On my way back from the kids' bus stop late last spring I saw that my neighbor (who was getting ready to move) had put some items out by the curb for the garbage pickup...
"oooooooh!" (thought I) "what's this? a mirror? and some bolts of fabric?"
Quickly, quickly...before anyone else could see that I was making this huge score (because in my mind, EVERYONE wants to dig through their neighbor's discarded home decor), I tucked the fabric under my arm, grabbed the mirror and run-walked to my driveway...feeling just like that lady in the IKEA commercial who is screaming at her husband to start the car because she feels like the deals she just got must have been a mistake...yep. that was me.
Here's the mortified husband part...he looked at me and my arms full of treasure, and said, "You got those where???" And then, "Did anyone see you???" Hmmm. Not really the reaction I was looking for.
Promptly turning on my heel, I headed downstairs and dropped off the mirror and fabric in the "Pile 'O Stuff to be Worked On at Some Point, Only Not Right Now."
Fast forward to late summer...last Wednesday, to be exact...after the "Epic Fail" wall art...I was thinking about what to hang on Kinsley's "Big Wall," when I remembered the mirror...aha. The fabric will be discussed at a later date...
...and yes, I do have knees, etc., attached to those disembodied-looking legs...yikes, that looks kinda creepy.
A quick trip to Hobby Lobby for some inspiration...and presto change-o...
Here's what I used:
Plus some white spraypaint...
First I covered my mirror with painters tape & newspaper and sprayed the frame white.
Then see those wood & cork circles up there? I mod-podged some decorative scrapbook paper I had on hand over those and painted the edges white...
Then I just glued all the circles on randomly until I was happy with the look...
After I hung up the mirror I simply placed some extra little mirrors on the wall around the larger mirror with sticky-tack.
...see...there's the rest of my body...at least most of the parts that were missing from the other photo...
One of-a-kind mirror-art for under $10.00...whaddaya think?
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