How to pack your baubles & jewels for travel

Pack Your Baubles & Jewels for Travel

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Traveling somewhere? Need to pack your delicate baubles and jewels? Here's my solution to a major outfit killer. How to to help protect your precious pieces when traveling.

Lay your tissue paper flat.

Lay your tissue paper flat.

A pair of scissors

A pair of scissors

Cut down the center.

Cut down the center.

Like this

Like this

With 1 half of the tissue, make the 1st fold. A simple pleat will do.

With 1 half of the tissue, make the 1st fold. A simple pleat will do.

2nd fold. Should look like this.

2nd fold. Should look like this.

Earrings with backings

Earrings with backings

Gently puncture the earring through the tissue without tearing. Secure backing / closure. (mine is clear and rubber so you can't see it)

Gently puncture the earring through the tissue without tearing. Secure backing / closure. (mine is clear and rubber so you can't see it)

Make sure the back is against the tissue.

Make sure the back is against the tissue.

Hanging earrings

Hanging earrings

Repeat: Gently puncture the earring through the tissue without tearing.

Repeat: Gently puncture the earring through the tissue without tearing.

All earrings are spaced and positioned properly.

All earrings are spaced and positioned properly.

Backside view

Backside view

Grab your tape (I don't have a dispenser)

Grab your tape (I don't have a dispenser)

Gently tape the backside. It doesn't really need to touch the surface of the tissue, just enough to keep them in place.

Gently tape the backside. It doesn't really need to touch the surface of the tissue, just enough to keep them in place.

Once you've taped the back, begin to roll with earrings faced outward, backside in.

Once you've taped the back, begin to roll with earrings faced outward, backside in.

Continue to roll to the end.

Continue to roll to the end.

Like this.

Like this.

Necklaces get tangled?

Necklaces get tangled?

Place the tissue diagonally and fold over.

Place the tissue diagonally and fold over.

Carefully fold again.

Carefully fold again.

Fold the top down in opposite direction.

Fold the top down in opposite direction.

Twist the end to secure loose ends.

Twist the end to secure loose ends.

Should look like a candy wrapper.

Should look like a candy wrapper.

Long necklaces?

Long necklaces?

Lay your tissue flat and first piece down.

Lay your tissue flat and first piece down.

Carefully fold over.

Carefully fold over.

2nd piece

2nd piece

Fold over again.

Fold over again.

Twist the ends.

Twist the ends.

All pieces

All pieces

My jewelry travel bag. A ziplock bag will also work.

My jewelry travel bag. A ziplock bag will also work.

Place inside jewelry bag.

Place inside jewelry bag.

Pack away!

Pack away!

  • Tissue paper
  • Scissors
  • Jewelry travel bag or ziplock bag