Freaky Tie Dye Dichromagic Decal Paper

I bought this as a test sample. I was intregued with the possibility of selectively applying dichroic layers without having to drag a layer of glaass with it.I'll give the bad first...1. This is NOT a decal so you can put dichro-like accents to your fingernails, or other non-fired projects. You can try to do this, but you will be disappointed. Firing removes a layer of material that is interfering with the dichroic effect, and the effect is enhanced by molten glass flow.2. This is a fragile substrate. The extremely thin dicro layer is bonded to a soft glue layer, and as such, it is very easy to scratch off. And that glue is on paper, so it can be easily folded, creased, and scratched. However folding dissappears when you apply the decal, as long as the edge was not abraded.The good...I get exactly the same dichro behavior with a decal that I get with dichro on glass. When fired, it does everything that regular dichro can do. It is especially interesting on texture and 3d shapes, as you can apply a decal larger than the target glass, and using a soft small paintbrush you can push the dicro into the texture, around edges, or even break it up and make a new pattern. You can do things with dichro that are simply not possible if the substrate is glass.There are differences in that dichro on textured glass has shading effects caused by the texture, so you don't get that, but you can have your decals with shadow masks, like used on "Freaky" or one of the other tie dye patterns to get a similar effect.I plan to stop buying dicro on glass almost entirely, as I can make dicro on glass on demand, but I get to choose the glass. No more black or clear being forced into your design... You want dichro on adventurine? Done! you want it on brown or red? Your choice!And it is more cost effective. The substrate costs a dollar for an 8.5x11" sheet, compared to %5 to $10 for glass. And if you get it on glass, that glass has to be marked up again by the company putting dichro on it. Just adding to the expense. I pay under $6 for a square foot of thin black glass, that jumps to ~$100 with dichro. A sq foot of dichro decal is MUCH less, and you are back to your $6 for the glass.I have a hard time understanding why this isn't more popular, it has been available for years. The dichro film doesn't care what it is deposited on, and on a decal the artist is the one applying the film, doesn't get better than that.