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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

A Little Reflecting at the End of the Year

 A little reflecting is right!
When I got this mirror it was so dirty that I didn't notice the scratch it had right down the middle.  I brought it home, cleaned it up and saw the actual mirror was beyond hope.  I really wanted to use it as a mirror and just fix up the frame but that wasn't going to happen.
No reflecting for this baby!  So what do creative bloggers do with  a non reflecting mirror?


I had considered putting some batting and a wonderful fabric over it and just using it as an interesting piece of art...but it was just screaming chalkboard... so that's what I did.
I painted the frame in white and then applied a homemade concocted brown glaze over it and wiped it off.

This beauty would surely show amazing on a dark wall,
but as I don't have a dark wall in my house, this will have to do.



(YUP.. I'm already cleaned up from Christmas!  Ha!)


11 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 30, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    Love the new skin she's in. What a beauty, I love the detail of the frame. Happy New Year.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 30, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    It is a shame you could not fix the mirror, but I love how you redid it. Looks great.

    Willow

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  3. Heather HendersonDecember 30, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    such a great find! white paint and glaze make everything better.

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  4. MelDecember 30, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    looks fab. I'm almost afraid to know what you paid for it, knowing what a great shopper you are, and kicking myself for not finding it first :) *just kidding*

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  5. LucyDecember 30, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    A great decision to paint it white and then the glaze too! I often see these outdated mirrors at thrift shops and this is an awesome resurrection!

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  6. LoriDecember 31, 2009 at 7:08 AM

    All I can say is wow ~ what a transformation! She's so pretty ~ the glaze just finishes it off.

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  7. *junkrestore*December 31, 2009 at 6:04 PM

    I really liked this one...

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  8. BetinaJanuary 2, 2010 at 10:32 PM

    I realize I am late to get into the chalkboard craze. But I have to ask... how do you make it into a chalkboard? Did you apply cb paint to the mirror itself, or put a new piece of wood in and paint it (if so, how do you make the wood smooth enough to write on?), or did you get an actually cb and cut it to size?

    Your stuff is inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Moore MinutesJanuary 7, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    Wow! This is absolutely beautiful!! I would love to have this in my home, lol.

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  10. CharityJanuary 8, 2010 at 7:38 PM

    I love this, I can't wait to go looking for one that I can try. Great job and thanks for the inspiration.

    Cha Cha

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  11. YasmineFebruary 3, 2010 at 12:03 AM

    Lovely idea and the realization, thanks for the inspiration!

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