Easy Gold Leafed Agate Bookends

When I shared the simple jeweled box project with you the other day, I had plans to show you today how I gold leafed the agate bookends in the photo.  You are all such eagle-eyed readers, though - I couldn't believe how many questions I got about the bookends!

I found them at Home Goods about a month ago and they were a steal - $14.99 each.  For real agate, I was psyched.

Even plain agate is gorgeous, but I'd seen some other blog friends - Kristin at Bliss at Home and Caitlin at Desert Domicile - give their agate pieces the gold treatment and the look was calling to me.

Have you ever worked with liquid gold leaf?  It's so bright and rich and authentic-looking and so easy to use.  You just brush it on.

Your supplies for this project are only:

• liquid gold leaf
• a small paintbrush
• agate bookends

And the steps are just as simple - brush the liquid gold leaf carefully on the rough sides of the bookends, let it dry, and...that's it!

I think they're so pretty, I'm not even using them as bookends right now but as decorative accents on the built-ins in my dining room.

I'm all about the five-minute projects this week, huh?

When the projecting is this easy and this good, how can I say no??  

Hope you have a great weekend!

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