Storing your Personalized Ornaments

Ornament storage boxes:

Martha Stewart Living recommends each ornament be stored in it’s original box before putting away until next Christmas. If the original box is not longer available, wrap each ornament in acid free paper, and carfully place it in a cardboard box with cardboard dividers to protect each ornament. The cardboard dividers give the box strength too – to keep it from being crushed in storage thus damaging your wonderful ornaments.

Martha recommends labeling each box with the inventory of what’s inside!

In our family we made our own Christmas ornament storage boxes using our favorite gift wrap paper glued to the sides of the cardboard box. We decorated the outside of each box with cut out portions of our favorite Christmas cards – making a collage of Christmas memories. My 87 year old mother has given me these boxes now, and it’s amazing to remember the many years we decorated a tree together.

Here are some ornaments that might be nice for a collection for the children in your family, http://www.calliopedesigns.com/friends-and-children-509.html. We recommend keeping that collection for each child in it's own box. If you have dough ornaments, be sure and keep them in an airtight, tupperware type container. Label each container with the child's name so that next year the child can anticipate unpacking his or her own special collection.

Storing your Personalized Ornaments and all other Christmas Ornaments

Storing your Personalized Ornaments and all other Christmas Ornaments

Beautiful Christmas ornaments are often fragile so it’s important to develop a nice way to store them and keep them safe from breakage, weather conditions (humidity, heat, dampness, etc.) and little unwanted creatures (bugs and mice)!

Calliope Designs offers two types of personalized ornaments. Our traditional “dough” ornaments and our new claydough ornaments. http://www.calliopedesigns.com/about_personalized_ornaments.aspx




Our traditional dough personalized ornaments are made of a mixture of flour, salt, water and colors, and are baked in an oven until hard, then glazed with a clear shiney coating to protect them for years. No matter how thick the coating, dough ornaments need to be stored in an airtight container to protect them from any moisture deterioration. We recommend they be stored in a tupper ware type container or a zip lock freezer bag for ultimate protection. Using this practice we continue to use the ornaments we made when we first started Calliope Designs in 1971! http://www.calliopedesigns.com/about_how_made.aspx to make your own dough ornaments.

Our new claydough ornaments are made of a polymer clay – and it is not subject to any moisture or weather conditions, bugs, or mice. They are also extremely durable. So there are not specific storage requirements for their preservation.

An Individually Handmade Christmas Ornament

An individually handmade Christmas ornament is something that you can be proud to give as a gift. The wide range of holiday ornament designs, from pet ornaments to occupation ornaments, means that you can find something special for everyone on your list. There are ornaments for athletes with sports like football, wrestling, baseball, fishing, tennis and karate (and more!) and each can be personalized with a name, a year or a special message. Do you have a new baby in your life? We have special ornaments for "Baby's First Christmas" for that new bundle of joy! These ornaments last a lifetime and will bring a smile of joy to your loved one each year that they display these treasured gifts. These beautiful personalized ornaments are crafted to capture the spirit of Christmas for people of all ages! Find a huge selection of personalized ornaments at http://www.calliopedesigns.com.

Christmas in August

As teh temperatures soar and we enjoy the beach, ice cream, and outdoor picnics it seems a funny time to think about snow, Santa Claus and Christmas - but that's what Christmas in August is all about! There are five months until families and friends gather to celebrate the Christmas holidays but it is both fun and practical to make some Christmas shopping plans now. Time for shopping is hard to find in December, butnow, in August, it's a breath of fresh air. Start by finding the perfect personalized ornaments for your family and friends. Calliope Designs personalized claydough and dough ornaments are just the right items for everyone.
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