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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.

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Gilded-Pillar Candles

Gilded-Pillar Candles

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

Tin Wizardry

Tin Wizardry

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

Holiday Star Table Setting

Holiday Star Table Setting

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

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Radiant Runner

Radiant Runner

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!

Fri, 9 Mar 2007|More from Holidays
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of an extra touch, I've decided to put just a nice little gold leaf next to everybody's plates to add sparkle. So this is all about a low table but watch this. Go ahead and plug
Thanksgiving Napkins

Thanksgiving Napkins

Here are some terrific ideas for Holiday place settings and napkins that your guests will appreciate.

Fri, 9 Mar 2007|More from Holidays
|Gold Leaffound at1:05

the color of the napkin, and I've even taken a sweet little gold leaf that I got in the craft store to finish that off. It makes a beautiful, beautiful napkin setting. Now, for the second

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Create Architectural Garden Accents

Create Architectural Garden Accents

and chartreuse have become increasingly popular so plant breeders have been hard at work producing gold - leaf varieties. You can find a gold - leaf selection now of just about every plant. Opposite the gold garden, the Andersons have a rich perennial

9 Beautiful Bookcase Makeovers

9 Beautiful Bookcase Makeovers

showcasing in the bookcase. BEFORE: Blonde-finish cabinets like this one were common in the 1950s. AFTER: Silver and gold leaf was used to make over and modernize the door fronts. If your cabinet doesn't have well-defined grooves in the surface

Invitations Perfect for Fall Weddings

Invitations Perfect for Fall Weddings

these stylish metallic jacket envelopes. A circular window hints at what's inside. The invitation reverses to gorgeous gold leaf . To add a touch of fall, the floral ribbon ties it all up. My Gatsby; Jacket Window Invitation; www.mygatsby

Mixing Woods and Finishes in the Kitchen

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

Beautiful Traditional Wedding Invitations

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

Home Tour: New Orleans

Home Tour: New Orleans

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

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