Friday, February 27, 2009

Faux pearls w silver Rub'n'Buff

I don't have a picture of these pearls 'before'. I got them last year as a 36" bead garland from a Christmas store. They are plastic and came in white only, the beads are 3/4" round in size. This was a pure white and was rather harsh around what I already had for decorations. Then, I thought.... silver!!! I put on vinyl gloves (thin, more flexible type) and put a dab (about a teaspoon size) of Silver Rub'N Buff in the palm of one hand and then pulled the beads through, I massaged each bead so that the waxy Rub'N Buff would spread on each bead. Within a few minutes I was done! They are so much prettier than when they were white! And the Rub'N Buff is a waxy oil based paste so it spreads well and lasts. They have a nice luster too. I wiped them off with a clean rag after so as to take off any extra residue so they would dry well. After 24 hrs, they are ready to put anywhere! Thought I would share this idea! I showed them in the box I was working in and added the remote (Cable) to give an idea of the scale of the beads. That is a letter file box cover they are in.
Below: close up on a grass round placemat

6 comments:

Becky@Beyond The Picket Fence said...

Oh, I could Rubb-N-Buff the world--I love it so. It makes things shinier and prettier, and the pearls are fantastic.

Mary Ruth said...

bec,
I love it too! It can make ANYTHING look fabulous! Thanks for coming by and leaving a nice comment! I love your Blog and visited it a few minutes ago... when I saw this post! I am checking out what's new in your busy life!

That Girl Ang said...

Gotta love the rub-n-buff! I have a ton of it! LOL

Beautifully done!

Mary Ruth said...

Hi That Girl Ang,
I have a few different colors of it. I only used a small amount, so there is lots more to do magic on other soon-to-be treasures!

Four Paws and Co said...

What a brilliant idea! I can't count the number of times I've picked up something like this but it was the wrong color. I just never thought about changing it! ☺ Diane

Mary Ruth said...

I wish I had thought if it earlier too! It is great on any old vintage jewelry too! It is great for repurposing Christmas ornaments too!
Thanks for visiting!

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