Starburst Mirror

Step 6 Mounting

Your mirror is done! You should be proud... you just pulled off a $80 look for less than $20. Martha Stewart couldn't have done it any better.

At this point, you can use whatever you like to mount it. I used double sided foam tape (found at the dollar store), or you can use a hook, a nail, anything really. Well, probably not anything, but you know what I mean.

You're done! Enjoy.

Comments

[gegeprada]

 Thank you so much! This is absolutely gorgeous and mine is now hanging in my apartment!! :)

[bebopsamurai]

an idea i had, take it or leave it. the craft store i went to had a bag of uniquely shaped mirror pieces, including squares, diamonds, and teardrops. they were small enough that i could put them onto the piece amongst the skewers, and they didnt give it a cluttered look.

[HippieKender]

Thanks so much for sharing this! I just finished mine and I love it! I forgot to pick up something to hang it on the wall with, but will be running to the store soon. I can't wait to see it up on the wall. I've already had requests to make more.

[artistikuul]

I have done leafing projects before and its really not too difficult or time consuming. You can substitute aluminum leaf for silver, it is shinier and less expensive. The leaf comes in a pack of 25 sheets called a book with each square separated by a piece of tissue paper. To apply you would paint your dowels w/ a special glue called (size) that is sticky after it sets up (after approx 15-30 mins). The hardest part is handling the leaf, it sticks to your fingers easily and is very lightweight so you want to be sure there is no draft in the room while you are doing it. I sometimes wear clean cotton gloves to avoid it sticking to my fingers. You could cut into strips before adhering to the dowels just be sure to use really sharp scissors or craft knife. Once your dowels are covered use a soft dry paint brush to brush away any excess where it overlaps and to smooth it out. Great project btw, I have always wanted to make a mirror like this.

[southphillyitaliana]

I am doing the project a bit easier. I plan to get a block of styrofoam and stick the dowels and skewers into it and use regular metallic paint to paint them, that way there's no fuss about making a mess with the paint. The part sticking into the styrofoam wouldn't need to be painted since I would be gluing them directly onto the back of a larger round mirror I got at IKEA years ago. I found small round mosaic mirror tiles on ebay for pretty cheap. I am trying to make a very large version of this mirror, with the main mirror being 20" in diameter. Good thing I had the wherewithal to even think that this could be a DIY project and searched for it - I almost purchased a $200 starburst mirror online that was much smaller than I wanted!

[betty2dogs]

I love this look. I can't wait to make one or several for my sun porch.

[drishya]

nice work...keep it up

[flytape8490]

This is going to be a great gift for my ladyfriend.

[Bindweeds]

Gold on the sticks might be nice too. Maybe add another dimension to it

[jacqvb29]

Looks great! I'm gonna trie to make one.