How To Gold Leaf Ornaments

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If you have old, outdated ornaments here is an idea to give them a brand new look! This is what we started with.

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Remove the ornament tops first. Next coat them with spray paint. We used white.

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Next you will need gilding (glue for gold leafing), a paint brush and gold leaf material.

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Apply the gilding with the paintbrush to the areas you want the gold leafing to adhere. We coated only half of these ornaments. Let dry 4-5 minutes.

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Next simply press the gold leaf onto the ornament using the included wax paper.

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Buff the gold leafing with a clean, dry brush to remove excess leafing and create a smooth finish.

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We liked how the partial coverage looked so we stopped at this point. You can add as much or as little as you like.

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Optional final step: gold leaf the ornament topper!

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