If your ornaments are displayed for over
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| | Place some silica gel desiccant in every
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| two weeks, position them away from
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| | container to remove dampness. You can
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| sunlight. Direct daylight can cause the
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| | buy it at craft stores.
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| paint to fade.
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| | For more security, store large glass
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| Cleaning
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| | decorations separately from little ones,
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| The colors painted on antique ornaments
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| | and glass ornaments apart from wooden or
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| were generally favorite family recipes.
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| | metal ones. Mark all your Christmas
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| These were not very durable. Age has
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| | ornament storage boxes plainly, so that
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| made them yet more fragile. Most are
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| | you won't have to unpack all of them if
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| water-soluble, so they should never be
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| | you want a particular ornament later in
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| washed. Avoid glass cleaners and other
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| | the year.
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| chemical solutions as well. Some of the
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| | Even with all this padding, ornaments can
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| modern lacquers are also water-based and
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| | still be injured by extreme temperatures
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| will last longer if the same precautions
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| | and/or humidity levels. These elements
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| are followed.
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| | can cause stress fractures eventually.
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| Gently flick glass ornaments with a
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| | Unheated attics and cellars are poor
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| feather duster to clean them.
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| | locations for Christmas ornament storage.
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| Ostrich-feather dusters are especially
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| | Keep ornaments in a closet instead.
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| effective.
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| | You only need is some time and some
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| Storage
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| | thought to make your ornaments undamaged.
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| Strong Christmas ornament storage boxes
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| | Good Christmas ornament storage isn't
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| with close-fitting lids are needed to
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| | hard, and it will preserve these fragile
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| store ornaments. Many manufacturers
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| | treasures for generations.
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