Hairspray Frosted Mirror

This is my first try at making an instructable so be forgiving.

     I was online looking for a wall decoration for my new apartment when I saw a mirror with a frosted flower design on it. I loved it but it was $70 plus shipping! Not having $70 to throw away I though maybe I could make it myself. So I looked at the craft store for glass frosting paint/solution and found a small bottle for $30. With the cost of the mirror and the cost of the solution I might as well buy the one I saw online. So I gave up on the idea for a little while.  
     Only a few days later I was getting ready in the bathroom and noticed my hand mirror was a little frosted. It had hairspray crusted on it. OMG inspiration hit me. I could make the frosted mirror with HAIRSPRAY!!!!!

Things you need:
Mirror, hairspray (must be aerosol), vinyl contact paper (the stuff you use to line the inside of drawers and shelves), scissors, a razor blade and cutting board, pencils, ruler, picture you want to use, and a magna-projector (or maybe you are artistically skilled and you can draw it free hand).

Step 1 Buy or find a mirror.

I found these mirrors at Target for $19.99. I liked these ones but you can use any size or shape. I found out later that doing a mirror that is one piece would probably have been easier. 

Comments

[zestcc]

Brilliant!

[Dirzdra]

For as simple as it is, it actually looks really well done! Reminds me of when I did sandblasting in high school. But to get our images on, we drew on paper with an adhesive backside, placed it on the mirror, and than used an exacto knife to cut out the design. That might have made it easier to do a more complicated design.

[sassy8girl]

This is a pretty good ible it is quite simple which is what I like I might have a go. would it matter what brand of hairspray or is any fine?

[Izelver]

I really like your idea! I've been looking for a nice frosted design mirror for a while but as you said, they are quite expensive. I wonder if you could use a matte spray finish (used for pencil and pastel drawings) to do the same thing and make it washable. I'll try it and keep you updated !

[khoskamr]

That would be cool, let me know.