Hi all!
Today I'm sharing a copy cat project I made a about 2 weeks ago and forgot to share.
Have you ever came across something and thought..."BRILLIANT, why didn't I think of that"? Well, that's what happened to me when I saw Flamingo Toe's Dinning Room Sunburst Mirror.
You see I have been collecting wonderfully vintage and beautifully tarnished old silverware for a while now. I just can't resist them. I see a spoon sitting all sad and lonely an a thrift store shelf and snatch it up. My mind races with all the things I could do with it, all the altered art projects that I....Umm, never end up doing. Yikes!
So when I saw Flamingo Toes' awesome mirror I about fainted. I had enough vintage silverware sitting in a drawer to make one. So I headed to the craft store {40% off coupon in hand, of course} and bought a small round mirror {the kind you put candles on}.
I also had another project that I wanted to try...one I saw on Songbird's blog. Beautiful right! I have a VERY large mirror that I wanted to altered but thought it would be a good idea to try it out on a small mirror first.
On a side note, I still haven't gotten around to altering my large mirror. :(
So I combined my two copy cat projects into this:
I followed the steps that Songbird mentioned for altering the mirror.
First, I scraped off the paint on the back of the mirror in select spots with a butter knife. Then I sprayed oven cleaner over those same spots and let it sit for ten minutes.
I have to say, it didn't help all that much so I just scraped the silver backing away with the butter knife. I think silver remover would be the way to go on a big piece.
Then I used Mod Podge to attach vintage book pages over the areas that I scrapped.
Next I attached my silverware to the back of the mirror using E-6000 glue. I hot glued on a piece of jute twine for a handle. I cut down a piece of cardboard to fit over the back and attached it to the silverware with hot glue.
I let it cure for 48 hours and here she is. Yes, it's a she.
By the way, if you left a comment this week or are a new follower and I didn't write you back {and you aren't a No-Reply Blogger} then I am very sorry! My computer was hit by a virus earlier this week and I just got it back. My email was so full I couldn't respond to my blog comments.
But, I'm back and running now and I'm so glad your here! If you haven't already entered my little 200 follower giveaway, then head here. I will be drawing the name at 4pm Central Time.
Today I'm sharing a copy cat project I made a about 2 weeks ago and forgot to share.
Have you ever came across something and thought..."BRILLIANT, why didn't I think of that"? Well, that's what happened to me when I saw Flamingo Toe's Dinning Room Sunburst Mirror.
You see I have been collecting wonderfully vintage and beautifully tarnished old silverware for a while now. I just can't resist them. I see a spoon sitting all sad and lonely an a thrift store shelf and snatch it up. My mind races with all the things I could do with it, all the altered art projects that I....Umm, never end up doing. Yikes!
So when I saw Flamingo Toes' awesome mirror I about fainted. I had enough vintage silverware sitting in a drawer to make one. So I headed to the craft store {40% off coupon in hand, of course} and bought a small round mirror {the kind you put candles on}.
I also had another project that I wanted to try...one I saw on Songbird's blog. Beautiful right! I have a VERY large mirror that I wanted to altered but thought it would be a good idea to try it out on a small mirror first.
On a side note, I still haven't gotten around to altering my large mirror. :(
So I combined my two copy cat projects into this:
I followed the steps that Songbird mentioned for altering the mirror.
First, I scraped off the paint on the back of the mirror in select spots with a butter knife. Then I sprayed oven cleaner over those same spots and let it sit for ten minutes.
I have to say, it didn't help all that much so I just scraped the silver backing away with the butter knife. I think silver remover would be the way to go on a big piece.
Then I used Mod Podge to attach vintage book pages over the areas that I scrapped.
Next I attached my silverware to the back of the mirror using E-6000 glue. I hot glued on a piece of jute twine for a handle. I cut down a piece of cardboard to fit over the back and attached it to the silverware with hot glue.
I let it cure for 48 hours and here she is. Yes, it's a she.
By the way, if you left a comment this week or are a new follower and I didn't write you back {and you aren't a No-Reply Blogger} then I am very sorry! My computer was hit by a virus earlier this week and I just got it back. My email was so full I couldn't respond to my blog comments.
But, I'm back and running now and I'm so glad your here! If you haven't already entered my little 200 follower giveaway, then head here. I will be drawing the name at 4pm Central Time.
