DIY Sunburst Mirror

I really wanted a large scale mirror above my fireplace but everything I owned was just too small to match the scale of this house.  I searched the home stores and found several lovelies at ZGallerie but they were all too expensive for my budget.

My new DIY sunburst mirror

Here's how I made the mirror:

1) Find a round mirror with a wide frame.

I used and existing round mirror but you can find these pretty cheaply at thrift stores like Goodwill or Hobby Lobby (use your coupon!)

2) Prepare your heavy- duty cardboard

Cut 2 " x 12" cardboard stripd from moving boxes (I was drownding in boxes!)

3) Paint

Paint each strip with gold craft glue.  Spray painting would have been faster but I had lots of paint on hand

4)  Glue and attach

Hot glued each painted cardboard strip to the existing frame of the mirror

5) Hang your new mirror

Happy Decorating!

Julie