Finding A Treasure

I am always on the lookout for copper pieces

to add to our home decor.

If you want to add a little warmth to your home,

adding just a few copper pieces is the way to go.

Copper is a classic and timeless metal

that will never go out of style.

While on vacation I thought I would pop into a thrift store

to see if there was anything that caught my eye.

As soon as I walked into the store this

is what immediately caught my eye.

An antique copper tea kettle.

I was almost afraid to look at the sticker price fearing that

it would be out of my price range.

Finding  true antique copper pieces

is a rarity and when you do find them they

can be quite pricey.

What a wonderful surprise to see

that this little tea kettle was priced for less than $10.00.

It had a little more patina, plus a lot of grime, on it

 than I cared for. The handle had so much grimy grease

build up that you couldn't even move it, and the

 inside of the pot was pretty filthy also.

But I knew that I could easily

spruce this little tea kettle up

to look like a new shiny penny.

I wasn't concerned about removing the patina

from this kettle because I will be using it

and I know that over time this little copper tea kettle will

create a new patina, minus all the grime buildup.

Using just a few simple household ingredients

and a lot of elbow grease,

 this little copper pot went from this,

to this.

It took me a good hour and a ton of elbow grease

to clean up this little pot. But it was so worth it.

I think I'll go make a cup of tea now 

to relax and start the new patina process.

That's it for this week.

Until Next Time,

Veronica