Another Daily Awesome - Gold Leaf

So, what's going on here? Well, I've made some of my cardboard designs more awesome by applying gold leaf! It was easy enough to follow the instructions on the package. 

Here are some boring bits, waiting for something to make them more interesting. They've been coated with sealant. 

That's a sheet of gold on the left. The earrings on the right are all prepped with sealant and adhesive. 

The earrings on the left are adhering to the gold. on the right are the stages of buffing the leaf onto the surface with the brush. The tough part is getting it to clear from the holes.

Here they are with fully applied leaf!

These are the finished product with sealant and findings. 

Please let me know if you are interested in any of these or a custom product. I'm also happy to share any knowledge on applying gold leaf.

The Daily Awesome - The Store Exists and Contains Items

My cold seems to be almost gone.

The Store
Behold! Konkolova Etsy Store! 

Since the pricing is all done on the cardboard versions, I've posted them to the Etsy store. If you are interested in the acrylic or wood versions, they will be up as soon as we make a batch and I photograph the results. I already have the prices for these if my fair readers are interested.

Health
Jon and I signed up for "Total Toning" classes today and will start next week. Goals, we have them.

Costumes/Sewing
I sent a panel request to a local convention to force a deadline for a costume. I've wanted to make this for awhile:

I believe I could take the same pattern and make some nice work shirts, one of the goals I've made for the year. I've been looking for some inspiration that I could turn into a concept. I believe I'll try this. Pattern for this and the bunny suit to follow. 

That's all for today. 

The Daily Awesome - More on the catalog.

Not much to show today, but here is the finished background.
 

The catalog background.

The Daily Awesome - Store Logo

This is the next step in making our store. We have an Etsy.com site and two retailers who are interested in selling the finished products. The logo is for the catalog and the store. Next,we'll create the catalog from our illustrator images and photos of the earrings. I'll post a link to the store once we have content up for sale.

One of our many earring designs, cut from cardboard.  Finished versions will be available in basswood and acrylic as well. 

The Logo! Konkol means "Cornflower", Konkolowa being the feminine form. I changed the 'w' to a 'v' for the store name, as that is how it's pronounced in the U.S.