I so discouraged I may just quit.

A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As I
was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my
necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes, I
know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never
expected them to turn so quickly. To make matters works, one
necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also
BRASSED!!!! And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!

I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed all
my earrings were brassing too!

I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I could
sell them as a huge lot on ebay.
I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things. I
must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.

Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and it
doesn't look like anything is selling.

So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and a
ton of worthless beads!
:-(

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com

That seems strange to me. Sterling silver and silver plate should tarnish
to a grey/black not turn brass colored.

--
CR

"chaddock" wrote in message
...
A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As I
was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my
necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes, I
know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never
expected them to turn so quickly. To make matters works, one
necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also
BRASSED!!!! And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!

I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed all
my earrings were brassing too!

I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I could
sell them as a huge lot on ebay.
I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things. I
must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.

Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and it
doesn't look like anything is selling.

So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and a
ton of worthless beads!
:-(

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com

I've got some sterling that does turn kind of gold-ish, and I know it's
sterling. I'm guessing it's from the copper in the sterling and the
reaction to the humid florida air.


Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Habitué

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

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http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com



C Ryman wrote:
That seems strange to me. Sterling silver and silver plate should tarnish
to a grey/black not turn brass colored.

I've noticed that many times my sterling silver turns a brassy goldish
color before it tarnishes completely, so maybe that is what's
happening. I bought some tarnish cream from FM and use that on soft
cloth or charged on a polishing tip on my dremel. The polish cream
cleans the tarnish off, and leaves a residue behind that helps to keep
the silver from tarnishing.

Sterling


On Jun 2, 3:11*pm, chaddock wrote:
A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As I
was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my
necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes, I
know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never
expected them to turn so quickly. *To make matters works, one
necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also
BRASSED!!!! * And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!

I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed all
my earrings were brassing too!

I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I could
sell them as a huge lot on ebay.
I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things. *I
must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.

Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and it
doesn't look like anything is selling.

So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and a
ton of worthless beads!
:-(

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com

Try a polishing cloth! Some of my sterling has turned goldish, too. It's
also very humid here in Ga.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"chaddock" wrote in message
...
A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As I
was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my
necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes, I
know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never
expected them to turn so quickly. To make matters works, one
necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also
BRASSED!!!! And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!

I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed all
my earrings were brassing too!

I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I could
sell them as a huge lot on ebay.
I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things. I
must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.

Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and it
doesn't look like anything is selling.

So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and a
ton of worthless beads!
:-(

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com

Glad you all came up with what seems to be the right answer. I have
both silverplate and sterling silver here in Toronto, but we are just
starting to warm up temperature wise and none of mine has changed.
Humidity and chemicals in the air were my first thought, but I am not
all that knowledgeable compared to you folks.

Only one lot of my silverplate beads ever went 'brassy' on me and a
quick polish with one of those special cloths did the trick. The
sterling doesn't ever change colour. I often use silver plate due to my
*frugal Scottish background* and the fact that what I am making is just
for me, so can be upgraded if needed. I will have to take your advice
and use the good stuff on things I sell. 8-))

I have a question about a pair of sterling hoop earrings I
bought......my earlobes start burning in 30 seconds, yet I can wear
really cheap ear wires. Could it be that there is *nickel* in the ear
wires?? I remember a sterling ring doing the same thing to me about 25
years ago. Guess it is hard to know what is in the other 7% of
sterling. But I am rather allergic to a lot of things, so if I can
figure out what it is, I will add it to the list. (G)

Cheers....Heather on the first humid day of 2008 in Toronto!!

"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
...
Try a polishing cloth! Some of my sterling has turned goldish, too.
It's also very humid here in Ga.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"chaddock" wrote in message
...
A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As I
was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my
necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes, I
know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never
expected them to turn so quickly. To make matters works, one
necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also
BRASSED!!!! And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!

I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed all
my earrings were brassing too!

I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I could
sell them as a huge lot on ebay.
I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things.
I
must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.

Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and it
doesn't look like anything is selling.

So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and a
ton of worthless beads!
:-(

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com

Heather,

Did you clean the ear wires with alcohol really well before you wore them?

