Ornament Storage - free, if you plan now!

I know ornament storage isn't the main priority on your mind now. But, I discovered something that will make my Christmas storage of ornaments easier later. The bonus is it's free!!

So, I was taking down my fall decor, putting up my Christmas decor AND packing for our trip North to our cabin. It was that kind of a crazy day at my house. You know the kind. Where you look around and it looks like your house threw up on itself. Stuff everywhere!

In the midst of that, I was packing some of fruit we had at home for our cabin trip. I figured if I took my apples out of their plastic container, they would take less space. Yes, I buy my apples at Costco too. They come in a container like this:

My apples from Costco

I had just finished putting some ornaments on my tree and I had an epiphany moment. Hmmmmm, what if I put my ornaments into the apple packaging. They are in individual compartments, totally visible, and the container is reuseable. So, I took out the apples and replaced them with ornaments. Just to check the size, fit and how well it closes.

I took out the apples.

Look how perfectly the ornaments fit in the apple package!

Look how perfect they fit!!

Yes, in the midst of chaos I figured out how to put my ornaments away. Which I'll do about 5 weeks from now. But I feel better having a plan 🙂
As for all those apples, if you have too many (like me) and it's time to do something with them, take a peek at these two super simple recipes:

Country Apple Dumplings (super easy dessert)!

Baked apples in the microwave.

Hope you everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that your house looks nice and neet. Not like it threw up over itself. He, he