Emma's Packing Our Dishes | Moving Tips | Wedding China

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaiL-EEnKtt1MMZlerKT7pG3dSXvxb9biN2LwamaraUNU1zcNvvdWbwpKwQ6vUD4esouYE2f2F7plUdkzHCCsWVEOgYH0yRLT4G2wjrQ9UYi7-Toes4Z-8ooOv37T21Dy7C8gV4_waBB4/s1600/IMG_8581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaiL-EEnKtt1MMZlerKT7pG3dSXvxb9biN2LwamaraUNU1zcNvvdWbwpKwQ6vUD4esouYE2f2F7plUdkzHCCsWVEOgYH0yRLT4G2wjrQ9UYi7-Toes4Z-8ooOv37T21Dy7C8gV4_waBB4/s640/IMG_8581.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Emma has been a busy girl.  She took on the task of packing up our wedding china today.  You might be thinking... weren't you worried that a 7-month-old infant wouldn't pack your dishes properly so they wouldn't break during the move?  I'll admit, at first I was a skeptical, but when I saw her technique, I knew our wedding gifts would make it safely all the way back to Kansas City.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnXOBOk0sZqjBo7RSk0AjOK0M7oZfxWNj-sCQrDaqlLdzBJ-GnAuptFGwhJY3rPzthuW14c02EcETVVF86rwZQznXj4-pqXwIHwLEbiZdQm-G6cmGpAf-PQ77iRPEag6aOvt3psn75nJ_/s1600/IMG_8580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnXOBOk0sZqjBo7RSk0AjOK0M7oZfxWNj-sCQrDaqlLdzBJ-GnAuptFGwhJY3rPzthuW14c02EcETVVF86rwZQznXj4-pqXwIHwLEbiZdQm-G6cmGpAf-PQ77iRPEag6aOvt3psn75nJ_/s640/IMG_8580.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Place felt round on top of plate.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5pprIU_GfCoBjWHmEFURdoGIHUMEbgeEns2DDJSasxuDv4vhpBN4IHkC494PnpEVm42lV4Tc8UZwSF73i63CV0OkcrnrsrORiYCugiKiqiqj9kZl6-aY34E9-IiLxOrCwoQlRks0VQ-y/s1600/IMG_8588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5pprIU_GfCoBjWHmEFURdoGIHUMEbgeEns2DDJSasxuDv4vhpBN4IHkC494PnpEVm42lV4Tc8UZwSF73i63CV0OkcrnrsrORiYCugiKiqiqj9kZl6-aY34E9-IiLxOrCwoQlRks0VQ-y/s640/IMG_8588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Put each plate in a bubble wrap sleeve. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVkQwcr6nbJpI1Rtg0lEC6pSYcswohRis3KL9c_5TujXLFFD0fpWNzbAy6g9BBIAJuqe0yOZLvbUGcAa05fqPJ-Zbm5eG6L8En4DJ800r0HfU33WG7d6gI0k2sjajmBDRlV8b-RsdlnIj/s1600/IMG_8584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVkQwcr6nbJpI1Rtg0lEC6pSYcswohRis3KL9c_5TujXLFFD0fpWNzbAy6g9BBIAJuqe0yOZLvbUGcAa05fqPJ-Zbm5eG6L8En4DJ800r0HfU33WG7d6gI0k2sjajmBDRlV8b-RsdlnIj/s640/IMG_8584.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /> Smile.  Packing is fun!  Bang your wooden spoon with enthusiasm.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE3fC3Dsi69I0byygTlt4zqkYzxxKSW7mGoUoqQPqFlP4yk6cTUIWhmsMzkkOZajmoEZvkLJbphnSKS5x335WcjHHEHyKK9n4JwflzI_s21Ve3e1jNZYmYnE30cPFMkmvgelTSIiu_IYh/s1600/IMG_8590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE3fC3Dsi69I0byygTlt4zqkYzxxKSW7mGoUoqQPqFlP4yk6cTUIWhmsMzkkOZajmoEZvkLJbphnSKS5x335WcjHHEHyKK9n4JwflzI_s21Ve3e1jNZYmYnE30cPFMkmvgelTSIiu_IYh/s640/IMG_8590.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />When you've packed 4 plates in bubble sleeves, stack them and wrap them tightly with plastic wrap.  This is a tip <strike>I</strike> Emma learned from rental companies.  When you receive rental china it all comes tightly wrapped in plastic wrap to keep it from clanging together.  <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7j41N4ycH5C_EdFHmooyw7iedqj3xoyfmJiD8173-2Q0LinmwhlDy0RY06ZXSWh6q60i-5wPgnMaHjBy65YQQf3jJ8oHgkogWlf6sJzm8Ahl24cMsmMTW4QjXgtmcXDo8RGJSjM_NRHH/s1600/IMG_8595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7j41N4ycH5C_EdFHmooyw7iedqj3xoyfmJiD8173-2Q0LinmwhlDy0RY06ZXSWh6q60i-5wPgnMaHjBy65YQQf3jJ8oHgkogWlf6sJzm8Ahl24cMsmMTW4QjXgtmcXDo8RGJSjM_NRHH/s640/IMG_8595.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br />Next, wrap the plastic wrapped bundles with foam to protect the edges.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5Nu3hFOdgUK5DLEeemVb7Elo7yLGpOO-0AqdQGCshczvV1ioQFgMdnaQfbezhb4dl2TrOWOQVgSdXNPBDmco7RM1V_HS0swx_AzEQgTsd1yNfZI8-ugKvy8a1Uys7U4yCs8es69nKBGe/s1600/IMG_8602.