Thrilled Thrifter @@helenlouise_ I paint ,so they look like Peonies ,but whoever painted them exagerated them so they would standout and be noticed.- "Fantasy Flowers" as Artist call them
I line my sink with tinfoil pour in boiling water half cup salt and half cup baking soda and soak...works wonders for my silver...also love love love the picture of the flowers and yes I would have bought the pictures of the birds..happy new year!
Julie I sent comment on peonies, but my son + I love woodworking. The cutting board is gorgeous. Don't be afraid to use it for food. Just sand+wax w/"butchers" wax. Cutting boards+most woods are antibacterial.for future info. Those spots on the Rogers silver tray may be from a chemical damage, but a silver polish compound to bring its glory back. Rogers is one of the oldest companies of silverwares. Love your items. Yes I thrift for any holiday/season especially for sales! Thank you for a fun time w/you again!
Are there little bumble bees in that flower picture? I have one that looks very similar. I found mine about 15 years ago at a Goodwill for 3.50. It is in our bedroom. One of my favorite finds ever.
Short Stories of De Maupassant!!! The Necklace is a great story!! I wrote a paper on him for World Lit in college! I would have snatched that book up, quick and in a hurry!
Try KETCHUP to clean silver and brass and leave on for a few mins and wipe off ...love ,love ,love the picture peonies are my favorite flower ..go to dollar tree to get your peonies .I bought some from there and they are really pretty...awesome haul hun 👍👍👍
I am collecting items to make a wreath from a silver tray. I love the idea of turning the shelf over like that and layering trays in the back and other stuff in the front. It would be awesome.
The canisters are cheaper than they were in the 70’s, and that’s not the largest. The picture frames were great. I use the cutting boards. Disinfect with bleach, yes bleach. Sand, polish with food grade mineral oil.
I do too, Minda! I usually wash them a couple of times, let them dry really good, then sand and condition them..... I'm a firm believer in bleach killing all germs!
My first thought was that the shelf was a plate rack. Looks prettier that way; if you turn it upside down for a towel rack, you can’t see the details of the hanging part as well.
If your silver tray has a base metal of brass or other metal, those spots may be corrosion. Try Brasso or for the corroded area try bicarbonate soda and a bit of water and rub gently as soda can scratch the surface. You could even lightly rub some barkeepers friend on the spots.
reading comments on the cleaning of your tray. Not sure if anyone said this yet, but with anything you try always try an inconspicuous place first so it doesnt damage it. Even tho its thrifted you want it perfect when you include it with your other decor. Good luck always love your videos.
YES...you got the picture !!! A lot of ladies are saying Peonies... which might be, but then I’m thinking English Wild Roses....ANYWAYS...it is gorgeous! Those silver trays... I pray you can clean the one with handles.... lots of advice in the comments 🙏 Yes your shelve is a mystery.... I think plate rack....or at least I would use it that way ! LOL! Those glass Canisters, I had so many of them....When I worked for a large Insurance Company for 40 years, at Christmas time they always offered us at cost, Kohler nuts ( you could get mixed or cashews) and they always came in those Canisters. So of course every year...I got them! Wish I had kept them... you could have had at least 12 of them or MORE.... I gave them away through the years with homemade fudge or cookies in them. I think I have 3 or 4 of them still...2 for sure....Pretzel in one and walnuts in the other 😁 Nice haul and fun, fun time....Love it when we go THRIFTING ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Have a blessed week Julie!
If u sand it down and then clean it off let it dry...then clean with kosher salt and lemon juice ..let that dry ..remove excess and then wood butter it a mixture of olive oil and bees wax ...gorgeous!!!I love thrifting with u...I dont resell either I'm a collector who can never rid themselves of all the treasures I collect hehehe BLESSINGS TOO U
The picture is beautiful my mother in law had those flowers in her yard they smell so good and I also remember ants were attracted to them.What a great price. I love your videos thank you for sharing with us.
