Saturday, June 12, 2010

"Dollar-kea" Mirror II...Now With Mod Podge

I made this mirror last week without really knowing where it was going. I finally decided what I wanted to do with it which is to put it in our bathroom but it's going to replace a botanical print that's part of a pair so I needed to make it a friend. Since I decided it was going in the bathroom, I thought I should seal the paper with Mod Podge so I went back and sealed the first one too.

Started with the basic Malma frame and this time, a plain frame from the $1 Tree:

Used some more of my ginormous roll of industrial capet tape to tape up the Ikea mirror and painted the $1 Tree frame and the edges of the Ikea mirror black.  Chose different but complementary scrapbook paper and some more silver handmade paper scraps and adhered to the Ikea mirror:
 
You can't see it too well but will be able to in the finished product... before I painted the $1 frame, I super glued ( for small things I am in love with Locktite's super glue gel) two keys that are actually scrapbooking stickers to the frame. It was plain and I wanted some dimension. They're "Jolee's" dimensional stickers...I got mine @ JoAnn's during one of their 40% off sticker sales:




If you're wondering why I bought a plain frame if I was just going to put stuff on it, I wondered that too, but hey, it's what I do :)
So for this one I sealed the base mirror with Mod Podge before I glued the frame on, and while that was drying, got out my silver Rub n Buff and aged my key frame. End result:

Total cost $5 ( adding in a buck and change for 1/2 package of 40% off key stickers since I used the other half for another project)

Here are the two together:

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21 comments:

  1. WOW...you can't even tell it's an IKEA mirror anymore! I've got 12 of those puppies lying around here somewhere...I guess I need to go dust them off, and change them up a bit!

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  2. Great project...you made those 3-d stickers look old and fab...I didn't even realize they were stickers at first.

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  3. That turned out GREAT! You made it look classy!

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  4. Thanks ladies. These were so easy to make and big impact for a small project.

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  5. Very Cool! Love your new layout!!

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  6. too cool! the stickers were a great idea.

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  7. Love this! Your blog looks great as well!!

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  8. Looks great, what a great idea!

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  9. Now you have a perfect set! Thanks helping us have a great Anything Related Party! ~Bridgette

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  10. coming from anything related-you have quite a vision to put this all together!

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  11. I love the double frames and the added keys are adorable! Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase! I greatly appreciate it! Hope you have a wonderful week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  12. so clever! love the keys!

    stopping by from the CSI project!

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  13. AnonymousJune 15, 2010

    I so love those keys! This is so great : ) I seem to have a thing for old keys lately.. might have to make a thrift store stop soon : )

    Thanks for the comment on my spoon hook! Really appreciate it!

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  14. Love that you're using AMACO Rub 'n Buff. Sometimes it's tough to find. Check out Michaels, Hobby Lobby, art supply stores, or the AMACO website. 17 colors available!

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  15. You really did conceal those Ikea frames wonderfully! And I can't believe those were stickers? Thanks so much for linking up to Be Inspired today.

    Chelsea

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  16. Those are AWESOME!!!! Those keys have to be the coolest stickers EVER!! :)

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  17. It looks like you are just as addicted to these 'blank' mirrors as me.. gotta love Ikea!.. I love what you have done they look Fabulous!
    Pop along to my blog to see ones that I recently decorated..
    Hugs and Thanks for sharing..
    Sylvie in London

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