Hi tiger snoozers! It’s definitely been a long long time since I’ve posted anything :( Sad panda.
A few weeks ago I was spending the night at the Parnell household and of course stayed up late watching TV (not having cable will do that to you). Naturally I was watching HGTV and I saw the coolest DIY household project I’ve seen…probably ever! Casey Noble, the new Design on a Dime host, gave 20 mirrors a vintage/antique look with spray paint, acetone and [my favorite part] fire! Unfortunately, I can’t find a video clip, but as soon as I do I will share it.
This weekend my friend Jadelyn had her 19th birthday and I wanted to do something awesome for her present. I decided to go with the antique mirror plus a little extra. I ventured over to Hobby Lobby and bought an octagon cut mirror (~$6), Acrylic Stones (~$16…better believe they will go on almost all my projects now), 3 packs of small decorative feathers (~$7), a black headband and flower to go with (~$5). I did spend quite a nice chunk of change, but I also have some items to use on other projects.
My roommate provided the spray paint and I picked up a can of acetone at Menards. I’ll start with the headband first since it was super easy! There was a small black strip of fabric on the headband, so I decided that’s where I would put the flower.