These flowers are all Peonies , huge and smaller ones ... there are no roses in the picture as someone suggested:)) I grow them in my garden , love them👍Great finds , I enjoyed your video, would have bought the other vintage pictures too , they were lovely. Love the silver trays, not sure if you've got that in America, but in the UK I use an oridinary kitchen cleaner called CIF, cleanes all metals in no time and is very cheap 👍
The tray is probably brass, that's why it's heavy, then it's silver plated. So the silver has come away and that's how the brass is tarnished. If it's silver completely it would be too soft. You can clean it with equal parts of flour, salt and vinegar. Comes up good, but over time you'll have to keep doing it 😊
Your painting is beautiful. The flowers look to be delphina. So happy for you that you found your container. You and your girls should go to Nebraska for their junk jaunt in September. It's 500 miles of yard sales and thrift shops and vintage stores
The green blue spots is tarnish which has ate away the silver coating but there might me brass under neath. To clean use wrights creme silver polish and it that doesn't work nothing will.
I think you are correct with the blue spots and eating away the silver coating. I had a piece like that. ☹️ I don’t remember having success cleaning it “ off” .
Those full, fluffy flowers look like they are peonies or southern camelias...THAT PAINTING/PRINT IS SOOOO.... BEAUTIFUL! I have a trick I do....I buy beautiful realistic cloth flowers for "filler" and pure elegance ...then I get a grocery store bouquet OR just a couple real exotic flowers from florist The combo makes beautiful bouquets for just a few bucks! I grow Japanese Iris, tulips, daffodils, all colors of llilies, Peonies, Pink and white baby's breath, mixed colors of daisies, Indian paintbrush and blanket flower, sunflowers, holly, ferns, bells of Irland for filler, all kinds of wildflowers in pots, buckets or barrels. I also plant flowery bushes, lilac, hydranga, pink fairy spirea, yellow, red and peach roses, etc. You get beautiful bouquets for mere pennies. The fake mixed in with the real flowers makes for fuller, elegant, expensive looking bouquets. I also cut trimmings from roadside country roads. Things like ...blue chicory, white Queen Anne's Lace, whispy weeds with seed pods or thin branches with berries...whatever is pretty.... AND NOT POISONOUS! lol! As a newly wed, I saw small "oak trees" growing wild in a nearby field that a neighbor was getting ready to plow. We needed trees, but no money for them. So I quick, got our garden shovel, some buckets and ran to "save" those tender tree saplings from being plowed over. Triumphantly hauled those buckets of rooted trees home. My hubby started laughing, asked me if I felt "itchy"...I admitted it felt like ants were on me, making me itch...he guffawed...informed me I had dug up...poison oak, mixed in with poison ivy and a pretty poisonous sumac! He called me his "Calamity Jane Calomine wife"...and complimented me on the "cost-cutting trees" I had dug up for our new homestead! lol!
That painting was BEAUTIFUL! There was a set of bird paintings in round gold frames I would've snatched up in a minute. I LOVE that vintage look.Btw I've never been on a quicky thrifting trip. I'm not sure one has ever existed. I usually send my husband to sit on the benches in front of the store to wait. Happy New Year Lindsey. Let's hope it's a better one than last year.
Awesome silver finds! I love the old tarnished look myself but agree with you on the spots. You can buy a silver cleaner most anywhere. I got mine at Wal-Mart.
Pickle juice, vinegar, olives, any acidic fruit or vegetable will cause this...sliced tomatoes, pickled beets...it will "etch" the silver...get silver paste polish and go at it ! The Tarnx is ok for quick fixes when last minute fixer uppers are needed, BUT the paste type cleaner will give the best result because of the "rubbing and buffing" of the silver - whether silver plated, or solid silver - the heat generated by the rubbing/buffing will bring a better polish. Good luck...even if the "etched area" has eaten through to the brass or copper base of silver plate - you could still enjoy it using a paper doillie on it or just simply ignoring its there....use and enjoy..
Hello again! For the shelf, I also would turn it upside down, affix to the wall and lean the tray (on the top) against the wall. Then I would get a silver tea set, put the put, sugar and creamer on the shelf, add ‘S’ hooks to the bar and hang pretty teacups on the hooks. Maybe put the matching saucers up with the tray to tie in the porcelain cups. Add a lovely tea towel or doily to the back towel bar! Great find!