In one of my wire classes, our instructor told us that the wire is coated
with something when they make it, and it's very acidic. I've (stupidly) put
on an earring I was working on before, because I was dying to see how
itlooked and didn't take the time to clean it. My ear was sore and
irritated for a good week.

As long as I clean the wire well before I wear it, it's fine.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"Heather" wrote in message
...
Glad you all came up with what seems to be the right answer. I have both
silverplate and sterling silver here in Toronto, but we are just starting
to warm up temperature wise and none of mine has changed. Humidity and
chemicals in the air were my first thought, but I am not all that
knowledgeable compared to you folks.

Only one lot of my silverplate beads ever went 'brassy' on me and a quick
polish with one of those special cloths did the trick. The sterling
doesn't ever change colour. I often use silver plate due to my *frugal
Scottish background* and the fact that what I am making is just for me, so
can be upgraded if needed. I will have to take your advice and use the
good stuff on things I sell. 8-))

I have a question about a pair of sterling hoop earrings I bought......my
earlobes start burning in 30 seconds, yet I can wear really cheap ear
wires. Could it be that there is *nickel* in the ear wires?? I remember
a sterling ring doing the same thing to me about 25 years ago. Guess it
is hard to know what is in the other 7% of sterling. But I am rather
allergic to a lot of things, so if I can figure out what it is, I will add
it to the list. (G)

Cheers....Heather on the first humid day of 2008 in Toronto!!

"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
...
Try a polishing cloth! Some of my sterling has turned goldish, too. It's
also very humid here in Ga.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"chaddock" wrote in message
...
A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As I
was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my
necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes, I
know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never
expected them to turn so quickly. To make matters works, one
necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also
BRASSED!!!! And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!

I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed all
my earrings were brassing too!

I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I could
sell them as a huge lot on ebay.
I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things. I
must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.

Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and it
doesn't look like anything is selling.

So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and a
ton of worthless beads!
:-(

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com

Well.. I know it sounds silly now (after reading all the responses),
but when I saw the goldish color, I assumed it was the brass from the
"silver plated brass". Obviously I haven't spent much time with
precious metals. :-)

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com

On Jun 2, 6:29 pm, "C Ryman" wrote:
That seems strange to me. Sterling silver and silver plate should tarnish
to a grey/black not turn brass colored.

--
CR

"chaddock" wrote in message

Hi Jerry.....

No, never thought of it. Bought them at Sears and they were their own
brand I believe. Spoke to them last week and they suggested clear nail
polish, but will try your alcohol method first. It clicked because I
have *high acid body content* for lack of a better word. I can turn
cheap jewellery to tin in a week or less.

Btw....Elayne (daughter) bought a 9 month old dog from a *fostering
place* and it is half Shih Tzu and half "Havanese"....which turns out to
be a small Cuban dog, indigenous to that country and brought over by the
Spanish in the 1700's. She is madly in love with him (Rufus) and the
vet said he was in A-1 shape and had a marvellous disposition.

Thanks.....Heather

"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
...
Heather,

Did you clean the ear wires with alcohol really well before you wore
them?

In one of my wire classes, our instructor told us that the wire is
coated with something when they make it, and it's very acidic. I've
(stupidly) put on an earring I was working on before, because I was
dying to see how itlooked and didn't take the time to clean it. My
ear was sore and irritated for a good week.

As long as I clean the wire well before I wear it, it's fine.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"Heather" wrote in message
...
Glad you all came up with what seems to be the right answer. I have
both silverplate and sterling silver here in Toronto, but we are just
starting to warm up temperature wise and none of mine has changed.
Humidity and chemicals in the air were my first thought, but I am not
all that knowledgeable compared to you folks.

Only one lot of my silverplate beads ever went 'brassy' on me and a
quick polish with one of those special cloths did the trick. The
sterling doesn't ever change colour. I often use silver plate due to
my *frugal Scottish background* and the fact that what I am making is
just for me, so can be upgraded if needed. I will have to take your
advice and use the good stuff on things I sell. 8-))

I have a question about a pair of sterling hoop earrings I
bought......my earlobes start burning in 30 seconds, yet I can wear
really cheap ear wires. Could it be that there is *nickel* in the
ear wires?? I remember a sterling ring doing the same thing to me
about 25 years ago. Guess it is hard to know what is in the other 7%
of sterling. But I am rather allergic to a lot of things, so if I
can figure out what it is, I will add it to the list. (G)

Cheers....Heather on the first humid day of 2008 in Toronto!!

