This stuff is so great! It looks like real gold, so if you use it on flattened surfaces it's actually better than gold leafing. It's very thin (to the point of being slightly see-through from the underside, though not at all from the gold side, so keep that in mind when ordering).The pros:--14k gold colored---Very sticky. When applied correctly, this stuff will stay on a smooth or solid surface for good. I can't speak to whether this is true for things used outdoors yet, but for inside decorate items it's aces. The adhesive will muck up your cutting instrument, so keep a bottle of acetone nearby to periodically clean the blades.--Wide enough to use for a variety of things. I've used it to cover everything from a detailed silver cuff bracelet I wanted to change to gold to an Altoid's tin I wanted to turn into a small portable sewing kit.--can be manipulated SLIGHTLY to form to small details when you use a hair dryer set to warm and a blunt-tipped stylus. I did this to get it to conform to the details on that cuff bracelet and it looks like a real gold bracelet now. Takes some practice, but it's worth it!The cons:--Doesn't stretch much, so not good for covering highly detailed items.--Isn't great for repositioning. The adhesive is VERY tacky, but the nature of mylar makes it tough to place sometimes, and once you lift it, the mylar crinkles and a bit and the adhesive doesn't really allow you to re-place it without bubbles unless you heat the strip of tape first, then lay it back down very slowly and smooth it using a credit card or similar instrument.--Sensitive to heat. There is a very thin line between warming it to the point of being able to manipulate it around curves and burning a hole through the tape.--Sadly, can't really be transferred to a non-stick surface in order to cut it for crafty things. I wanted to use this stuff in my cricut to cut detailed artwork for transfer to paper and glass, so I tried to transfer it to some baker's parchment paper to experiment with cutting it with a scalpel blade, but the tackiness of the adhesive causes it to have bubbles when you try to lay it down. No matter what I did, I couldn't get rid of them, and they transferred to whatever I tried to adhere the design. I'm still trying to figure out a remedy for this, and will update this review if I can figure something out.
