Love Grace and Chocolate: Silver cleaning

Silver cleaning

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I was doing some spring cleaning this week. Yes, my spring cleaning gets delayed until October. When I decided that it was time to clean some of my silver jewelry. The method that I enjoy using was once known as "stripping" some people do a version of this with vinegar as well, but the method that I love only involves aluminum foil, water and baking soda. When aluminum foil and baking soda touch the tarnish will fall to the bottom of the pan leaving your jewelry as shiny as the day you bought it. This method also works with silverware, however, some do not like to use this method because it cleans off all of the grout in the crevices removing some of the “antiqued” look of the silver.

Line a glass pan with aluminum foil
Place your jewelry and the bottom of the pan
Pour four cups of boiling water into the pan
Add 1/2 a cup of baking soda
Leave the jewelry in the pan for a few minutes
Wipe off the jewelry with a cloth towel

Here are some before and after photos of a piece of jewelry that I was working with this weekend. I was hoping to get more photos, but I forgot the “before” photos for the rest of the project. I hope that this project is able to make your life a little simpler and cheaper! I have found over the years that cleaners are nowhere near as cheap of effective as this method. Happy cleaning everyone!

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Hadassah Lenell is currently a wife and a college student who works for the Nebraska legislature. She loves photography, cooking, and pursuing a deeper relationship with her creator.