DIY Sunburst Mirror

Hey guys!!! It's been a while since I've been able to blog/craft/breathe... Nursing school took over my life full force, so all crafts have been put on the back burner. Luckily I found some time over Christmas break to do some crafting.

I've been perusing Pinterest and am in love with just about any and every sunburst mirror out there. I came across this one and fell even more in love. The directions were a little vague, but I figured I could make it work.

I hit up hobby lobby with my gift card my cousin got me for Christmas (Thanks Nathan for contributing to my habit/hobby).

Supplies

1 10" round Mirror $9.99 with my 40% off coupon

12 3/8" dowel rods $0.59

12 1/4" dowel rods $0.59

1 pack of 1/8" dowel rods $2.97

4 packs of assorted mirrors $2.97

hot glue/glue gun

gold spray paint $5.99

miter saw

I ended up spending about $35 for this project and didn't end up using all of the dowel rods.

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Using my hubby's miter saw,
I cut the 1/4" dowel rods in half and made them 18" long

1/8" rods 15" long

3/8" were pre-cut and were 12" long.

I glued the rods to the backing of the mirror. Placing my largest rods first at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00. and then placed 5 rods in between each of the quarters for a total of 24 rods. 

Then I alternated 12" and 15" in between each of the larger rods. I chose to do this because of the smaller mirrors I was going to add to the end of each rod.

Before I glued the smaller assorted mirrors on the ends of the dowel rods, I hit it all with a coat of gold spray paint on both the front and bottom side.

My lazy Susan was clutch for this part!!!

I love how this looks in our bedroom so much more than the white mirror before!!! Everything I used to decorate our dresser with was recycled from somewhere else in our house.

The chess set use to belong to my Gramma, I thought it was the neatest thing and like the diversity it adds to the decor. I bought some art off of ETSY like 3 years ago and as an added gift she added the Wanderlust piece. I just now got around to putting it in a frame!

I'm loving the sun burst so much more than the plain white mirror. It really fills up such a big blank wall. And the lamp adds some more dimension to the dresser. I'm bouncing around the idea of a new lamp shade, maybe even a thicker based lamp, who knows. My house is always changing.

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Hope you guys like it! 

XOXO,