Gold Leaf
Add shimmer and glamour to your projects by applying gold leaf. These creative projects show you how, including how to gild pillar candles and decorative tin containers.
Here's the ho-hum dresser we started with: plain and devoid of personality. With a little creativity and elbow grease, we came up with three sassy ways to transform it from drab to fab. We like the way a bold graphic treatment gives our dresser an urban edge. We chose an oversize Warhol poster, but
"… finish and "stitching" drawn with a gold - leaf pen. DIY Tips: 1. When drilling new … Primer and paint • Paintbrush • Gold - leaf pen • Ruler • Towel • 6 leather … by drawing dashed lines using a gold - leaf pen. Follow a ruler for straight …"
Articles
… urn-shaped tin container, then decorate it with gold leaf to craft the elegant Stars and Stripes vase. Festooned … polyurethane. Tin urn Wallpaper scraps Composition gold leaf Black primer Gold - leaf adhesive Crafts glue Clear satin polyurethane Soft …
… Tape Pillar Candle 1/2-inch flat paintbrush Gold - leaf adhesive Gold - leaf sheets Spray matte varnish 1. Firmly press strips … Use the flat brush to apply an even coat of the gold - leaf adhesive onto all exposed areas of the candle …
… crafts stores), in gold, red, and green Sheets of gold leaf or gold crafting foil and foil adhesive (available at … underside of each plate in the center. Then apply sheets of gold leaf or gold crafting foil; it will stick to the adhesive …
Videos
Here are some terrific ideas for Holiday place settings and napkins that your guests will appreciate.
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Tackle a redecorating project in manageable stages. See this dining room morph from bland to spicy in three steps.
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Light up your holidays with this bright idea for a tablerunner. You won't believe how pretty this looks -- and how easy it is to make!
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Slide Shows
Mixing Woods and Finishes in the Kitchen
… ranging from a hardworking granite-top island to its elegant counterpart, a second island finished in olive green with gold - leaf trim. Furniture-look mahogany cabinets and rock-hard marble countertops mix with stainless-steel appliances to …
Living Room Window Treatments: Traditional Panels
… treatments, allows the detailed, realistic patterns and motifs to be viewed clearly and enjoyed. Installation, below the gold - leaf egg-and-dart molding, contributes to the grand effect. Accent pillows trimmed in braid repeat the drapery fabric …
House Tour: Elegant Home with a Twist
… upholstered in an orange-melon hue to complement the curtains. The octagonal dining room features a dazzling hand-applied gold leaf ceiling. The antique rug was discovered rolled up in the homeowner's mother's attic. Painting flourishes give a …
… It also offers a bit of sun tolerance . In fact , with a couple of hours of morning sun ,'June'displays brighter gold leaf centers . Test Garden Tip : Hostas do best in a spot with dappled shade all day , though many tolerate direct sun for …
3-Stage Makeover: Elegant Dining Room
… handsome console table has found a better fit on the adjacent wall. Dragonfly prints -- Web clip art framed in faux gold - leaf molding -- reinforce the dining room's budding Asian aesthetic. Accent plates don't have to be precious; look …
Beautiful Traditional Wedding Invitations
… isn't dreary, it's alluring. The rich, luxurious mocha brown invitation has a sense of elegance and mystery. The gold leaf design at the bottom adds just the right touch of color. Invitation Consultants; Mocha Dream; www.invitationconsultants …