Tier tray. I looked for one at the thrift store and goodwill today. I will look until I find one or make one ??? 🥰 The flowers in the picture looks like peonies. I actually have some in my yard in the spring. 🌸🌷🌼🌻🌹🌺💐 love flowers ❤️
Oh I’m so glad that you found the other canister. I remember my mom having those. Oh what a beautiful picture. You really found some awesome things in that thrift store. 💖🌸💖
Wow I need that red and black buffalo check soap decanter at 4:50. I so want that small daisy picture. But I can't believe you didn't get that 2 tiered tray that match the canisters unless it was plastic.
The little brown crocs that you’re collecting when I was first married over 50 years ago cheddar cheese spread, came in them at the grocery store. I guess I am an antique to. 😂😂😂 I collected them as well way back then and it was back in the 60s
The flowers in the picture look like Peonies. :) I think you should try cleaning the silver with Tarnex or some such silver cleaner then just give it time and it will re tarnish. I think real silver tarnishes quite quickly if left to sit out and not polished regularly. Great video!
Love your excitement....it's contagious! The haul was fabulous, the painting is gorgeous and I can't wait to see where it hangs! Let the thrifting adventures begin ❤️
I love the little paintings and small cutting boards. I use both for decor and do not use the cutting boards for food. Mine never has either. The handled silver platter is real silver. Rogers is a well known make of silver for a very long time. I hope you can clean it up and enjoy it for many years.
I also look at tablecloths when looking for new curtains for kitchen, bedroom or bathroom. So easy to cut into two to four pieces... sew up cut side of material then add a top hem...new curtains! Large quilted pillow shams make sweet cafe style curtains too, cut away backside, add a tea towel or any plain material for lining... hold up vertical, fold over top and sew to make a ruffle or just do a straight hem across. Very pretty.
Yes those are EPNS which is electroplated nickel silver on copper. The blue is verdigris, the copper has oxidised. Try ‘Silvio.’ That is all I ever use. If it is hard to remove use a cotton swab with salt diluted in vinegar and just hit the spot. Copper reacts with Acetic acid. There is probably still some silver under the Verdi so be careful and try the Silvio first. Usually works no problem. BTW Rodgers is a really good brand.
I believe the spots on the tray are patina, basically it’s the metal corroding from being wet for too long. Best suggestion would be to try to scrape it off. I believe that the tray is probably made with some amount of nickel
of baking soda and a damp rag to buff off tarnish and rust. Dampen the rag, then sprinkle the baking soda on the rag. Rub the stained spots with firm pressure and a circular motion, as if you were waxing a car. As you clean, the stains should come off and the silver plate will shine
I agree, but, unfortunately they require a prolonged winter chill, which my zone on Central Coast California doesn't reach. They grow REALLY well in North Dakota, and there are several around the foundation of the Farmstead when we go back each July. The aroma, once experienced, is never forgotten. I feel bad for Julie that she'll have to travel North to experience it herself.
Those flowers are definitely Peonies! I love them! My grandparents had a whole garden full of them in different colors!
Thank you!
She scored on the flower picture!
Love the painting of roses and the gold makes it pop🌹🥀🌺🌸🪻🌷🌼🌻
The flowers look like peonies. My mother was a landscape architect 🌸
I agree. The big blooms on the centre look like peonies. The others are all roses, some wild ones. Beautiful!
Thank you so much! What a beautiful career to have.
Thrilled Thrifter @@helenlouise_ I paint ,so they look like Peonies ,but whoever painted them exagerated them so they would standout and be noticed.- "Fantasy Flowers" as Artist call them
I think the flowers in the painting is Peonies. I love that painting
I seen a hack with paintings they use a product can't remember what it was and go over the painting with brush strokes. Really cool.
I line my sink with tinfoil pour in boiling water half cup salt and half cup baking soda and soak...works wonders for my silver...also love love love the picture of the flowers and yes I would have bought the pictures of the birds..happy new year!
