Gold foil leaf in progress

[LaPala]

You might want to try something soft to apply/spread the leaves. One handy tool is the blusher brush from wife/gf.

[Diggin Jiggin]

Those look great! I tried that stuff last year on a scaled needle, and had a really hard time with it. When I tried to press it into the netting to see the pattern,I ended up tearing and pulling some off, then when I tried to fix the holes it got worse and it ended up in the refinish pile...