Gold Leaf Cameo Style Silhouette DYI

I have wanted to make silhouettes of my kids for years! I think they are so sweet, and charming. They  are a throwback, but I wanted to give them a modern twist. I bought all my supplies from Hobby Lobby, but if you are a couch shopper, you can find them through my affiliate links below.

You will need:

Cameo Style Canvas

Acrylic Paint 

I use a little more expensive and nicer quality, for thicker paint and better coverage.

Gold Leaf Sheets

Gold Leaf Adhesive

Gold Leaf Sealant
Paint Brush
Dry Brush

Snap a picture of your kids with your smart phone. Email it to yourself, and size it in a program like pic monkey. Print it out, and cut around to make a the silhouette.

You can embellish hair if you need to. I also made the eyelashes bigger than they looked in the picture so they would stand out. I also added a flip to my duaghters pony tail.

 Paint around the silhouette in the color of your choice. I thought I would try filling the gold in with a gold sharpie. Looked crazy, and didn't work at all.

Next, paint the gold leaf adhesive in the area where you want the gold to stick. Wait until it becomes tacky, and lay the sheets on the adhesive. Brush the excess off with a dry brush.

You can seal the gold if you want to. I haven't sealed these yet, because I don't think they will come in contact with much of anything. I life the freshness they bring into my home.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Have a Happy and Creative Day!

Risa

Gold Leaf Pillow DYI

Have you ever wondered if you could make your own beautiful gold leafed pillow covers? You can!!! It's easy, and not very expensive.

You will need:

Gold Leaf Sheets

Gold Leaf Adhesive

Gold Leaf Sealant

Pillow Cover

Small Paint Brush

Large Dry Brush

Tape

I have bought a couple of beautiful gold pillows lately, and started wondering if I could make my own. I looked on pinterest, and found someone that had gold leafed on a pillow. I will give you the link to her tutorial at the bottom of this post. I did a few things different that she did. 

I used a pillow cover that I bought (see affiliate links above). It is sewn, not heat bonded. It's legit. She made her pillow using a method other than sewing, and if fell apart.

The other thing I did, was to put a sealant on the gold leaf. You find it at Hobby Lobby right next to the gold leaf, or in my affiliate links above. I was unsure how this would work, but it has held up really well, and feels almost the same as my store bought gold pillow. My kids have been laying on it. There has been no flaking and nothing has rubbed off. I don't know that I dare wash it in the washer, but for now, it is doing great!

It looked so beautiful on the Studio 5 set yesterday.

All I did to make it, was tape wide strips of masking tape in strips a crossed the pillow. I then painted the gold leaf adhesive on the areas where I wanted the gold leaf to stick. I waited a few minutes until the gold leaf became tacky, and then placed the gold leaf sheets on the tacky glue. I rubbed the gold leafing in with a dry brush, and pulled the tape off. I then covered the gold leafing with the sealant. It dried quickly. The sealant changed the color of the gold slightly, for a few days. It brought a more orange shade, but after a few days, the color was back to the way it looked when I applied it originally.

I didn't snap any picture of the process, because it is pretty straight forward, but this is a picture of another leafing project I did that shows the brush that brushes away the excess leafing that doesn't have any adhesive to stick to.

It is a beautiful addition to my family room.

The metallic pillow post I followed for my pillow can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Have a Happy and Creative Day!

Risa