• Save your egg cartons! Store your small ornaments in them. ~ Denise

• Wrap things first in tissue paper, then use newspaper. This will avoid getting newspaper ink all over your belongings. ~ Denise

• Mix 1/8 cup ammonia and one quart of water in a large container. Soak heavy duty paper towels in the solution. After soaking for about an hour, drain off the excess solution so that the towels are wet but not dripping. Use these to clean your ornaments as they come off the tree. Next year your ornaments will be all clean and sparkly when your get them out of their box. ~ Denise

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