Saturdays morning garage sales are one of my favorite recreational activities during the summer. You really never know what you may find! Today I hit the jackpot at our local church's annual Junque Sale. The pictures above (sorry for the poor quality!) are before and after shots of a pair of lovely sterling silver champagne goblets that were a steal for only 12.5 cents a piece! You see, I arrived after 1pm and they already marked everything down to 1/2 off....the timing was an accident, I swear!
I'm sure you have seen similar tarnished items at your local church sales and goodwill stores thinking it would be way too much work to clean them, but let me tell you that it's fast and easy! My secret...Tarnex! I wear a lot of silver jewelry and always keep a bottle or two in the house for quick cleaning jobs.
So how does this relate to entertaining? Think outside of the box...think multi-purpose! These goblets would be perfect for serving an appetizer, dessert or after dinner mints. Display them on your coffee table with mixed nuts or chocolate truffles. Or use them as favors for your guests. They can take them home with them and use them however they want! All for under thirteen cents each...not bad :)
Have you found a treasure that you only paid pennies for? Please share you story in the comments below!
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