MistyFuse: Success!

Thank you to the person who suggested in a comment that I iron the MistyFuse on to the lace before I cut it up. This worked like a charm! I am very happy about this.

Here's a photo of the lace layout:
Now here's a photo after an initial layer of paint over the lace:
I was a little worried that the MistyFuse would show through the holes in the lace, but it worked just fine. And there's no trouble this time with the paint appearing "flat" instead of shiny. So I think I'm finally good to go on this kind of project! Took me a while . . . oh well. I am looking forward to working on a few more pieces like this, and then I want to do a few more bookmarks.