DIY Mirrors

 I love the use of mirrors and reflections throughout fairy tales and mythology.

And I knew that we absolutely had to create a program around them!

So we rounded up a variety of dollar mirrors and a bunch of paint.

Supplies

Mirrors (all of these were from the dollar tree)

Paints (I will list what I use for each individual mirror)

Brushes

First we started off decorating some basic mirrors. For these I went random and attempted using FolkArt Painted Finishes in Rust and Concrete (Update, they are no longer making these paints). I, personally, think these are delightfully random.

Then I tested out gems on the back and after many attempted patterns, I hot glued some on and then added the painted finish over top of them to complete the weathered look.

With a small handheld mirror, I used FolkArt Color Shift Paint in Aqua Flash and Fabric Creations Stencils.

Our favorite mirror though was this intricately patterned one.

For this I used Brushed Metal Paints in Brushed Silver and Metallic FolkArt in Rose Gold. Other colors in both types of paints were then added to continue to build up the layers.