DIY: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall

Once upon a time, Sky and Erika bought a very ugly mirror at a garage sale because it was $1, coupled in among a manger scene and cake pan. 

(Was it in a fire? No, just halfway spray painted. They must have gotten distracted halfway through.) 

But something needed to be done. 

First, a coat of spray paint to make it all one color. I strongly prefer one-tone frames...

(Thank you, Sky.)

Then, I gathered all the supplies I would need: the frame, Mod Podge, pages torn from a book, a paintbrush, and scissors.

I decided I wanted it to have a quirky, Barnes and Noble feel. So I cut scraps of the pages to fit, alternating the direction I pasted them, and painted a thin layer of Mod Podge under and over them.

I actually just made some homemade Mod Podge (watered down glue-again, thanks Pinterest). Easy! I gave it a few coats on top.

After that, I smoothed out most of the wrinkles with my fingers, then let it dry overnight.

Serendipitously, I also happened to find this at the end of one of the chapters. It was too cute to not add on at the last minute.

And the mirror was hung in the hall and decorated our space happily ever after.

The End.