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Friday, June 1, 2012

Friday faves: Shiny things

Today's Friday Faves is going to be a wee bit different...instead of inspiration pics, it's going to be my favourite outcome of the week.

Remember when I got that cute silver (REAL silver) cup at the yard sale? Well, I had some silver polish that I had yet to use on some of my grandmother's candlesticks and got to work. Have you used silver polish? This stuff is like an infomercial - rub it on, rub it off, and you have delightful, shiny things. Love it!

Seriously? Who knew it was so easy...here are the candlesticks:


And, all together now:


Happy Friday (and happy June) lovelies!

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7 comments:

  1. amber wallaceJune 1, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    Good job! I love it!

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  2. Lisa - UnderthisDanforthRoofJune 2, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    Good score on the silver cup - I've seen those at stores for about $30. I think it is called a 'julup' or something.

    Beautiful candlesticks too - my mom has what looks to be an identical pair from my Grandmother.

    Cleaning silver is a lost art!!

    There is also fabric you can buy at Birks that you wrap silver in when not in use and it prevents tarnish. I have some that I lining my silverware box since it rarely gets used.....and it would get used even less frequently if I had to polish it every time!!!

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  3. UnknownJune 2, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    I love freshly polished silver. And doing it is so satisfying! They look fantastic!

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  4. KellyJune 2, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    Beautiful!! I love them even more now.

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  5. TalbanyJune 3, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    this totally motivated me to do mine as well - thank you!! :)

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  6. emilyJune 4, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    I have a very similar cup that needs a good shine too! And it was so nice to see your face in a previous blog post!!

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  7. Adding the finishing touchJune 4, 2012 at 9:50 PM

    They look great! Hope you had a great weekend :)

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