Make your own gilding wax from eyeshadow!

[@sueheads8882]

I make my own with plain chapstick, mixed with eyeshadow. Great for kiddos too as it won't irritate their skin. Thanks for sharing, loved the video❤

[@wildandfreeart]

That’s a super idea!!

[@oldmedtech]

Great idea for my drawer of half-used chapsticks!!!!

[@janne2744]

The dark one looks lovely! I use dry eyeshadow for rubbing over dark embossed card and fix with hairspray, which gives a subtle effect but I'll try your idea with the glue.

[@wildandfreeart]

Oh I didn’t think about hairspray! I suppose it does the same thing the glue does in my mixture! Would love to see your results when you try!

[@RD9_Designs]

I'm just watching you about to use Elmer's glue, and foreseeing that one drying into an unusable lump. They will show a lot more on black. I think the glue one may work if you include a drop or two of baby oil to keep the glue from hardening.

[@wildandfreeart]

I like the idea of baby oil. I will give it a go. Need to make a new batch now anyway! I did find the glue one dried out more in the end

[@calonstanni]

that's what I was thinking!

[@hilarygreek7830]

Silver would look great as a highlight on snow!

[@wildandfreeart]

Oh yes! I bet you could make all sorts of colours!

[@calonstanni]

you used three times as much glue/conditoner as you did with the glue alone. But what fun! I'm gonna try that ...thanks!

[@wildandfreeart]

Oh I am well known in the family for lack of proportions - even when cooking I’m like yeah that looks good enough! I hope your experiment goes well!

[@dorothykovak4900]

This is very cool and a great way to use up old eye shadow. Thanks for sharing.

[@wildandfreeart]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@nancyludlum2646]

Wow, great test/tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

[@wildandfreeart]

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch!

[@georginaledlie7444]

I mix with clear shoe polish....Comes out great and cheap.

[@wildandfreeart]

Great tip! I never thought of that!! I will have to give it a go!

[@calonstanni]

WHOA! Cool idea!

[@sam08330]

Thx so much for sharing…nice option for gilding wax..

[@wildandfreeart]

You are so welcome!

[@c.m.r.1745]

Great video! I have a lot of shadows i dont use anymore and ibalways looking fwd a wayvto use them for my scrap. If you have more videos about this topic, please let me know to have a look. Many thanks!

[@wildandfreeart]

So glad this was helpful! I do have a few other experiments coming up actually - I will be sure to film them and see what happens!

[@Complexity-in-the-Grey]

Thanks for testing these recipes… I think maybe you needed to use just a little less in your glue and conditioner mix. I think I’ll give them a go. Thanks.

[@wildandfreeart]

I agree it is just a bit liquidy but still holding up ok and ha thickened over the last couple months!

[@oldmedtech]

Super!! I will try this. With the cost of crafting tools, this is a great, easy idea. I was thinking with storage, one drop of conditioner might be useful for rehydrating rather than water? Thanks for the experiment!!!

[@wildandfreeart]

Give it a try! I don’t see why it wouldn’t work! Might make it softer too! Would love it if you shared your results!

[@michaelaphillips2031]

Thank you so much for sharing! It is so helpful that you shared as you experimented! I have a question, once you applied it to your butterfly, and it had dried… Does the eyeshadow rub off easily on your hand or other paper when it has set? I would love to know what it’s like once it is dried. 🦋

[@wildandfreeart]

It actually stayed on pretty well! My guess is the eyeshadow bonded to the glue and it dried inside it so it didn’t rub off! I would guess that if it was handled a lot it might rub off over time like anything else :)

[@loribeck7496]

The first one seems to have more liquid in it.

[@wildandfreeart]

From using it it does thicken and dry out a bit over time, probably from evaporation.