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Clay
Princess is a specialist supplier of Polymer Clay, Air Dry Modelling
Clay, Tools, Kits & Accessories for turning your creative
ideas into reality.
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Easy
Metal - Golden Eggs & Golden Lanterns
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Material
You
will need 1 pack of EASY METAL leaf metal in gold (no. 8780-11),
size (no. 8782 BK), shellac (no. 8783 BK) and EASY METAL
size pen (no. 8782 01BK).
In
addition, you will need 2 - 3 whisky tumblers, several blown-out
brown chicken eggs, 1 broad soft hair brush for applying the
leaf metal with, 1 bristle brush for ‘sweeping off’
with, 1 flat brush for applying the size and shellac with
and a little nitro-thinner for cleaning the brushes.
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Step
1
EASY
METAL only sticks to surfaces previously coated with size.
To
make the golden lanterns, evenly apply a thin coat of size
as far up the sides of the glasses as required and to their
bases. Leave to dry for approx. 15 minutes until the milky
colour turns clear.
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Step
2
Now
carefully place a sheet of EASY METAL over the coated glass
and press on well using the broad hair brush. Proceed bit
by bit until you have covered all the areas covered in size
with ‘gold’. You may find it easier to divide
the leaf metal up into smaller pieces.
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Step
3
Use
the harder bristle brush to sweep any excess leaf metal
off the glass.
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Step
4
To
prevent air humidity causing the golden coating to darken,
you need to protect the leaf metal with a coat of shellac.
Then allow everything to dry.
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Step
5
Follow
the same procedure for the golden eggs as for the lanterns!
Begin
by applying a layer of size to all of the areas on the eggs
you want to cover in gold. Use the size pen if you want to
write or make patterns on the eggs! Leave everything to dry!
Then, as already described in steps 3 to 5, place the leaf
metal on top, sweep off any excess and go over again with
a coat of shellac.
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EASY
METAL adds a touch of class to greeting cards too! Simply
draw your design on with size using either a brush or size
pen and, once dry, add the leaf metal as described above.
It is not really necessary to add a protective coat
of shellac here.
EASY
METAL is also available in silver, copper, abalone and multi-coloured
versions from Clay Princess..
With
leaf metal, you can add a sophisticated touch to existing
deco objects both quickly and effectively, e.g. picture
and mirror frames, candlesticks, lamp shades, serviette
rings, vases etc.
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