02 October 2011

B&A: Stenciled Mirror

It never fails to amaze and excite me when people put treasures on the curb to be taken as trash.  I am not too proud to "dumpster dive" or rummage through other people's trash.  It's a blessing and a curse, but I see potential in [almost] anything.  On my way home from the grocery on Thursday, I spotted this little ditty at the curb.  I whipped my car around and loaded 'er up.  With only a small amount of spray paint and a bit of elbow grease, I turned trash into treasure.

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I used a pressed board stencil that I found at an estate sale.  I simple cleaned the mirror with nail polish remover, laid it on a sheet, put the press board over it and sprayed away.

3 comments:

  1. Absolutely awesome! really like that idea!

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  2. Thank you so much! It was so easy. It literally took longer to wait for the spray paint to dry than it did for the entire rest of the project!!

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  3. I LOVE this! I have a similar mirror that has a broken wooden frame. I now know what I'll be doing with it. Thanks for the great idea!

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