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# That looks more pretty than sinister.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 16 May 2010, 18:20, archived)
# I'm wondering how this was done, is that gold leaf?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 16 May 2010, 18:48, archived)
# "foil leaf"
but it works the same way.
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Sun 16 May 2010, 18:51, archived)
# So you glue the pattern onto the petal, then add the foil and brush off the excess?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 16 May 2010, 18:59, archived)
# yes
i bought the special glue and everything (it dries tacky)
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Sun 16 May 2010, 19:06, archived)
# trouble is, the died out petals tend to soak it up a bit.
so i'm trying to press some flat now that it'll hopefully fix better to.

so i can get my fiddly lines and it'll look a little creepier.

guilding paint might have been a better idea on refection, but i can still do that if it doesn't work out, this stuff isn't too expensive, and i'll just use it up on something else i'm sure.
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Sun 16 May 2010, 19:08, archived)
# Is there nothing you can treat the petal with that'll give it a waterproof surface?
I'm imagining a sort of spray on silicone laminate, but I might well have just made it up inside my own head. If it doesn't exist, it should.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 16 May 2010, 19:13, archived)
# there's definately spray-on varnish
which might do the trick.
and i know my college jewelry department have something similar to what you describe.
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Sun 16 May 2010, 19:26, archived)
# WD40?
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Sun 16 May 2010, 20:16, archived)
# ja
i think the siver foil might work better, or maybe using les dreid out petals that might not absorb the glue so much, (as it was i had to lay it on quite thick before it'd take, so the lines aren't as fiddly as on the pen ones i did)
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Sun 16 May 2010, 18:50, archived)
# You could try it backwards.
Glue and foil a fresh petal, then dry it.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 16 May 2010, 18:58, archived)
# Or even more backwards make the metal virusy bit before hand, and then attach it.
If you're working with a less fragile surface you might be able to make the metal leaf smoother.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 16 May 2010, 19:03, archived)
# Or you could just ignore my babbling as you're doing fine by yourself.
You know, whatever works for you.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 16 May 2010, 19:04, archived)
# advice is always appreciated.
its one of the reasons i come here
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Sun 16 May 2010, 19:10, archived)
# this is more or less what i'm going to try now
(I helped save b3ta! ms morbo lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Sun 16 May 2010, 19:09, archived)