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Magazine Sunburst Mirror

  • Completed Project: Magazine Sunburst Mirror Picture #1

Magazine Sunburst Mirror Version (original idea from Threadbangers)

I really was on a kick of trying to make something out of magazine pages. I found this idea on Threadbangers and decided to try making my own version and I created a tutorial while I was at it.

Based on an original project available here

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    First you need to rip pages out of a magazine and roll them up into reeds.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Apply glue from a glue stick as you roll. So that later when you cut them down, they don't unfurl.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    I made about 16 of these while watching tv.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    I bought this small round mirror at the Dollar Store.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    I flipped the mirror over and started hot-gluing the reeds onto the back. I was generous with the glue.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Here they are all glued.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Here it is flipped over. I trimmed the ends to the lengths that I wanted.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    I then covered the mirror with aluminum foil and took it outside to spray paint. I applied some metallic gold first all over. Then some metallic silver all over, making sure not to entirely cover up the gold. I wanted a two-tone effect.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Here it is spray-painted. I don't like the etched design on the mirror, so I will fix that in the next couple of steps by covering it with paint.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    I made a wire loop to hang it with and glued it to the back and then glued on a piece of felt on the back to make it look a little neater and lay nicer on the wall.

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    Here is the silver stripe I painted with some gold dots.

  12. Step 12

    Step 12

    Here it is hanging on my wall. It's slightly crooked, but that's okay. Adds character, right? =)

    *Another thing you can add is, glue even tinier mirrors along the ends of some of the magazine reeds and in the middle of others. I saw that on another version Threadbangers, but I couldn't find any tiny mirrors in town.

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Leslie M.

Leslie M.

08 Sep 16:53

I love this!

Fallan R.

Fallan R.

11 Sep 01:59

Thanks!

Riechan

Riechan

11 Sep 17:07

great ! really cool! I might try this :)

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