A common question people have is, “How to pack jewelry for moving?” Packing for a move can be highly stressful, whether to another neighborhood or cross-country. Small items, such as jewelry items, can often be overlooked and become a tangled mess of chains, pendants, and charms, or worse, damaged or lost during transit.
You need to plan your packing strategy to prevent your valuable or sentimental jewelry pieces from going missing or becoming damaged when you move home. Your jewelry deserves more thoughtful care than just packing jewelry into a box and hoping for the best in that moving van. Read on to learn the best way to pack jewelry for moving and ensure your expensive jewelry makes it to your new home safely.
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How to Store Jewelry When Moving
Ideally, the best way to pack necklaces and other valuable pieces is in the original box you received from the jewelry store. These boxes are typically lined in foam and felt to prevent scratches and dents. They also feature holes, posts, or molds to ensure your jewelry retains its shape and doesn’t become tangled.
Once you’ve placed your jewelry in separate boxes, secure the boxes with packing tape to prevent them from opening during transit. Then, pack them in a single, small moving box labeled ‘Fragile.’
Use a Jewelry Roll Organizer
If you no longer have the original boxes, a jewelry roll is one of the best ways to store and protect family heirlooms or valuable jewelry. A jewelry roll is made from cotton lined with felt, satin, or velvet. The roll features separate pockets or zippered compartments for each jewelry piece to minimize tangling and objects rubbing against each other to avoid scratches. You can also find rolls with hooks for earrings or a fabric-covered ring bar.
Once your pieces are safely stored in the compartments, you roll up the jewelry roll and secure it closed using snaps or ties. The jewelry roll provides an easily portable storage solution to pack in your handbag, carry-on, or car so you keep your valuables close.
How to Pack Necklaces for Moving
Suppose your jewelry collection contains numerous neck chains of different lengths and thicknesses. In that case, you may need help preventing tangles and damage to the links and clasps. Drinking straws are an excellent option for separating your necklaces, and you can easily wrap them in crumpled packing paper for added protection.
Open the necklace and thread one end through a paper straw, secure the clasp closed, and trim the ends of the drinking straw to avoid overstretching the necklace. Use a toilet paper roll or paper towel rolls for larger chains to protect those bigger links. Trim the drinking straws to the appropriate lengths for bracelets before threading them through. Then, wrap each jewelry piece separately in plastic wrap for cushioning and place it inside a Ziploc bag.
How to Pack Earrings for Moving
There is nothing worse than losing a single earring from your favorite pair. To keep your chandelier and dangle earrings secure, thread the latch or fishhook backs through a piece of foam or the holes of a plastic button, then wrap them in packing paper.
However, keeping your pair together for smaller stud earrings and drop earrings with a post back can be challenging. Purchase an inexpensive plastic pill box rather than securing them in packing paper. Each compartment is perfectly sized to fit a single pair of studs, and you can secure the box closed with tape for additional protection.
Pill boxes are also an excellent option for storing rings. Place cotton wool, balled-up packing paper, or bubble wrap on top before closing the pill box lid to prevent the earrings and rings from rattling inside the boxes.
Protect Your Jewelry On the Move With BriteCo™
Sometimes, your valuable jewelry can be damaged or lost during a move, no matter how much care you take to pack your jewelry safely. You can protect your jewelry before, during, and after your move with BriteCo Fine Jewelry Insurance.
BriteCo™ insurance policies offer worldwide coverage, so wherever you are relocating, your jewelry is protected. BriteCo’s policies cover loss, theft, damage, and mysterious disappearance and offer 125% of the appraisal price to replace the jewelry with no deductibles.
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