I love that little daisy oil painting
They are Peonies in the picture, they don't look like that until they've bloomed fully.
I LOVE THE BIG FLOWERED PICTURE......CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU DO WITH IT........
Absolutely the best tip. People just don’t look up. A whole world is awaiting them up there.
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That was fun! I would have bought the bird pictures too! TFS Hugs!
I am so envious, I love that painting. Sue from Australia
You are my thrifting spirit twin 🤣 "climbing under shelves to check prices" Yup done it! So happy to discover your channel!
Haha Thrifter will climb all over right? Welcome to my Thrifting journey.
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I love the bird paintings. Love everything you got from your thrifting. The big picture of flowers.
Thank you!
Julie I sent comment on peonies, but my son + I love woodworking. The cutting board is gorgeous. Don't be afraid to use it for food. Just sand+wax w/"butchers" wax. Cutting boards+most woods are antibacterial.for future info. Those spots on the Rogers silver tray may be from a chemical damage, but a silver polish compound to bring its glory back. Rogers is one of the oldest companies of silverwares. Love your items. Yes I thrift for any holiday/season especially for sales! Thank you for a fun time w/you again!
Thank you so much Karen! That’s great to know. I had no idea about the cutting boards. Makes me so nervous to use after someone else lol.
Are there little bumble bees in that flower picture? I have one that looks very similar. I found mine about 15 years ago at a Goodwill for 3.50. It is in our bedroom. One of my favorite finds ever.
The small painting with the daisies.
Yes, that daisy painting is beautiful.
The shelf goes with the bar down.It is a towl bar.But it's yours now use it any way you want.God bless from Pa.
I used to have a little shelf like the one you bought. I had tea cups on mine in front and the matching saucers behind the rail behind them.
Short Stories of De Maupassant!!! The Necklace is a great story!! I wrote a paper on him for World Lit in college! I would have snatched that book up, quick and in a hurry!
Yes, peonies! I love them!!!
A silver cleaner should do the trick. Not sure about the shelf.
What a great little Goodwill! It's ok to pass on stuff...cuz we all know 'if ya don't feel the thrill, it just ain't your deal'! Loves from Texas!
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Haha ! I love that saying. You may hear me use that now.
I think in Texas that thrill and deal probably rhyme as well 😄.
Beautiful picture art for Valentines and spring time. Love IT!!!
Try KETCHUP to clean silver and brass and leave on for a few mins and wipe off ...love ,love ,love the picture peonies are my favorite flower ..go to dollar tree to get your peonies .I bought some from there and they are really pretty...awesome haul hun 👍👍👍
I just sold those bird pictures to Ty Pennington (was on Home Makeover show).
Wow!
I LOVE that floral art piece too! Gorgeous! That shelf looks like a plate holder to me. Good night and God bless! 💖
Thank you so much! I’m excited to style it.
I am collecting items to make a wreath from a silver tray. I love the idea of turning the shelf over like that and layering trays in the back and other stuff in the front. It would be awesome.
Thank you!
The daisies, my fave!
Love that picture. I would have bought the two small pictures with the birds. They were precious!
The canisters are cheaper than they were in the 70’s, and that’s not the largest.
The picture frames were great.
I use the cutting boards. Disinfect with bleach, yes bleach. Sand, polish with food grade
mineral oil.
I do too, Minda! I usually wash them a couple of times, let them dry really good, then sand and condition them..... I'm a firm believer in bleach killing all germs!
Those flowers on that huge painting!! Their peonies!! I grow them in one of my gardens!! ☝️👍🤗😘
My first thought was that the shelf was a plate rack. Looks prettier that way; if you turn it upside down for a towel rack, you can’t see the details of the hanging part as well.
I agree!
Still watching all your videos... Loved this. That pic was amazing!! Take care.
Yes, they are peonies and it’s such a beautiful painting. I love it!
Love your glass canister collection, happy you found it!....on your "quick trip;)"
Your enthusiasm is so charming!
