Painting the town gold

Well, I painted my leaves. I think I will paint some more. The trees here at my new house are different kinds than at my old house, so I am working with some different (and smaller) leaves. I laid them out on cardboard (newspaper will do as well)  and sprayed them with a light coating of gold spray paint. The instructions on this paint said that it is dry to the touch in 15 minutes. So, after 15 minutes I flipped the leaves and sprayed the other sides. After another 15 minutes, I checked them and did a few touch up sprays to those that needed it, and waited an hour for them to dry completely. Now they are ready to use. I am putting these up on my mantle for now. I had an artificial Fall garland that I am just sticking the golden leaves into. But I will show you some other ways to use them too, so check back soon to see what I am up to with these golden leaves! I am also thinking of painting some cute twigs and some little pumpkins gold for my Thanksgiving table. Set me loose with a can of gold and I can be dangerous (!). It is just so much fun to see how you can transform things just by painting them: leaves, twigs, pumpkins and gourds, holly, pine cones, picture frames, shelves... Believe me, if you buy a can of gold spray paint, it won't go to waste!