Recycled items
- old drink’s tray
- left over air dry clay
Also needed
- sponge brushes
- paintbrush
- varnish (spray lacquer)
- gold leaf
- size (glue)
- red acrylic paint
- gold finger
- glue gun and pellets
Method
- Follow steps 2 – 6 of the gilding technique on the November blog post.
- Spray varnish it with spray lacquer for a gloss finish.
- Use a leaf cake cutter and press out a white leaf from the air-dry clay. Allow to dry and then decorate the edges with gold leaf.
- Use the glue gun and glue the leaf onto the newly decorated tray’s handle for a fine finish.