True Confessions

Confession time - I’ve gotten hooked on Instagram reels. Up til now, I’ve ignored reels on every platform. You want my attention? Put it in writing, I’d rather read about it. But Insta’s how-to reels roped me right in. 

First it was quilts… then plants… wood furniture finishing (fascinating to watch but I don’t want to actually do it)… and now it’s… silver polishing. 

Comparison halfway thru cleaning

Over the years, hubby has brought home a collection of mostly* silver-plated items from flea markets, swap meets and such. I remember silver cleaning as very labor intensive, so wasn’t real keen on fixing them up.

Until I saw a couple of reels that made it look easy! and fun!

This was in rough shape

According to experts, the easy and fun method was more likely to damage the silver than clean it, but by then I was hooked. 

Trademark ‘Chippendale’ ‘6364’

A couple of evenings, a bit of elbow grease (ok, a lot of elbow grease) and voila! Look how pretty and shiny they are!

My favorite is this Chippendale Silent Butler, circa 1980. 

But a close second is the filigree on this tray. So pretty. Now I’m hoping he finds more silver treasure to bring home.

* I say ‘mostly’ because 2 serving spoons in his collection turned out to be sterling silver. Score!