We are constantly washing our clothing and taking care of our shoes, but our jewelry tends to fall by the wayside when it comes to cleaning. For most people, it's not because we don't notice it needs cleaning, but because we don't have time to drop it off to be cleaned AND we don't know how to care for our jewelry at home.

Thank goodness for ketchup!

If you have tarnished silver, all you have to do it set it in a bowl completely submerged in ketchup for ONLY 5 to 10 minutes. ( P.S.) Don't leave your jewelry in the ketchup too long, or the acid in the tomatoes and vinegar could cause some erosion!

Once you take your jewelry out of the ketchup (don't rinse yet), take a toothbrush and shine it up really good for the "finishing" touches.  Finally, rinse your jewelry off - and Voila! - it's ready to wear, all nice and shiny again.

Let us know how this works for you and come back to BC Custom Jewelry for more jewelry care tips.