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  • A coat of clear nail polish will keep costume jewelry from tarnishing and turning dark.
         
     
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  • Hair spray is a good preservative for chalk, pastel and pencil drawings.
         
     
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  • Stains from ballpoint pens can sometimes be removed by sponging the area with milk until the stain disappears.
         
     
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  • Chill champagne bottles only for a short while. It loses flavor if refrigerated for many hours. Chill champagne in an ice bucket if possible, and then only chill up to the neck, or removing the cork may be troublesome.
         
     
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