If your silver tray has a base metal of brass or other metal, those spots may be corrosion. Try Brasso or for the corroded area try bicarbonate soda and a bit of water and rub gently as soda can scratch the surface. You could even lightly rub some barkeepers friend on the spots.
There’s something about a signature piece, I would never change the look until I look up the worth first., then decide.
Very nice stuff loved it all
The little painting and the heart containers
reading comments on the cleaning of your tray. Not sure if anyone said this yet, but with anything you try always try an inconspicuous place first so it doesnt damage it. Even tho its thrifted you want it perfect when you include it with your other decor. Good luck always love your videos.
Thank you so much! Great tip!
YES...you got the picture !!! A lot of ladies are saying Peonies... which might be, but then I’m thinking English Wild Roses....ANYWAYS...it is gorgeous!
Those silver trays... I pray you can clean the one with handles.... lots of advice in the comments 🙏
Yes your shelve is a mystery.... I think plate rack....or at least I would use it that way ! LOL!
Those glass Canisters, I had so many of them....When I worked for a large Insurance Company for 40 years, at Christmas time they always offered us at cost, Kohler nuts ( you could get mixed or cashews) and they always came in those Canisters. So of course every year...I got them! Wish I had kept them... you could have had at least 12 of them or MORE.... I gave them away through the years with homemade fudge or cookies in them. I think I have 3 or 4 of them still...2 for sure....Pretzel in one and walnuts in the other 😁
Nice haul and fun, fun time....Love it when we go THRIFTING ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Have a blessed week Julie!
Thank you so much Jayne. And wow I wish you had them too. But hey who knew right?
The silver tray with the handles is really pretty!! And I also loved that tiny painting of daisies!
Thank you! Yes I regret not getting that now.
That large floral picture will look good with your brass candlesticks with red candles in February
If u sand it down and then clean it off let it dry...then clean with kosher salt and lemon juice ..let that dry ..remove excess and then wood butter it a mixture of olive oil and bees wax ...gorgeous!!!I love thrifting with u...I dont resell either I'm a collector who can never rid themselves of all the treasures I collect hehehe BLESSINGS TOO U
Great tip. Thank you Yahyahs!
Love that wooden box lots of ideas for it
I want that flower painting! Love it!
Always love tagging along with you. Your stores have so much goodies
love all the items you brought home can't wait to see how you style them. Thank you so much for sharing this haul.
The picture is beautiful my mother in law had those flowers in her yard they smell so good and I also remember ants were attracted to them.What a great price. I love your videos thank you for sharing with us.
Great finds! I’m looking forward to see you upcycle and display them!
Awww good for you waxford is complete.... so excited for you
These flowers are all Peonies , huge and smaller ones ... there are no roses in the picture as someone suggested:)) I grow them in my garden , love them👍Great finds , I enjoyed your video, would have bought the other vintage pictures too , they were lovely. Love the silver trays, not sure if you've got that in America, but in the UK I use an oridinary kitchen cleaner called CIF, cleanes all metals in no time and is very cheap 👍
Thank you so much!
The tray is probably brass, that's why it's heavy, then it's silver plated. So the silver has come away and that's how the brass is tarnished. If it's silver completely it would be too soft. You can clean it with equal parts of flour, salt and vinegar. Comes up good, but over time you'll have to keep doing it 😊
Thank you!
We love you too, Julie!!!
I'm always picking up silver plate trays, love them. Love the painting also, love everything.
Your painting is beautiful. The flowers look to be delphina. So happy for you that you found your container. You and your girls should go to Nebraska for their junk jaunt in September. It's 500 miles of yard sales and thrift shops and vintage stores
Oh gosh I might be in Thrifter heaven there. Now I’m going to Google that lol.
Mmmmmm, 500 miles......drool.
The green blue spots is tarnish which has ate away the silver coating but there might me brass under neath. To clean use wrights creme silver polish and it that doesn't work nothing will.
I think you are correct with the blue spots and eating away the silver coating. I had a piece like that. ☹️ I don’t remember having success cleaning it “ off” .
