How to Care for Your Wire Wrapped Treasure

Since I use natural, uncoated wire (it is NOT "tarnish-resistant"), your wire wrapped jewelry piece will tarnish with age. Personally, I love this aspect of it, but not everybody does. 

Here are some of my favorite methods of keeping your piece looking new:

Copper WITHOUT fossils or shell-like stones:

***If your piece of jewelry has a fossil or shell-like stone (i.e., pearls), turquoise or ANY other copper based mineral, DO NOT use this method; it will be Ruined!

Simply soak your piece in Lemon Juice until it "looks" shiny again. This will usually take a few minutes. DON'T soak overnight! Take your piece out and run it under warm water and wipe dry with a non-abrasive cloth. That's it!

You can use anything acidic to clean your copper (vinegar, ketchup, etc.). I just find that the lemon juice smells the nicest and is the "cleanest" method.

Copper WITH fossils or shell-like stones:

Don't use anything acidic as this will ruin the polish of your fossils or pearls. Unfortunately, I had to find out the hard way. The best way I've found so far is to rub it using a soft jeweler's cloth or wash it under warm water with dish soap.

If you find a better or effortless way, let me know!

 .925 Sterling Silver:

All you need is some toothpaste and warm water!

I dissolve about a teaspoon of toothpaste (preferably Colgate or something similar) in warm water and soak my pieces for a few hours periodically brushing them with a soft bristled toothbrush. Once they have their shine back, simply rinse them under warm water using the same toothbrush to make sure you get in all the nooks in crannies.

Last but not least, you can simply use a polishing cloth! I prefer using a  Sunshine Polishing Cloth

14kt Gold-filled wire:

Nothing! 14kt Gold-filled wire will never tarnish OR chip.