twelveOeight

Creating a home + life you love

Craft Ideas· Decorating· DIY· DIY Mirror· How To Decorate· Modern Decor· Spray Paint 101· Thrifty Finds· Thrifty Living

DIY Sunburst Mirrors, Lego’s & Art

By 28 Comments

Tweet
Share14
Share
Pin119
133 Shares
 
Now I know none of you would do any of the things I am going to reveal, but I have a little confession to make.  I cut corners, my closets are messy.  The garage (hoarding mother ship you already know about) is sketchy.  Sometimes crafting is a messy business.  It’s not all hot glue and wine bottles.  There are tough days, days where I don’t even want to watch HGTV, and I can barely find 5,000 things that I want to make on Pinterest that day.  Some days I don’t use primer, I forget to make it to JoAnn’s to use my coupons.  And I don’t do a very good job cleaning my paintbrushes. I feel better, thank you for not judging…
 

 
But it’s those days that you mess around with some glue, a crappy old mirror, and hope that the design you have in your head will transfer itself from your head to your hands.  And it will turn out pretty.  And with a little tweaking, a few adjustments, the right amount of metallic spray paint, and your thought has become art. 
 
That’s what I think happened when I worked on this mirror, it ended up becoming much larger than I planned.  It’s awkward to lift or carry.  And it’s a hot mess when you look at the back with criss crossed lines of glue.  But I like it, and after the paint dried, I hung it above my fireplace and I have not moved it once.  That never happens.
 
When I hear someone say “I’m not artistic” I try not to correct them, but usually cannot help myself.  Yes you are artistic, you cook, or garden, or sew, or make Popsicle towers with your kids.  If we take a thought, or a feeling, and use our voice, written (or typed!) word, shape clay or yarn, wipe noses and encourage a four year old that their Lego ship is magnificent, we are artists.  We are encourager’s, and I believe this is why many of us become bloggers.  We love to share what is in our hearts and heads, and help each other along the way.
 
 
Thank you for helping me along the way, thank you for your kind words, encouragement and reminders that we all need each other and we are all in this together.  And thank you for not turning me in about the whole garage thing.  I really am going to work on it soon.  March is looking good at this point.
 
Wishing you a blessed, fabulous week, hugs to you 🙂
 
Tanya

Weekly Link Parties & Buttons where you can find me posting projects:
Friday

Sunday, http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/10/14/its-party-time-linky/

Sisters Of The Wild West, Just Us Four, Nifty Thrifty Things
Cherished Treasures, Polkadot Pretties, Homemaker On A Dime (button below), Under The Table And Dreaming (button below)

Monday
Making The World Cuter Monday , Be Colorful, DIY Home Sweet Home,Covered in Grace, Between Naps On The Porch, Craft O Maniac, The Southern Institute, Keeping It Simple, Skip To My Lou,
Brassy Apple, Delectable Home, C.R.A.F.T, Get Outta My Head Please, Krafty Kat (button below)
http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/07/cuter-monday/, The Dedicated House, Alderberry Hill (button below), Kampen Lane Designs (button below), My Favorite Finds, http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/08/making-the-world-cuter-2/, Just Dawnelle, Mad In Crafts

Tuesday
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia,Sugar Bee Crafts, A Diamond In The Stuff, Home Stories A to Z, Reasons To Skip Housework, Domestically Speaking, How To Nest For Less, Organize & DecorateEverything, Ladybug Blessings, Cherished Bliss, The DIY Dreamer,The Sasse Life, The Winthrop Chronicles (button below), Cozy Little House, Homework (button below), Organizing Home Life, Today’s Creative Blog, House On The Way, The Inspired Room

Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style, Someday Crafts, Ginger Snap Crafts, Clean & Scentsible, The Trendy Treehouse, Uncommon Designs, Southern Lovely, Lil’ Luna (button below)
Family Home and Life, Practically Functional, Vintage Gwen, Rae Gun Ramblings, The CSI Project, I Gotta Create, Tales Of A Trophy Wife, Pincushion Creations, Adorned From Above

Thursday
Delightful Order,The Shabby Creek Cottage Somewhat Simple
Embracing Change, House Of Hepworths, 52 Mantels, Thrifty Decorating, Not Just A Housewife, Beyond The Picket Fence, AKA Design, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Craftberry Bush, Design Dining & Diapers , Christina’s Adventures, The 36th Avenue,Johnny In A Dress,
, Hubby Made Me, Lil Pink Pocket, Two Yellow Birds Decor, One Artsy Mama

Totally Transformed Tuesday


Liz Marie BlogI Heart Nap Time

Lil\'Luna















mop it up mondays



homework

UndertheTableandDreaming

 

Tweet
Share14
Share
Pin119
133 Shares

Comments

  1. Our Pinteresting Family says

    Oh how so many of my projects I would not want anyone to see the back of too. 🙂 Your work is gorgeous, Tanya. I enjoy seeing what you've been up to and this mirror is beautiful. I love the color. Enjoy your day. Megan

    Reply

  8. Kathryn says

    Love this! What is the overall size that it ended up being? I want to make a gigantic round mirror for my living room, and I'm trying to figure out how I want to to do it 🙂 Actually, I tried making one– and it was gorgeous– but it fell off the wall and broke in pieces on top of my husband while he was sitting in the living room! LOL So I have to find a different construction method… 🙂

    Reply

  15. Christine says

    Keep going Tanya!!! LOVE all your creations!! You should see my basement… it's scary… unfinished, cob-webs and full of stuff I have picked up here and there. Someday I'll get to do everything I wanted to do with those things hehe

    LOVE the mirror!!

    Reply

  16. Emily says

    I'm definitely a corner-cutter 🙂 As long as it doesn't break and no one can see the back, I usually don't care how messy it is! I really love this mirror, you did a great job!

    Reply

  18. Sugarr2518 says

    Love this!!! I've seen ones done with popsicle sticks and they don't have the same affect as what you did! I'm pinning this for later and definitely going to try this:) Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply

  19. Jessi @ Practically Functional says

    Looks fabulous! And I totally understand about having messy closets and not using primer. I usually stage pictures on my dining room table, but what no one sees is all the crap I pushed just out of frame or set on the floor temporarily. 🙂 Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!

    Reply

  26. hqgfx.net says

    I like the valuable information you provide in your articles.
    I will bookmark your weblog and check again here regularly.
    I am quite sure I’ll learn many new stuff right here! Good luck for the next!

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *