5 Bright ideas to clean sterling silver jewelry

"Love your jewelry - how do I keep it clean?"  

I get this question often from happy customers - over the next couple of days, I'm going to post about several really good ways to clean silver jewelry or anything else silver.  I'll start with the simplest ways & move on to ideas that are slightly (but only slightly) more complicated.  

Ok - Here is Bright Idea 1:
Wash your jewelry gently with warm water and soap now & then AND then use a really excellent polishing cloth often to keep the metal really nice & shiny.  Personally, I prefer the Sunshine Cloth and here is the reason - it cleans all metals, not just silver.  That's right - it cleans silver, copper, brass, even gold (even though you didn't know it was dirty!).  You can purchase a Sunshine Cloth here.  A free Sunshine Cloth comes with every bracelet or necklace purchase from Laura Teague Jewelry.  

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Ready?  Bright Idea 2:

You can do a pretty good job cleaning your silver using toothpaste -just plain old toothpaste - you have some of that laying around, right??  :D  Be sure to use non whitening, non gel toothpaste.  Rub it on (and into all the little crevices with your rings, a soft cloth or a soft toothbrush, rinse, repeat as needed.  Toothpaste, of course, is slightly abrasive, so you don't want to get too enthusiastic with this nor do you want to do it everyday.  But, it does work - give it a try!!  Nothing to buy, nothing to lose - see what you think & let me know your results in comments below!  Go here for more information about caring for and cleaning your jewelry!

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