Cool ... I would not recommend doing this with imitation gold leaf though. It contains all sorts of stuff, but not gold (usually aluminium and copper).,(reply>), +EchoExtremefortheQueen He said imitation gold, which is also referred to as composite leaf. It's much cheaper to use for gilding large interior jobs. Interior, because the non-gold metals would react to the weather, and lose it's shiny appearance. There is also variegated gold which uses different metals to give it a muli-hued appearance. I've seen silver, aluminum, and copper leaf, all easier to work with than gold. They are not hammered as thin because they are less valuable metals.,(reply>), It is real gold but about 1 thousand times thinner than paper.