Silver Leaf or Foil

[Lush!]

Like this, Claire?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/200-pcs-of-24K-Gold-leaf-gold-sheets_W0QQitemZ320189981412QQihZ011QQcategoryZ11786QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

[Vicki]

it would be fab having pictures with the type of leaf/foil used on them ....pretty please

[LesleyMac]

Gold I find difficult to handle as its leaf and very fine, it can look garish as well if you are not careful, can also look gorgeous.
Silver leaf is easier and has different effects to the foil.  I mostly use foil as its easy to use and you get strong effects with it, whereas leaf is more subtle. Also as said before you can cut it up which is mostly what I do.

Try copper over a white bead and also with white enamel.
I can't get bronze to do much yet and I haven't tried Palladium, maybe I should buy myself some for a Christmas present.

[glassworks]

i have some pics of the guys in murano using gold and silver leaf in the typical traditional venitian glass beads - and also laying them out on sheet for fused work.. i'll go and hunt my picture server..

[*rowanberry*]

Yeh thats the sort of gold leaf that I have used - not the same seller though.
As Lesley said though it IS hard to handle though as its so fine but when its cheap you kind of panic a little less!

Copper leaf over white enamel over black base and then boiled to death is rather lovely
These were done using that method:

[glassworks]

that'll do!!!!!

[Lush!]

Well, I think I might buy another book of silver leaf and treat myself to a book of silver foil as well.

And, I just grabbed one of those packs of 200 sheets of gold leaf, but even allowing for the fugly jar, I can't see me ever using all that!  Anybody want half? (works out to £5.50 each)

[Shirley]

I'd like the other half, please, if it's still available.

I use loads of silver leaf. Great stuff.

[Redhotsal]

I'm not keen on gold - every time I use it it makes my beads look a bit tacky. (or is that tackier??!  )
I had a book of Palladium when I first started - and was disappointed by the results - it looked like gold but slightly less goldy. Maybe if I had any nowadays I would know what to do with it - you're s'pposed to get loads of irridescent colours out of it but I never did.
Love silver, just love it.

[beads-on-toast]

You have inspired me to get my foil out tonight...

[Lush!]

I'd like the other half, please, if it's still available.

No problem, PM me your details Shirley and I'll let you know when it arrives.

[*rowanberry*]

I think with gold you have to be careful what you use it with. When I've used it, I have only used it in organics and only splashes of it and very careful with what colours, i mainly used it with pinks,rubino etc - which has gold in it, so I thought that it would probably go anyway!

I've seen some nice simple beads just using pale aquamarine as a base with gold foil on top and that looked classy.

I'm planning on using some with purples, for a rich "jewel-like" style. or maybe just Cadbury's chocolate....

Yeh I tried Palladium and all  could get it to do is sorta go a muted matt silver grey... I'm probably using it wrong - and I was on the HH at the time. I should try it again really!

[Shirley]

I saw some Palladium on Sarah Hornik's beads a few months back, and the iridescence was lovely. I have no idea what the trick is but I am getting inspired to have a bit of a play.

[turnedlight]

My Mum got me some blue silver leaf from the states, I've tried a little but I'm not skilled enough to get the effects yet.. well, maybe I'll have another go.. anyway, normal leaf is good to have for making silvered ivory.

[Mary]

These are gold leaf. I use the teeny sheets too, much easier to handle than a whole sheet!

Copper leaf doesn't stay copper coloured, it looks grey and horrid at first, then goes green like Claire's beads.