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How to Gold Leaf Everything

January 20, 2019September 8, 2015 by Brianna
How to gold leaf anything and everything. Tutorial on using all types of leaf on variety of materials

In the previous post we looked out various types of gold leaf, foil, gold paint etc.  Basically a run down of all the different types of methods you can use to gold leaf items.  A lot of those techniques work better with certain materials.  Whaaaa????  Trust me, gold foil is going to look a lot … Read more

Categories Making Tags Decorations & Decor, General Crafts, gold leaf 12 Comments

How to Gold Leaf Anything

January 20, 2019September 3, 2015 by Brianna
How to gold leaf anything and everything. Tutorial on using all types of leaf on variety of materials

So you want to gold leaf… Fabric? Paper? Plastic?  Not all gold leaf is the same and/or built for the same purpose.  Different materials and different gold leafing techniques render VERY different results.  I have written a number of tutorials on gold leafing, but there are so many other great guides. I wrote this post … Read more

Categories Making Tags Decorations & Decor, General Crafts, gold leaf 36 Comments

Modern Art: Concrete Style

January 20, 2019June 25, 2015 by Brianna
Basic Orange Ombre Modern Art

I have a confession, I have never been a huge fan of modern art.  Having studied the theory and history behind a larger portion of 20th century art I have an appreciation for the merits… but the aesthetics… meh, not my thing.  Let me tell you, that was not a popular opinion in art school.  … Read more

Categories Making Tags art, Decorations & Decor, General Crafts, gold leaf, home decor 18 Comments

Bookcase Ideas: A Quick Makeover

January 20, 2019June 15, 2015 by Brianna
detail of wallpapered bookcase

One of the neat features of the new house was a large built in bookcase, but it had the featureless contractor-white of a new house.  I needed some bookcase ideas and fast.  I wanted to make it pop, especially, before we filled it with items. I was in the process of trying to look through … Read more

Categories Making Tags Decorations & Decor, gold leaf, home decor, wallpaper 8 Comments

DIY Gold Leaf Lamp Shade

January 20, 2019March 29, 2015 by Brianna
Completed gold leaf lampshade with edison bulb

I have always admired the look of a gold leaf lampshade, but I have not admired the price.  DIY to the rescue!  I did the DIY gold leaf lamp shade for two different shades.  I absolutely love the look of the gold leaf paired with the warm glow of  Edison bulbs.  I like it even … Read more

Categories Making Tags Decorations & Decor, gold leaf, home decor, paint 42 Comments
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