I found a product by Martha Stewart - Liquid Gilding. Do you think this would be easier than applying gold leaf to the pine cones? Any suggestions?
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I think gold leafing works best on smooth surfaces because the leaf breaks apart easily during the gluing process...pine cone may be a bit tricky depending on the texture. I think something liquid may be easier and faster to put it on the pine cones.
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They have a waxy finish, so my best guess is that it would be similar to painting a traditional wax candle. I wonder if gilding wax would work? AMACO Rub 'n Buff Wax Metallic Finish, Gold Leaf, 0.5-Fluid Ounce
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I agree those worked well for me too. I found the trick is to add less polish to the water and try to make the colors swirl together without using a toothpick because they come out prettier. Also use warm water!! Good luck :)
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I was not really happy with my result. I bought it since a friend of mine did it and it looked very good (she did the black). Mine (I bought the white) looked like I sponge painted. I think if you were to use a wadded up plastic bag, you might get better veining patterns as I had no luck with an artist's brush. I wouldn't do this in my kitchen, but in the bathroom it is something I can live with for awhile.
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I have used this polish for many years on pieces that are not dull. I have not found it to dull bright shiny pieces. My only complaint is that this product now has very little in the container. They have a thicker sponge and less product. I always wet the sponge first, then apply the copper cream. Wetting sponge keeps it soft so it will not scratch. Rinse well after removing tarnish and polish with clean cloth till completely dry.
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I would prime it first if you using a light color paint. Darker colors the pine will do fine. Love love love this paint. Highly recommend it.
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The chemicals in this may be too harsh for gold. I would use a paste silver polish - much gentler.
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The easiest for me would be a log spud. I spudded over 100 white pine logs over 35' each for a log home by hand with couple of log spuds. It's more like knocking the bark off with the weight of the spud. That way, you don't degrade the log itself with a log wizard or something that would grind and degrade the log. My opinion.
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Fredna- It does have a setting for pine needles. Our experience is with mixed oak leaves and Jeffrey pine needles. So far no issues. I suspect that if all you are loading into it is pine needles, you might have to avoid just dumping a bunch in. Instead you'd probably have to make sure you don't clog it. Large handfuls at a time would probably work fine. It uses plastic grass trimmer line (I bought a reel and cut my own lengths) and the pine needles might go through the line faster than it does with mostly leaves. But it's not very difficult to put new line in. As I mentioned in my review, it's a little awkward to put together. However, I'm in my second season of using it and am happy with it. I hope this answers your question, Brock
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You could give it a try, i was able to turn a brass bullet casing silver just to see if it would. It may be kind of difficult to work the Nushine into all the little areas there are on a chain, it takes a lot of polishing with the product to get something with no silver color tint in it to start to turn silver. S Smith
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Hi Gloria, I am quick to answer this question, because Ive been having alot of fun with thislittle jewel. I have just plopped them in the pot and covered them with a little bit of dirt, nothing special.But Very Rewarding!
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I agree with TK. I actually prefer my white gold not heavily plated. It will take on a warmer more natural tone. I love this stuff with all my fine jewelry.
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Use royal icing colored with gel paste food colors (not liquid or oil based) - you can buy the colors in craft stores like Michaels. It only takes a small amount to get very bright and vivid colors. As the icing dries the color will deepen. If you are really ambitious you could use candy like "Wilton Candy Melts" (also found in craft stores). They come in many different colors or you can buy white and use oil based candy coloring to custom make the colors you want. I say "ambitious" because you have to keep the candy melted but be careful not to overheat it or it will seize. Trust me, there is a bit of a learning curve when using them! You could use colored buttercream icing as well but then you wouldn't be able to stack them (without messing up your hard work) if you need to make a bunch and have to travel with them. If you don't need to stack them, that is what I would use - it would be the easiest! Royal icing and Candy Melts will harden so you can stack the cookies if need be. Oh, and to make royal icing (if you're unfamiliar with it), you can find meringue powder at the same craft store and the recipe is on a paper that comes with the container. You can make royal icing with raw egg whites but it isn't really recommended. I hope this answers your question!
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Cristin, that is exactly what I used it for! I dipped the rim into orange juice and then into the glitter and it was perfect. Doesn't leave any gold on your lips! Good luck!
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Hi, how are you? I actually put a piece of jewelry in the cup, put the lid back on, wait 5 seconds, then gently shake it 5 times. The five time shake also takes five seconds. I then lift my jewelry out, and give it a rinse and pat dry. This 10 second rest and shake rule works faster than just sitting the jewelry in the container and waiting. It has never failed me, and my jewelry comes out sparkly each and every time No matter how tarnished a piece is, I have never needed more than 20 seconds. Going past one minute will start to take the sheen off your jewelry, and you don't want to do that to your sterling. Hope this helps Laura. :-)
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Daddy Van's Bees Wax would work. It takes multiple coats to get nice deep luster, and also makes the surface water resistant. I made a table out of a Tulip tree round and added around 14 coats of beeswax ... no trouble with water and it has a deep hand rubbed luster to it.
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Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, the only thing I can think of is to use less putty especially on the smaller stars. They should stay on with even a small amount the size of a ball point pen tip. You may try an arts and crafts store. They may have something similar if all else fails.