Packing for a show can be either really hard or really easy depending on how crafty and organized you can get. At home trunk shows a few years ago took us up to 2 1/2 hours to set up. Back then we didn’t have the formula down. The packing supply that saves so much time is Stretch Wrap. You can get it at any office supply store.  Granted back then we also didn’t have such streamline displays that made packing soooo much easier. Your means of display, meaning your t-bars, ring stands, earring trees, all should have the same feel and look to them. The last thing you want is for your display to look like you just grabbed what you had in your room.

We have recently switched to all acrylic displays. They are the easiest to pack up and with most of them you can even keep the jewelry on them and wrap the jewelry onto the display so its all ready whenever you get to your destination. All you need is a pair of scissors to cut to wrapping off and you will be all up and ready in about an hour (depending on how much stuff you have and how your skills are with display design).

When working with plastic wrap and a t-bar all you need to do it gather the necklaces &/or bracelets and wrap the together around the top of the T then around the stem of the T. This earring tree came to us from Rio Grande the day we were starting to pack everything up for the Birmingham trunk show and we were pleasantly surprised as to how much easier they are to travel with and they display the earrings so much better than the traditional iron looking earring trees we used to use. The 3 panel earring display folds onto itself so you can hang all your earring cards on it and fold it up so you can easily wrap it shut for carefree travel. How much better is that then having to individually put the earring cards on the tree when you have to unpack and set everything up at the speed of light. Can we say tedious and time consuming?! The lifted necklace displays are really great to have for your more dainty necklace styles. It shows how the piece lays rather than it just hanging with other necklaces on a t-bar.

Another great thing to have for your display are risers. Something about having the items in the back be taller than then ones up front make your entire display look much more streamline and approachable. Seeing most of everything at eye level rather than having to look down at a flat surface is much more appealing to the eye. They are also super easy to pack up. They lay within each other and fit nicely in a large reusable bag or a plastic tub.

Since making these switches it now takes us 1 hour to unpack and 1 hour to repack. We cannot tell you how much less stressful trunk shows are now after all of our trial and error throughout the years.  Hopefully this helps and gets you motivated to do some spring cleaning of your jewelry show display!