Wandering through Goodwill, I spotted her. She was on the back of the shelf, waiting for me to find her.
And for $1.99, I could not leave her there.
I knew she could have some major potential with a little elbow grease. So I busted out one of my favorite things in the world that my friend Emily turned me on to.
It's called the Miracle Cloth. This thing is AH-MAZE-ING. Emily was strolling through the mall one day when one of those kiosk guys offered to clean her wedding ring. She was so impressed (and knew how I obsessed over my wedding rings being clean) she bought one and brought it to work for me to try. I'm hooked and this thing really can work miracles. Just take a look!
See the tarnish coming off on the top? I also bought some Wright's Silver Cream for the larger areas and used it with a soft bristled tooth brushon some of the details. Now I won't lie, I worked about 2.5 hours on this girl.
And here she is all clean!!! Can you believe that? I am just tickled pink by the results!
And here she is all dolled up! Not bad, eh?
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No way...I am shocked! It's gorgeous...I too love thrift and antique shopping but usually just leave things looking old. I am going to try your secret cleaner for sure. Thanks for the tip!!
Beyond gorgeous!!! I love that you made it a flower pot!
Which makes me even more sad that I have sad news - I have to take a test on the 25th - I'm looking into getting into teaching and I have to take the THEA test to apply to the certification program. I'm wondering if the universe just doesn't want me spending money! :-)
Anyway, it's an all morning thing (7a-12p) but if you guys go for lunch afterwards I should be able to join you. Send me an email and I'll give you my number.
desireewynn@gmail.com
Beautiful! Thanks for the tip. :)
Gorgeous!! And I'm in love with your flower arrangement, too!
~ Liz
www.itsgreattobehome.net
What a huge difference!
That came out great.
Wow, it looks great! I am heading to the S.A. (Salvation Army) right now!
Great job -- the teapot looks brand new!
Btw, love the new layout. I go on vacation for a week and come back and everything looks so great!
~Averill
Wow, she is gorgeous! And I love what you've done with the flowers!
That is one beautiful tea pot! Great job!
Wow. That is a beautiful project. Even though I'm not very crafty, you make me want to learn.
Beautiful! Makes me re-think passing something by something that looks like it's seen its better days.
Love it!!! I really enjoyed your blog. Stop on by sometime. Peace (an old hippie)
That's really pretty...love the flowers in it, too. So, did you Armour All it to keep it shiny?
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