We're using MM as well on our masks.Primed the surface first,then applied the copper or iron paint.We applied a little accelerator,figuring people would leave the masks outside to further the patina/rust effect.Another member of this forum had a post about the MM project she did out here on the West coast,and the surfaces still looked good after a couple of seasons.Thanks for your photos,we'll post some soon.
Good luck with MM!

Does anyone have experience with sealers for this type of paint? I like it they way it is but thought maybe the table should be sealed since we might have glasses and food on it.

I might leave the leaf as is though. I didnt put anything on the bottom of the leaf. It seemed a waste to put the copper paint there. Any ideas on this?

I made a lot of leaf castings this year (too much to store away for winter) and wonder if they need to be sealed. They are stepping stones and I havent painted them so they are just grey cement. I dont think I will do the MM on them since there are so many and they are so large. Is it necessary to seal them and will doing so protect them for winter? If I seal them will this mean that moss wont grow on them eventually?

Yur leaf and table are beautiful. The table looks like real marble! Where do you buy the MM paints? I'm itching to start my very first project and I love the way everyone is painting the leaves.

I looked at their website and used their store locator. The store was a ways away and they did have to special order it. And its wasnt inexpensive. The sealers didnt come in the smaller containers so that will cost me more. I dont trust sealers much from experience with wood. I think they make a mess when they fail. Thats why this is a big concern for me.

RAinsend,
Regarding the sealer for the MM paints. I have used tilelab easily purchased at larger hardware stores. I have also used a product by Tamms company called WB150. It has a slight matt finish and looks as though a piece has been waxed instead of a topical sealant.
With the MM paints as on your leaf, I have found that unless you seal it in some fashion the verdige finish rubs off slightly.
Very nice leaf!!! Really. The table top I would like to see a close up of the top, I can not tell if there is texture or not. I definitely like your idea to make a table top thinner, especially with the spindle legs that you have under the one in the picture.
Very nice work. I find I have a number of lists of projects and ideas that are waiting in the wings or being refined and worked on while other projects are curing. I keep a three ring binder with plastic sleeves for pics from magazines and "working recipes" too.
Happy future casting,
Dena

Oh wow! This is really cool stuff you are doing! Love your created table! And the painting on that leaf is nice and subtle. What kind of leaf did you cast it from? I don't recognize that shape of leaf. Sorta looks like the texture of a rhubarb leaf but it is longer and narrower.

Marly

The leaf is from a burdock plant (the plant that makes burrs). We didnt have any growing here but they are weeds. So I stop alongside the road and grab a few. I picked up one small plant and put it in my garden so I can have leaves next year. I like the long shape and size of the leaves. They dont get as large as rhubarb though.