By George!

I’ve been so busy lately with reorganizing and my home studio and making it more efficient (pictures of the new space to follow!).  But in the process of doing so, I was reminded how important proper storage of your silver is.  I found jewelry and beads from 10 years ago that was stored in plastic bags and it was in perfect condition.  Then, other pieces from less than 6 months ago that were not stored in bags, were tarnished so heavily that they are now unusable.

So please!  Store your jewelry in plastic baggies! All of my jewelry is shipped in a plastic bag (and gift wrapped and presented nicely of course) but please keep the plastic bag for when you are not wearing your jewelry!  Jewelry trees and dishes are pretty, but not good for long term storage of your pieces.  So don’t forget that plastic is best!  Designate a section of a drawer in your dresser to your plastic bags of jewelry.  You will be so happy when your jewelry lasts a lot longer and needs much less cleaning!