My life: Update-ish

Okay so y'all won't believe. Well you prob can if you have read some of my first few posts 😂😅

My laptop died. 

I know I know. 

I barely had anything to do with it. A lot of these led up to this eclipse actually but I don't wanna talk about it just yet. 

I plan to post again here in September so I'll be working on my wee phone to make that post. Just will take a bit longer since my phone is smol & the post I had drafted is kinda big. 

Can I ask you to bear with me again? <3

*extends hand in anime-prince-style*

~Riveting R

Cleaning Copper and Brass Jewelry

CLEANING COPPER AND BRASS JEWELRY

Tarnish/Patina

Some like to see jewelry wear. 

I personally love to see my copper rings changing colour. Brass not so much 😅 but the antique look works for some styles. 

I have sold some Brass and Copper pieces over this year & I'm sure many are worried about tarnish. Well seeing as the pieces are Brass and Copper they can be cleaned 😃 these are some methods I have tried that worked. (Soap & water, tomato ketchup,Lime/Lemon juice)  

Cleaning methods:

Light clean: 

Hand soap & water, rinse. Then dry 

Heavier clean: 

🍅Tomato ketchup/juice/paste

Apply thin layer on jewellery piece & leave on for an hour or less if it's a pair of thin earrings. Wash off ketchup etc & wipe dry ✨

🍋Lemon or lime juice

Put the piece in the pure juice immerse it or spray it and leave for less than a minute. Rinse thoroughly and dry thoroughly. 

I find with just lime/lemon juice the copper still tarnishes again pretty quickly. 

- Another 🍋recipe involves making lime/lemon juice mixed with baking soda into a paste and coating the piece with it. Then washing it off with warm water. 

If you have no baking soda then you can use salt directly on the lemon/like rind and rub the piece. 

Here is a link to an extensive article with pictures
 Cleaning brass

✨Here is a link to cleaning brass jewelry using Vinegar 

How to clean brass

It also mentions a final step where you can put a natural sealer on the piece. Olive oil or renaissance wax once it has dried :)

Check out my jewelry page! Mythrill Creations
-Riveting Reprise

Change is Imminent

Tobago 2016 R.Allum

I have changed, we all change. I still love beauty and fashion but currently I cannot give as much thought to it as I used to with what the world is going through.  My eyes aren't blind and my inner-self says that there are more pressing things I can write on than what I wear and where to buy what I wore :s I will try to update here soon. I have many drafts that just need to be completed so I will try my best to update soon. Not an empty promise this time :'D On a less deep note, I went to Tobago again this year and had no phone casualties xD

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Hard work

(Preview!)

I'm working very hard to produce three new posts soon, a beauty post and 2 fashion posts and maybe a shoe review.  :D As soon as my exam is finished on Friday I should be hitting *Publish* on my phone. This blogging life is not for the weak hearted, I can only imagine the struggle YouTubers go through. Taking the pictures and getting them to look mildly acceptable then to do close up shots of the accessories so it's clear enough is hard work. Not to mention finding places with similar items online but I ain't complaining. Beauty/Fashion Blogging can definitely be a full time job. 

~Riveting R