Love the peonies picture, one of my favorite flowers, beautiful! Great score👍
The painting is beautiful!
Those full, fluffy flowers look like they are peonies or southern camelias...THAT PAINTING/PRINT IS SOOOO.... BEAUTIFUL! I have a trick I do....I buy beautiful realistic cloth flowers for "filler" and pure elegance ...then I get a grocery store bouquet OR just a couple real exotic flowers from florist The combo makes beautiful bouquets for just a few bucks! I grow Japanese Iris, tulips, daffodils, all colors of llilies, Peonies, Pink and white baby's breath, mixed colors of daisies, Indian paintbrush and blanket flower, sunflowers, holly, ferns, bells of Irland for filler, all kinds of wildflowers in pots, buckets or barrels. I also plant flowery bushes, lilac, hydranga, pink fairy spirea, yellow, red and peach roses, etc. You get beautiful bouquets for mere pennies. The fake mixed in with the real flowers makes for fuller, elegant, expensive looking bouquets. I also cut trimmings from roadside country roads. Things like ...blue chicory, white Queen Anne's Lace, whispy weeds with seed pods or thin branches with berries...whatever is pretty.... AND NOT POISONOUS! lol! As a newly wed, I saw small "oak trees" growing wild in a nearby field that a neighbor was getting ready to plow. We needed trees, but no money for them. So I quick, got our garden shovel, some buckets and ran to "save" those tender tree saplings from being plowed over. Triumphantly hauled those buckets of rooted trees home. My hubby started laughing, asked me if I felt "itchy"...I admitted it felt like ants were on me, making me itch...he guffawed...informed me I had dug up...poison oak, mixed in with poison ivy and a pretty poisonous sumac! He called me his "Calamity Jane Calomine wife"...and complimented me on the "cost-cutting trees" I had dug up for our new homestead! lol!
I use the silver platters as charger plates!
That painting was BEAUTIFUL! There was a set of bird paintings in round gold frames I would've snatched up in a minute. I LOVE that vintage look.Btw I've never been on a quicky thrifting trip. I'm not sure one has ever existed. I usually send my husband to sit on the benches in front of the store to wait. Happy New Year Lindsey. Let's hope it's a better one than last year.
Awesome silver finds! I love the old tarnished look myself but agree with you on the spots. You can buy a silver cleaner most anywhere. I got mine at Wal-Mart.
Beautiful photo and love the idea of painting the frame.
And what a great deal too.
Glass candel holders from dollar tree would look good on the cutting board
Beautiful picture!
My Aunt had that same picture in her living room above her couch . It was there from the 60's up until she passed away in the late 90"s Love it
Pickle juice, vinegar, olives, any acidic fruit or vegetable will cause this...sliced tomatoes, pickled beets...it will "etch" the silver...get silver paste polish and go at it ! The Tarnx is ok for quick fixes when last minute fixer uppers are needed, BUT the paste type cleaner will give the best result because of the "rubbing and buffing" of the silver - whether silver plated, or solid silver - the heat generated by the rubbing/buffing will bring a better polish. Good luck...even if the "etched area" has eaten through to the brass or copper base of silver plate - you could still enjoy it using a paper doillie on it or just simply ignoring its there....use and enjoy..
Thank you so much!
Robin Johnson has a great video using different things to clean the silver plate things.
Hello again! For the shelf, I also would turn it upside down, affix to the wall and lean the tray (on the top) against the wall. Then I would get a silver tea set, put the put, sugar and creamer on the shelf, add ‘S’ hooks to the bar and hang pretty teacups on the hooks. Maybe put the matching saucers up with the tray to tie in the porcelain cups. Add a lovely tea towel or doily to the back towel bar! Great find!
This sounds lovely !
Tier tray. I looked for one at the thrift store and goodwill today. I will look until I find one or make one ??? 🥰 The flowers in the picture looks like peonies. I actually have some in my yard in the spring. 🌸🌷🌼🌻🌹🌺💐 love flowers ❤️
Yes! Keep Thrifting you will find one. Or you will find stuff to make one. Good luck.
