How boxes work

A BaubleStash box is a real storage place. It might be a plastic tote, a cardboard carton, a shelf, a drawer, or a closet.

A box is not the ornament’s original manufacturer packaging. The original box is part of the ornament’s history; a storage box is where you keep it.

What a box can hold

• A name
• A location
• A private note
• Any number of physical ornament copies
• A linked scannable label

A copy can be in only one storage box at a time.

Create a box

Boxes represent real storage containers. A label is optional.

Mobile app

1. Open Boxes.
2. Select Create a box.
3. Enter a Box name.
4. Add a Location and Private note if useful.
5. Select Create box.

Website

1. Open Boxes.
2. Select Add box.
3. Enter a Box name, Location, and Notes.
4. Select Create box.

Name boxes for future you

Months from now, “Box 3” may mean nothing. Use a name that includes where the box lives:

• Hall closet — Box 1
• Garage shelf — Red tote
• Under-bed box A
• Christmas Room — Village bin

If you have dozens of identical containers, write the same name on the physical label and keep the location specific.

Add ornaments to a box

Website

1. Open the box.
2. Select Assign a copy.
3. Choose a copy that is not already in this box.
4. Select Add to box.

Mobile app

1. Open the box.
2. Select Add ornament to box.
3. Choose an existing copy or add a new ornament.

You can also choose a box while adding or editing an ornament.

Open a box

• Open Boxes, then select the box.
• On mobile, scan the linked label.
• On the website, use the box list.

The box page shows its contents, location, notes, and label status.

Use a label or skip it

A label is optional. It makes a physical box scannable, but you can always find the box by name in the app.

A label can be:

• A printed BaubleStash QR label
• A third-party sticker
• A unique code already on the container
• A code cut from packaging, as long as it is distinct and scannable

Within one BaubleStash collection, one code can belong to only one box.

Original packaging is different

Keep the manufacturer’s box, tag, or packaging details with the ornament if they matter to you. Use packaging photos to remember what the original packaging looked like.

Do not throw away original packaging just because the ornament is in a storage box.

Related guides

• Create your first box
• Print and use box labels
• Find, move, and edit boxes
• Photograph packaging