Crafting with metal leaf is a very elegant and beautiful crafting technique that inspires many craft enthusiasts. Once you have discovered the art of gilding, this fascinating crafting technique will never let you go.
Gilding with high-quality metal leaf adds an elegant touch to everyday objects, decorative items or gifts and gives them an exclusive touch.

How does gilding work?
Gold plating works with metal leaf or gold effect paint. You will find all the important products you can use for gilding in this category.
We have created a small mini guide here to help you with gold plating with metal leaf:

The best materials for perfect gold plating
You need the right utensils to achieve the best possible gilding results.

Metal leaf is the centrepiece of your gilding. You can obtain this product from our online shop as thin foil or in flakes. Both forms of metal leaf are ideal for this technique.
Gilding milk is a liquid that is applied to the craft blank before the metal leaf is applied. The application milk ensures the necessary adhesion.
Soft brushes help you to apply the gold leaf evenly to the crafting blank and achieve optimum results.

Gilding with gold leaf is very simple
To prepare, coat the entire object with gilding milk before gilding. This aid, specially developed for this crafting technique, first dries according to the product instructions and is then covered with metal leaf. When crafting with metal leaf, the application milk is both an adhesive base and a fixative.

After drying, excess metal leaf can be carefully removed with a brush. To achieve a perfect result, use our high-quality synthetic brushes. These can distribute the application milk particularly evenly. Nylon brushes are also highly recommended for applying gold leaf.

We make crafting with metal leaf easy for you. Why not browse through our VBS online shop and be inspired by our numerous ideas and free instructions for gold leaf crafting.
For example, gilding a gift card with gold leaf metal creates a unique accent and gives it a unique look.
The theme of gilding with metal leaf is contemporary and timeless, meaning that you can find pretty and elegantly decorated objects in many decorations and gifts. The high-quality metal leaf makes the object look very exclusive and valuable and makes gilding an excellent technique for creative projects.