Monday, February 10, 2014

Found: Silver

The Boyfriend and I have really gotten into thrifting and antiques. While I absolutely love antiques and visiting antique stores and malls, the prices are often on the high side. It's not often that you find a good deal in California, but every now and then you can come across some really good steals at Goodwill or Salvation Army.

We can across two very tarnished pieces on our last trip to the Salvation Army. After looking up the markings on the bottom, we confirmed that the bowl is 100% silver ($15.00) and the plate is silver plated ($6.00). With it being a 40% off day, the items were a only $9 for the bowl and $3.60 for the plate.



Even though both pieces are very tarnished, they were both still shiny with a nice patina. The plate had a few visible scratches, but for $3.60 we took at chance.

I looked up a homemade cleaning solution online that uses foil, baking soda, salt, and boiling water. I didn't really measure anything (like it said I was supposed to) and I ended up using one of those foil baking dishes (like it said not to - I know, I'm a rebel). In the end we ended up with this:



I absolutely love what we found underneath. I can't wait to go back again and unearth more treasures like this!

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