Making A Mirror Come To Life..!!!

I found this old scratched up mirror at my favorite furniture thrift store and had to have it. My girls needed a mirror in there new bedroom so, why not create the perfect mirror for them.....I was so excited to get started!!



First find the perfect mirror....



I taped it off and painted it the color to match my girls room and the paper I was going to use....




Pick the paper you are going to use and of course get your Mod Podge.....best stuff EVER!!!


Cut the paper to fit the mirror, I usually leave a little haning over the edge to file off later....start Mod Podging ( I don't know if that is a word..but it is fun to write)....


Once you have finished the entire mirror it will look like this...let it dry and now to finish the edges...


I have two favorite things to use to sand edges...a good ole nail file and one of my favorite tools....


my sander....LOVE IT!! If you don't have a sander, regular sand paper will do the job!!


Now the edges are sanded and....


antiqued :) with my favorite BURNT UMBER, SEMI OPAQUE paint.....


The finished product.....AAAHHHH!!


Here it is in my girls room...it is eventually going to be hung the other way...BUT for now it is up!!!


Now the girls have a great mirror that matches a magnet board, I made my daughter for Christmas you can see that HERE...

Thanks for looking....

Clip Board

This is the funniest, easiest craft. It is the perfect way to display your many, many art projects and pictures from your kids!!


The things you need, wood 1 X 4, BIG BULLDOG CLIPS this is the best place I found to buy them was HERE , screws and washers..paint the wood whatever color you want....


Here is the size of washers and screws that I used....


Measure where you want you clips and drill your holes then....just put the screw in the washer and screw the clip on....


And it is done...so fun and easy.


Here is one I made earlier in red.......

Teacher Gifts

I made these for my daughters to give there teachers. The girls were excited about them, because they got to help paint and make the magnets. The teachers LOVED them.

Magnet Board

We just made this magnet board for one of Morgan's friends birthday...it is so fun and easy!!!

Cute and Easy Gift....

This is the EASIEST, funniest idea EVER...it will take you 5 min to complete. This is a soap dispenser with great sayings printed on copier transparency INSIDE the container, guaranteed to make you smile every time you wash your hands......a gift that keeps on giving!!! Great for teachers, neighbors, family and friends!! SOOOOO cute!!! You can choose from the generic saying or a saying for a teacher...

SHHH!!! Morgan's Christmas Present

I decided to make Morgan a bigger magnet board for Christmas!! It was SOOO fun!! I Mod Podged some fun scrapbook paper I had and got a bigger magnet board 12 X 18!! I then made some of my favorite things..marble magnets. I made them with the matching scrapbook paper :) Very fun, I can't wait to give it to her :)
Here is the website to make the marble magnets...HERE



The scrapbook paper Mod Podged on....


Then I filed the excess paper off and gave it a antique feel with some semi-opaque brown paint....





The finished product....







Making the magnet marbles...I just glue the magnets to the paper, cut out and then glue the magnets to the back.....





All done with magnets...Now I just have to wait for Christmas!!! :)