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Friends- If you pay any attention to craft or home decor trends, you’ve surely noticed that gold leaf is the thing right now. Yes, gold leaf is definitely enjoying its time to shine. (Get it? So witty. So clever.)
I am pretty much coating anything I can in gold leaf because I love how it makes everything look so fancy. I recently painted some branches with it and decided that the contrast of the brilliant gold with the rustic brown was too fantastic to go unblogged. And so, here we are, with this post on my gold leaf branches floral arrangement. 
Really, all you have to do is find some twigs in the yard, dust them off a bit, and then coat them with some liquid gold leaf. 
The liquid leaf is stinky, so make sure to use it in a well-ventilated area. Coat some or all of your branches with the liquid leaf and let it dry. It dries rather quickly, which is a nice bonus! 
I added my branches to a vase that I filled with floral foam and faux moss. The floral foam was great for stabilizing them within the vase.
Then I added some faux flowering branches (or something – I don’t really know what they are), that I robbed from the wreath I had on my front door last year. They added a perfect pop of color! 
I put the arrangement on my foyer table and it looks great! 
Gold leaf painted branches would also look amazing at Christmastime, don’t you think?
– Bre
Ok, I totally LOVE this!! Adding liquid gold leaf to my craft store shopping list…
I LOVE this Bre!! Gold leaf is the bomb and I love that you just painted the tips!
This is gorgeous, Bre! I love the gold on the branches. It just screams “fall”! So, so pretty!
Love love love those branches! Ok, I had never heard of liquid gold leaf. Lame, right? I NEED some right now. I think a Michael’s trip is in my near (tomorrow..) future!!! Now, what to paint gold?! 🙂 The branches look great in your little arrangement!
I love this! I’ve never seen the gold paint before, but I’m jumping on the bandwagon and heading to the craft store to snag some (and I’ll be sure to find an outdoor place to paint). Thanks for the head’s up on the smell – I don’t do bad smells very well.
Thanks for sharing your lovely arrangement at Wake Up Wednesday!
What a BEAUTIFUL arrangement! I love everything about it 🙂 I especially love where you just did half of the branch and the regular wood shows through – such great contrast!
I love how everything looks mixed together. Who would have thought some simple branches could make such an eye catching arrangement?!?! Thanks for sharing this with us!
I love this. I have spray painted many branches before. It is amazing what a little paint can do! Thanks for linking up to Show Me Saturday!
Love the gold branches! Beautiful! Thanks for linking up with us at Your Designs This Time!
Emily & Erin