Budget Star Wars USB powered Infinity Mirror

We were fascinated by all the projects of infinity mirrors on this website and wanted to do our own. So we made this as a family project. My wife and son went creative :-) On a budget of course.

Time: Easy approx. 2 hours

Cost:

Picture Frame 3,99 Euros
LED Strip 2,99 Euros
Reflective Foil 5,99 Euros

Material:

Thick Picture Frame with at least 2 cm space between glass and back
LED Strip with battery pack 4.5V, then it is easy to convert to USB cord
USB Cord
Reflective Foil for windows
Mirror for back of the frame or reflective foil as well
Foam Rubber white and black

Tools:

Printer
Scissors
Cutting knife
Glue
Shrink tubing or insulating tape

Step 1: How to Do It:

If you want to power the mirror by USB then cut the end connector
Connect the red (+) and black (-) cables of the USB cord to the corresponding wires of the battery pack
Don't forget the input resistor which is attached to the positive cable of the battery pack
Insulate the connection by shrink tubes or insulating tape
Print the desired picture and glue it to the foam rubber
Let it dry and cut out the picture
Use back of the frame as measure and cut the reflective foil to size
Remove the protective foil from the reflective foil and apply it on the glass of the picture frame
Place another piece of reflective foil to the back of the frame.A white piece of paper behind it is better reflecting
Mind the right direction of the foils, the reflective parts have to be facing each other inside the frame
Glue the LED strip inside the picture frame
Glue the picture to the back reflective foil
Assemble all parts