{"id":130,"date":"2008-06-25T18:38:54","date_gmt":"2008-06-26T01:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/gold-leaf-polymer-clay-versus-gold-foil\/130\/"},"modified":"2016-09-22T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T23:41:12","slug":"gold-leaf-polymer-clay-versus-gold-foil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/gold-leaf-polymer-clay-versus-gold-foil\/130\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Leaf Polymer Clay versus Gold Foil &#8211; What&#8217;s the Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2008-06\/25-metal-leaf-vs-metal-foil-intro-90068-00.jpg\" alt=\"Metal Leaf vs Metal Foil Introduction\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Vid #64:<\/span> Although the names sound similar, Gold Metal Leaf and Gold Metal Foils are very different from each other:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The <em>&#8216;leaf&#8217;<\/em> product is actually made with real metal, whereas the <em>&#8216;foil&#8217;<\/em> is plastic based. Confused? Well there&#8217;s no<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> need to worry because I&#8217;ve put together a 2 part video series that will explain everything in detail. And you can watch these video tutorials at the my Polymer Clay Tutor Library <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>[Links provided at the end of this article].<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Later this week, I&#8217;ll be posting Part 1 of the tutorial series at the library. It will cover the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">How to quickly tell the difference between foils and leaf&#8217;s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Is gold leaf for polymer clay made with real gold or not?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Product brand comparisons: Renaissance, Mona Lisa, Jones Tones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Besides gold, there is also silver, aluminum and copper leaf.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">How metallic foils can change color during the baking process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cost difference between gold metal leaf and the metal foil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Tips for cutting metal leaf in order to avoid expensive waste.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The second video tutorial in this 2 part series will be posted at the end of next week. It will show you exactly how to apply these wonderful metal leaf and foil products to your polymer clay beads. 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