After looking at all of the beautiful pumpkins in my pumpkin party post, I was inspired to pull out my gold leafing .
I have some old books wanted to decorate
them a little bit for Halloween.
Taking black art paper and gold leafing I made these.
It wasn't that hard either.
I first folded my paper over the book to make sure I had cut the right size and I ran my fingers up and down the spine with the paper on to get some indentations of where the spine was so I knew where to stamp.
Then, I stamped with the gold leafing sizing, which is pretty much a tacky glue for the gold leafing to adhere to. I used some vintage stamps I have. It's important to
wash the stamps right away o the sizing doesn't ruin your stamps. Otherwise,they'll be sticky forever.
After it dried, about 30 minutes, I placed the gold leafing on very carefully. If you haven't worked with gold leaf before, it's almost like trying to place air.
The one trick I did find was to take a clean, dry finger and pat down gently, yet firmly over the area where the sizing is under the gold leaf to make sure it adhere's well enough.
Use a super soft brush and a circular motion to wipe away the excess gold
leaf. I brush mine into a box to use the "scraps" for other projects.
You'll end up with your letters all nice and sparkly.
I then taped my paper to the books so I can remove it and store them at the end of the holiday.
~Jen
Fab-BOO-lous (har har ;-).
ReplyDeleteSeriously, these look great. I love them!
You're so freaking creative it's scary! BWah-HA-ha-HA-ha-HA-ha!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! I love all your ideas!
ReplyDeleteThose are great...I have heard gold leaf is kind of hard to work with...but I have never tried it. Might have to try it now....
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea for your books!
Jen! That was the greatest idea! They look awesome! xo Vanessa
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried gold leaf either, but it sure gives good results- that is a fun project!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS idea! I'll be linking to this project!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant and lovely...as always! Love it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post to keep in my file for fun, creative, fabulous projects. I'd love to try the gold leaf on some pumpkins, a litle hesitant. So is gold leaf feasible for big projects? Seems to me when I've looked at it to buy, it could be expensive for a larger area like a pumpkin?
ReplyDeleteLove all your creative ideas, keep the inspiration coming!
xoxo!
this is really cute Jen! I'm thinking of many fun uses outside of Halloween decor, too...you could make little signs and frame them too...or many other wonderful things which aren't coming to mind at the moment but I'm sure are possibilities...
ReplyDeleteOh, you are sooo creative! I love this project!
ReplyDeleteThat's really creative and cute!!!
ReplyDeleteBella
PS: Did you get your gc? :)
What a neat idea! It could easily be adapted to any holiday, too.
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn,
ReplyDeleteI emailed it to you last week...I just re-emailed it.
If you dont get it, can you give me a non-comcast email to send it to? I dont think comcast likes me. Do you have a spam folder?
Bella
Hi - I just resent it - let me know if you got it, thanks:) I will be signing off here, so I will see in the morning.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Bella
What a great idea for Halloween. Love the gold letters. :-)
ReplyDeleteVery clever...I've never gold-leafed before but the end result is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love this. I've never even thought to cover books like that and it's given me some ideas. Thanks for stopping by, because I'm really glad I discovered your blog! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn,
ReplyDeleteI just re-sent it again to both the comcast and gmail accounts. The gmail bounced back to me and said that acct does not exist.
My laptop electric cord is going bad, so not sure when how my internet connection is going to be today, hopefully I can fix it on my own or get to Best Buy for a new one.
Bella :)
Hi Jen!
ReplyDeleteI sent it again, this time to your BD Ning message box. It won't look as pretty as the email, but the end result is the same :)
Let me know if you get it...got my laptop electrical cord to work again, but it has been on the fritz for almost a week, time to get a new one!
Bella :)
I love this!!! How creative!
ReplyDeleteJust love your blog!
Smiles,
Teresa
http://www.teresaksheeley.typepad.com/
That is so cute. I'm not a big halloween person, but I love all the creative ideas that I'm seeing this year.
ReplyDeleteThe really impressive thing is that you use the gold leaf. That seems so intimidating! What an adorable project!
ReplyDeleteCarrie
Jen,I am on pins and needles waiting to hear from you, lol!
ReplyDeleteDid you get the gc # on the Blissfully Domestic Ning site?
Let me know, thanks!!!
Bella :)
Very cute idea! I did two pumpkins today and am trying to think of some good ideas for the pumpkin party!
ReplyDeleteManuela
That is such a cute idea Jen! I love it! I really need to find some good alphabet stamps! I have some faux gold leaf paint that I bet would work well for that too.
ReplyDeleteoh my, so creative, I love the book covers they really do look great
ReplyDeleteI thought gold leaf was pretty hard to get along with but you make it look easy!
Sarah
is there anyway you'd share with us where the butterfly knob came from on that last post???
ReplyDeleteDang girl... you rock! Sooooooooo cute!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cute idea! Okay, you'll have to join in on my Halloween party... you might win a prize:-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my site. Love your blog. Always nice to make new creative blog friends.
-Amy
This is a very cute and clever idea! My daughter would have a ball covering all of our books like this. You really should be showcased on Martha! -Julia :-)
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