In keeping with the notion that quilling is not considered an art unless it is gilded with a precious or semi precious metal (see my previous post), this past weekend I decided to give gilding a try. It was an eye opening experience, not to mention a messy one... unfortunately, I tend to wear all my projects. There are so many ways to gild a piece of creativity; I was unsure how to go about it.

For those of you that are not sure what I mean by gilding, it is the process of applying metal leaf to a project. Metal leaf usually is available in gold, silver, and copper and is incredibly thin and delicate. You can also get imitation leaf in those same colors, plus a few more - including pewter - because there is no real metal in them.

I went to the local craft store to see what they had in stock. They did indeed have both real metal and imitation leaf... but what I was not ready for was the different ways to apply it. There was a wax that you applied with your fingers, a liquid solution, a self adhering leaf, and of course the traditional kind which required a plethora of chemical solutions. The wax, however, did not have any metal in it... so that was out of the question, as was the self adhering leaf, for the same reason.......

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