Friday, September 12, 2014

Glue gun + wine + scissors = 1 little burn and 1 little cut




So I finally had it with the mirror in the upstairs bathroom.  This may sound weird...but it drove me crazy that it wasn't centered and it was the last piece that needed an update.  The new paint, new shower and refinished sink stand left the plain medicine cabinet looking boring.  It was the standard white framed mirror that closes with a tiny little magnet.  So during one of my vintage/resale shops afternoon visits I found a light weight mirror for $5.  I already has a glue gun and sticks, but you can grab one at the local Dollarama for less than $5.  I figured if this doesn't work out, it's only a $10 loss.  If you include the cost of the bottle of wine I enjoyed grand total of $23 was spent...



 If you're decorating is like mine you probably have these silly dried willow branches and fillers for flower arrangements and/or vases.  So I grabbed some of those, a pairs if scissors and as I was waiting for the glue gun to fire up I started cutting the branches into smaller sizes. I glued them along the back of the mirror to create an irregular crown for the mirror.  

I removed the brackets from the original mirror and attached it to the new one...then sat back to let the glue dry.  (Insert enjoyment of glass of wine here).  When I was happy with that I re-attached the new mirror and then made a mark on when I was re-attaching the metal piece so the mirror would connect to the original magnet attached to the build in shelves.  You can see it in the above picture.  

When I closed the mirror to admire my new creation I was inspired to add a couple extra touches. You can see the dried flower and peacock feather in the top picture and while I was at it I added a thick piece of green ribbon along the bottom of the cut branches to give it a cleaner look.

Now...what to do with that mirror I removed?