[Jewelry making - Article 00019] - Re: [Orchid] Advising customer how to clean silver

[Betty Belmonte]

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Hi Ann,

    A number of years ago there was a thread on Orchid from which I
    picked up a receipe that appears to be safe for the silver necklaces
    that I crochet which include pearls and anything else I find. I print
    it up using the form  for business cards on colored heavyish paper,
    there are 10 to a page, cut them up into business card size
    rectangles and include one with each purchase. This will change as I
    now use the Stuller bags as well. 

    Over time the silver will tarnish. This process may be inhibited by
    storing your necklace in a plastic bag with a scrunched up piece of
    aluminum foil. Change the foil every 6 months. When tarnish does
    occur  - lay a piece of foil, shiny side up in a container. Add 1 TBS
    of baking soda, 1 tsp of salt and some boiling water. Dip the
    necklace for a few seconds  so that it touches the foil and rinse
    well with water. 

This appears to be safe for everything.
Betty Belmonte




On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:14:52 -0600 (CST), Edith Schneider
<eschne AT mac.com> wrote:
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> Hello Ann,
> 
>    lots of my customers ask me the same question: how do you clean
>    Sterling Silver jewelry?
> 
>    I always recommend toothpaste with whitening. Put a little bit in
>    your palm, add some water and stir it into a paste, then use an old
>    toothbrush and rub the paste onto the jewelry piece. When you are
>    done, rinse it off, dry it and you will have a clean, well smelling
>    piece which won't curse any irritation on sensitive skin which you'd
>    get with Silver cloth or Silver dip, both of which are soaked with
>    chemicals. It is a cheap and healthy way to clean all jewelry with
>    or without stones. Hope that helps,
> 
> Edith
> Edith Schneider Jewelry
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> Palo Alto, CA 94303
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> 
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