Great Tips and Tricks for Traveling With Your Jewelry

Great Tips and Tricks for Traveling With Your Jewelry

I always bring some jewelry when I travel and over the years have found what works for me.

I generally wear much of what I will be taking with me while traveling to the destination, which helps simplify things a great deal. A pair of hoops with my diamond studs in my ears, a pendant necklace, small bangles and my wrist watch plus the rings that really never come off my fingers, are all items that can be worn for many situations from the travel days to dinners out, visiting and sight-seeing if necessary. I could probably stop right there and be just "fine" but who wants to wear the same thing the entire trip? 

As a rule of thumb I pack at least one statement necklace, a jangly charm bracelet, a wide cuff bracelet and 2 or 3 different pairs of earrings. This is, of course, is dependent upon how long a trip I will be on. An overnight or weekend trip would mean what I was wearing would probably suffice but I have been known to over pack on more than one occasion!

A great statement necklace can make a limited wardrobe go further while traveling

I think the most important thing that I do is leave anything that I would be devastated to lose at home and also to make sure items are secured in a hotel safe once at my destination if I cannot carry them with me. This wonderful locking travel case by Master Lock is both pretty yet sturdy. You can use it for your jewelry and even your cell phone and other smaller items. This is really a great idea for times when you don't have a hotel safe available to you and must keep your jewelry on your person while traveling.

How to pack your jewelry is another thing to think through before the big travel day. I have used many things over the years, before I was lucky enough to find a pretty vintage jewelry box that I now use. These included small zipper bags, straws for chain necklaces, pill cases, craft storage boxes, an index card with earrings poked through and even a hard eyeglass case . There are wonderful kits and accessories made especially for this purpose though and you may want to find one to your liking

I really love this green and pink case that has room for all you need and will keep things from tangling with snap holders plus 3 zippered pockets for smaller items. What I like most is the satin lining. I really prefer cloth to the plastic that so many kits come with so this is another item that is not only pretty but truly functional. It could be used either solo or with the Master Lock case featured above.

Something else you may want to consider is insuring your jewelry. While travel insurance is often available I personally have found that a policy through either my renters or homeowners insurance is both prudent and much more cost effective overall.