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Instructions: Lanterns made from straw silk with leaf metal

Instructions No. 565

Instructions No. 565

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Make out Straw silk paper and balloons glamorous lanterns. With Leaf metal and beaded wires they are the highlight of your next garden party

And so it goes

Blow up a balloon for each Wind light layer and fix it in a container.
Tear them Straw silk paper into pieces and use wood glue to glue several layers thick up to half of the balloon. Always let the individual layers dry thoroughly.
Tip: Dilute the wood glue with water to make it easier to spread.

When the last layer is dry, carefully cut open the balloons and remove them.
Cut off any excess glue edges with scissors.
Gold leaf priming milk Coat the inside of the lanterns and let them dry for about 30 minutes. Afterwards put it on Bristle brushes Leaf metal and paint it tight
Tip: Leftovers can be collected and reapplied.

Gold leaf priming milk Coat free areas again and Leaf metal complete with.
Seal the entire inner surface with finishing varnish.
Aubergine Handicraft paint colored with a wipe Paint sponge over the edges.
After drying, make holes in the piercing Wind light and golden wire and thread it Acrylic beads through.
Tip: Thread twice through the beads to fix them.
Twist the wire ends Wind light together and cut them off.
Simply inflate the balloon with Straw silk paper stick it on, let it dry and cut open the balloon. With the help of Gold leaf priming milk and Leaf metal gild the resulting "bowl" from the inside and colour it from the outside.

Pearls strung on wire can easily be offered in form and always look very noble.

Must Have

VBS Leaf metal, 40 sheets, Gold coloured
13,95 CHF
(1 m2 = 17,79 CHF)
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KREUL Gold leaf priming milk, 50 ml
8,15 CHF
RRP 9,50 CHF
(1 l = 163,00 CHF)
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KREUL Coating varnish for leaf metal, 50 ml
10,35 CHF
(1 l = 207,00 CHF)
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Enamelled copper wire, Gold coloured
3,20 CHF
(1 m = 0,06 CHF)
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VBS Craft paint, 50 ml, Aubergine
5,10 CHF
(1 l = 102,00 CHF)
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Ponal express wood glue, 225 g
17,75 CHF
(1 kg = 78,89 CHF)
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VBS Napkin brush/Decoupage brush
5,80 CHF
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VBS Bristle brushes "NATURE", Size 10
3,25 CHF
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VBS Prickle needles
8,55 CHF
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VBS Handicraft scissors "Pointed"
4,65 CHF
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VBS Painting sponges, 3 pieces
5,25 CHF
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