"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
...
Try a polishing cloth! Some of my sterling has turned goldish, too.
It's also very humid here in Ga.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"chaddock" wrote in message
...
A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As
I
was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my
necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes,
I
know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never
expected them to turn so quickly. To make matters works, one
necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also
BRASSED!!!! And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!

I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed
all
my earrings were brassing too!

I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I
could
sell them as a huge lot on ebay.
I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things.
I
must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.

Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and
it
doesn't look like anything is selling.

So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and
a
ton of worthless beads!
:-(

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com

Hi Jerry.....

No, never thought of it. Bought them at Sears and they were their own
brand I believe. Spoke to them last week and they suggested clear nail
polish, but will try your alcohol method first. It clicked because I
have *high acid body content* for lack of a better word. I can turn
cheap jewellery to tin in a week or less.

Btw....Elayne (daughter) bought a 9 month old dog from a *fostering
place* and it is half Shih Tzu and half "Havanese"....which turns out to
be a small Cuban dog, indigenous to that country and brought over by the
Spanish in the 1700's. She is madly in love with him (Rufus) and the
vet said he was in A-1 shape and had a marvellous disposition.

Thanks.....Heather

"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
...
Heather,

Did you clean the ear wires with alcohol really well before you wore
them?

In one of my wire classes, our instructor told us that the wire is
coated with something when they make it, and it's very acidic. I've
(stupidly) put on an earring I was working on before, because I was
dying to see how itlooked and didn't take the time to clean it. My
ear was sore and irritated for a good week.

As long as I clean the wire well before I wear it, it's fine.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"Heather" wrote in message
...
Glad you all came up with what seems to be the right answer. I have
both silverplate and sterling silver here in Toronto, but we are just
starting to warm up temperature wise and none of mine has changed.
Humidity and chemicals in the air were my first thought, but I am not
all that knowledgeable compared to you folks.

Only one lot of my silverplate beads ever went 'brassy' on me and a
quick polish with one of those special cloths did the trick. The
sterling doesn't ever change colour. I often use silver plate due to
my *frugal Scottish background* and the fact that what I am making is
just for me, so can be upgraded if needed. I will have to take your
advice and use the good stuff on things I sell. 8-))

I have a question about a pair of sterling hoop earrings I
bought......my earlobes start burning in 30 seconds, yet I can wear
really cheap ear wires. Could it be that there is *nickel* in the
ear wires?? I remember a sterling ring doing the same thing to me
about 25 years ago. Guess it is hard to know what is in the other 7%
of sterling. But I am rather allergic to a lot of things, so if I
can figure out what it is, I will add it to the list. (G)

Cheers....Heather on the first humid day of 2008 in Toronto!!

"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
...
Try a polishing cloth! Some of my sterling has turned goldish, too.
It's also very humid here in Ga.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"chaddock" wrote in message
...
A couple of days ago I went my the shop where I sell my jewelry. As
I
was putting out some new items and I noticed to my horror that my
necklaces with silver plated brass beads were now only BRASS! Yes,
I
know y'all warned me about using silver plated beads, but I never
expected them to turn so quickly. To make matters works, one
necklaces in which I used "sterling silver beads" in was also
BRASSED!!!! And I _know_ they were labeled as sterling!

I've pulled everything that used the plated beads, then I noticed
all
my earrings were brassing too!

I started inventorying all my silver plated beads and figured I
could
sell them as a huge lot on ebay.
I'm only half way finished but my gosh I have alot of those things.
I
must have more than 20,000 beads, clasps and finding.

Then today I started looking at the current ebay bead auctions and
it
doesn't look like anything is selling.

So now I'm stuck with a bunch of trashy necklaces and earrings and
a
ton of worthless beads!
:-(

-m.

www.jewelrybychaddock.com