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5Nu3hFOdgUK5DLEeemVb7Elo7yLGpOO-0AqdQGCshczvV1ioQFgMdnaQfbezhb4dl2TrOWOQVgSdXNPBDmco7RM1V_HS0swx_AzEQgTsd1yNfZI8-ugKvy8a1Uys7U4yCs8es69nKBGe/s640/IMG_8602.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Powder Blue Gold Rimmed Anna Wheatherly plates are done... <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHzsXm2HMun5WLgttl4Gqt5lsuRrk6LQYO54N9VMcQg2Bdfg2UBk2pEGeqi4zm6HmoUYcchmltizPd9I0eGBQu6Dkwj7Hh6BNW7UR3jqVObUNVYpS5n3x6fSBgqy26a5naZp4rORemLww/s1600/IMG_8604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHzsXm2HMun5WLgttl4Gqt5lsuRrk6LQYO54N9VMcQg2Bdfg2UBk2pEGeqi4zm6HmoUYcchmltizPd9I0eGBQu6Dkwj7Hh6BNW7UR3jqVObUNVYpS5n3x6fSBgqy26a5naZp4rORemLww/s640/IMG_8604.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Now she's moving on to the Spode Woodlands collection. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj92wLk0PoyoSShyphenhyphen-w4tffwjPOl-_6Di59NJ8jfg4gAlP7WYs5M2nRVzMw_OricnQPOVH1NygKhfDFN9UVy0i98DkM05oTyNENdkQlfPZLkCWHs9H6DP-CAOkW4dhKurOAYqE6QBEUC-4/s1600/IMG_8611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj92wLk0PoyoSShyphenhyphen-w4tffwjPOl-_6Di59NJ8jfg4gAlP7WYs5M2nRVzMw_OricnQPOVH1NygKhfDFN9UVy0i98DkM05oTyNENdkQlfPZLkCWHs9H6DP-CAOkW4dhKurOAYqE6QBEUC-4/s640/IMG_8611.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />She ran out of individual bubble sleeves, so she zig-zagged the foam sheeting between the plates, then wrapped in plastic and more foam. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOqeMABZl-Xh_6x55Wrzvf43XMLWRs16ubSdiFWet9PuSGOnYTxMgcRVBy4lnztSt1y6U0YSR0nxknoogeNUEXEmnffYcaYfvTC6WS3bms3whckZHnD9dKN4GzCjFdLmkboWn0xQ1LP7P/s1600/IMG_8616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOqeMABZl-Xh_6x55Wrzvf43XMLWRs16ubSdiFWet9PuSGOnYTxMgcRVBy4lnztSt1y6U0YSR0nxknoogeNUEXEmnffYcaYfvTC6WS3bms3whckZHnD9dKN4GzCjFdLmkboWn0xQ1LP7P/s640/IMG_8616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />She especially loved the little birdies on the salad plates.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGj58PVAOK2cIjXsfMMDmZEg-E_wmGbmXfVLt7K98EEa-3r2QK_7aiFwBPDfwWRWexPtRJ2iCJmQqI9bD8kEE6MCeot73dxC-fRbBHkVYVRzh7SdQPmbht5sGVPWPcRpIVrx2pdm_-CnG2/s1600/IMG_8618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGj58PVAOK2cIjXsfMMDmZEg-E_wmGbmXfVLt7K98EEa-3r2QK_7aiFwBPDfwWRWexPtRJ2iCJmQqI9bD8kEE6MCeot73dxC-fRbBHkVYVRzh7SdQPmbht5sGVPWPcRpIVrx2pdm_-CnG2/s640/IMG_8618.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Whew.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDBA3cCjuPh5ViB3ATpddCbxBchABWGadgB7gzC-zFfZ3d_bWDALBwo7nVzgKft3l1jSLv33A-VBFZ0IjFHGhxVMQ0wE8ASPBmhwwlbK2d9pTA2es85_rjUUkxaj5uLPesIReHRg1fLFv/s1600/IMG_8619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDBA3cCjuPh5ViB3ATpddCbxBchABWGadgB7gzC-zFfZ3d_bWDALBwo7nVzgKft3l1jSLv33A-VBFZ0IjFHGhxVMQ0wE8ASPBmhwwlbK2d9pTA2es85_rjUUkxaj5uLPesIReHRg1fLFv/s640/IMG_8619.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Next the stacks got packed into boxes.  The bottom is filled with crumpled unprinted newsprint - you can by reams of newsprint very inexpensively at packing stores.   <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERtpyvXOwpBmWNGw196VzCxXDaETaWjNSmH7fhgoCFQWg6Qo_NVNJoJN47VSw4KvgF4yO3iFNTEGurwxJiE2B4IU-DEYEhalL_dZsxD_kfDmGkShYMcFD3SUJ_u1OVNIJ16hnHw_K1R24/s1600/IMG_8620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERtpyvXOwpBmWNGw196VzCxXDaETaWjNSmH7fhgoCFQWg6Qo_NVNJoJN47VSw4KvgF4yO3iFNTEGurwxJiE2B4IU-DEYEhalL_dZsxD_kfDmGkShYMcFD3SUJ_u1OVNIJ16hnHw_K1R24/s640/IMG_8620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />In go the wrapped dishes, separated by layers of crumpled paper.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsABuMn4NSDgciZ41YXuf0tjSmkxhOskUWDdM-m1qhJSQkO5pu1atF_Rj5Dj1VhweMqlVqH3kbivR4J2j0-JPVdgQ7280btK0QSnk-6lwXK1eAWEfmGGITDGLjT9vnCL13g3HULmvYgELj/s1600/IMG_8621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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