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12/14/10

Simple & Cheap - Just the way I like it!

From me to you: Sunburst Mirror Tutorial


I decided to tackle making my own sunburst mirror. I have been drooling over them for a while now, but knew I couldn't fork up the $150 some retail stores charg for them. I have had some circle mirrors lying around since our wedding last May and decided to put one to use! Here are the supplies I used for this project:

- Charger Plate from Michael's - $1
-Circle Mirror - Free
- 4 packs of wooden dowels from Hobby Lobby - $8
-Gold Beads - Free
-Glue Gun - Free

Total Cost = $9 and about an hour of my time!

Step 1: First I drew a grid on the back of the charger and tested out how I wanted to place the dowels.



Step 2: Spray paint the dowels with metallic gold paint


Step 3: Attach wooden dowels to back of charger.
Secure mirror to front of charger. Both done with a glue gun (don't skimp on the glue!)


Step 4: Apply beads to edge of mirror








Enjoy!


(I recommend using a plate hanger to hang. I drilled holes in the back of the charger and attached hanging wire, but it doesn't sit flush against the wall. Plate hangers are super cheap, just make sure you get the right size.)


The DIY Show Off
linking to the DIY showoff


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10 comments:

  1. Lovely...stopping by from DIY...looks very high end, not a DIY. Great job!

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  2. Wow this looks great! Happy New Year!

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  3. ohmygosh -- i'm totally bookmarking this!!! i've seen lots of the diy mirrors, but this is the best one yet!

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  4. most amazing idea ever! I'm featuring these on my blog tomorrow if you'd like to check it out.

    Thanks!
    sassysanctaury.blogspot.com

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  5. Genius!!!!!!!!! You are brilliant! Love this idea!

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  6. I am going to steal your idea and use yellow for the dowels and a clock instead of the mirror. Put it in my daughter's room. Thanks for the idea

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  7. OMG, It looks amazing! I'm so glad I found your site. I'm so going to try this in silver.

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  8. Love it & going to try it since I already have the charger & the beads! Great job.

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  9. Of all the hundreds of DIY Sunburst tutorials on blogland, yours is the most impressive and looks the most high end. First time visitor, I found your blog through Alamode.

    Keep up the great work! A new follower, adding you to my daily reads now.

    Jessie
    www.mixandchic.com

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  10. Jessie is right it looks Fabulous! Im not so creative I bought mine.

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