Yup… the laser engraving, doesn’t really show up in person. I was half expecting the engraving is going to be not too pronounce, but this is barely legible.

I really don’t think giving out something and say “Trust me mom, there is a pig engraved on it” would be such a good idea… then the idea of gilding came into mind.

You see, I just recently repaired a chipped lid on my tea pot, and due to that, i have some extra/left over gold leaf left in my possession. so, I might as well put them to good use.

The concept of gilding is simple. Apply the glue to where you want the foil to stick. Let the glue (sizing) dry, then apply the gold leaf/foil and rub off/break off the extra.

The challenge here is that I need to only apply sizing (glue) in the engraved area, mainly due to the sizing it self typically doesn’t dry as it remains tacky for an extended period of time and becomes a mess to clean up if I do not wish to wash off the rest of my gold leaf with them.

So I got to work.