I love this thing, can't wait to get it up on a wall.
Struggled with gold leaf a lot, its a bit of a learning curve. The adhesive I have is absolute crap, and my local art store was out of the adhesive that I need, so I had to make use of it.
Overall I'm pretty happy with this thing! Its rough, but it has that awesome grungy sort of feel to it.

8"x10" wooden panel, black acrylic paint and gold leaf.