| When I was a little girl my mother had an old home | | | | Step 4: Take a large tablespoon of baking soda and |
| recipe for cleaning her silver flat wear and silver | | | | spread it over the jewelry. |
| jewelry. It was simple and took less than a half hour to | | | | Step 5: Next boil enough water to cover the items in |
| do. (Actually, it takes me a little longer than Mom, she is | | | | the bowl, pour it over the jewelry. |
| so much more organized than I am). Now I know that | | | | Wait about fifteen minutes and remove the items and |
| many of you buy silver tarnish removers and jewelers | | | | rinse them in cold water. Don't dry them with a towel, |
| cloths to polish your silver, and that works fine and | | | | but allow them to air dry. The results? Beautiful shiny |
| makes your silver sparkle and shine, it is also a longer | | | | jewelry you'll be proud to wear. |
| process than the one I am recommending. If time is of | | | | Items you'll need: |
| the essence and you are in a hurry or for that day | | | | 1. Tarnished jewelry |
| when you can't find your silver cleaners, here is the | | | | 2. Glass container |
| formula for using simple household items found in your | | | | 3. Aluminum foil |
| kitchen. I call it my 5 step plan. | | | | 4. Baking soda |
| Step 1: Find a glass bowl or baking dish. | | | | 5. Boiling water |
| Step 2: Line it with aluminum foil. | | | | That’s it from “Notes from Naomi”. Keep it |
| Step 3: Put the silver jewelry in the bowl - on top of | | | | simple and easy, keep your silver jewelry shining and |
| the foil. | | | | beautiful, keep and store your silver jewelry carefully! |