Storing Holiday Ornaments from the magazine REAL SIMPLE

December 12, 2010

Preservation Tips
Problem: The light strings are always tangled, and you don’t know what kind of replacements you need for the dead and faded bulbs.
Solution: Whenever you buy a new string of lights, immediately label the plug with the type and number of bulbs in the strand and where you purchased it. That way, any damaged [...]

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Storing Holiday Ornaments from the magazine REAL SIMPLE

December 11, 2010

Packing It Up Like a Pro
Problem: Delicate ornaments emerge from their boxes chipped, dusty, or broken.
Solution: “If possible, try to keep the packaging that your fine ornaments arrive in,” says Victor Luis, CEO of the crystal producer Baccarat, headquartered in Paris. “If you don’t have an ornament’s original packaging, wrap the piece in a resealable [...]

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Holiday Organizing Tricks from the magazine REAL SIMPLE

December 11, 2010

Year-to-Year Strategies
Problem: You end up tossing loads of wrapping paper and other packaging materials. 
Solution: Instead of throwing away used gift wrap and tissue paper, run it through a paper shredder and use the fluffy strips as packing filler when you’re putting away your decorations, suggests Sandy Stuckey, a former director of special events and entertainment [...]

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