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I thought the flowers were peonies AND dahlias. The daisy oil painting would look super on a tiered tray. Great haul. Loved it!!
Tarn-X! That will get those shiny!
It is deposits. Wash and clean with twinkle silver cleaner.
I have that whole set of Thomas Ki kade books wonderful. Story’s
Oh I’m so glad that you found the other canister. I remember my mom having those. Oh what a beautiful picture. You really found some awesome things in that thrift store.
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Thank you!
Wow I need that red and black buffalo check soap decanter at 4:50. I so want that small daisy picture. But I can't believe you didn't get that 2 tiered tray that match the canisters unless it was plastic.
I really considered it but it was sectioned off like for fruit or veggies. So I passed in it. It was beautiful though.
The little brown crocs that you’re collecting when I was first married over 50 years ago cheddar cheese spread, came in them at the grocery store. I guess I am an antique to. 😂😂😂
I collected them as well way back then and it was back in the 60s
The flowers in the picture look like Peonies. :) I think you should try cleaning the silver with Tarnex or some such silver cleaner then just give it time and it will re tarnish. I think real silver tarnishes quite quickly if left to sit out and not polished regularly. Great video!
Love your excitement....it's contagious! The haul was fabulous, the painting is gorgeous and I can't wait to see where it hangs! Let the thrifting adventures begin ❤️
Thank you so much!
Yes. You could use that shelf either way! It's up to you!
Good finds! I saw a tall lamp in the beginning by the coffee table that would be cool painted white and distressed back. 😀
I love the little paintings and small cutting boards. I use both for decor and do not use the cutting boards for food. Mine never has either. The handled silver platter is real silver. Rogers is a well known make of silver for a very long time. I hope you can clean it up and enjoy it for many years.
I also look at tablecloths when looking for new curtains for kitchen, bedroom or bathroom. So easy to cut into two to four pieces... sew up cut side of material then add a top hem...new curtains! Large quilted pillow shams make sweet cafe style curtains too, cut away backside, add a tea towel or any plain material for lining... hold up vertical, fold over top and sew to make a ruffle or just do a straight hem across. Very pretty.
Still loving the cup with the snowman on it in the Christmas stuff
I’ve picked up several things for fall that were super inexpensive. I am always looking for fall decor cause it’s my fave!
You have me collecting the Wexford . I found the pitcher and butter dish this week. But it to want the canisters
Yay! Keep me posted. I love it.
Yes those are EPNS which is electroplated nickel silver on copper. The blue is verdigris, the copper has oxidised. Try ‘Silvio.’ That is all I ever use. If it is hard to remove use a cotton swab with salt diluted in vinegar and just hit the spot. Copper reacts with Acetic acid. There is probably still some silver under the Verdi so be careful and try the Silvio first. Usually works no problem. BTW Rodgers is a really good brand.
Can't wait to see the picture refinish. I wonder is that shelf is for plates in the back & cups goes in front.
I believe the spots on the tray are patina, basically it’s the metal corroding from being wet for too long. Best suggestion would be to try to scrape it off. I believe that the tray is probably made with some amount of nickel
The flowers are peonies, my favorite flower.
I’m searching Amazon now for some faux peonies to match now lol. Thank you for sharing!
wash with warm water and dawn i always use tarn x
Beautiful finds ❤️ once AGAIN!! God is Good.
The wooden rack is for saucers and cups
of baking soda and a damp rag to buff off tarnish and rust. Dampen the rag, then sprinkle the baking soda on the rag. Rub the stained spots with firm pressure and a circular motion, as if you were waxing a car. As you clean, the stains should come off and the silver plate will shine
I love the peonies!You are a great decorator.
The flowers are peonies. They just happen to be my favorite flower.
I agree, but, unfortunately they require a prolonged winter chill, which my zone on Central Coast California doesn't reach. They grow REALLY well in North Dakota, and there are several around the foundation of the Farmstead when we go back each July. The aroma, once experienced, is never forgotten. I feel bad for Julie that she'll have to travel North to experience it herself.