Recycled Magazine Mirror Frame

We had a mirror that was kind of dirty with paint. I couldn’t clean it so I thought I’ll paint it over. That mirror was laying in the house for much too long and finally a week ago I got a new idea – I’ll make a frame from recycled magazines. I make pictures frame the same way so I had a bowl (made from newspapers, mostly junk mail) filled with extra coiles made from cut magazines.

That’s my bowl:

A little bit glue on the old frame part and we’re rollin… 🙂

I used two pieces of a cardboard. One for covering the floor, and the second one for covering the mirror surface while spraying the frame with the glue.

My two little helpers. Always together! Always watching what I am doing. Always ready to help.

Work in progress…

I have to admit that it took me about a week or more to finish that mirror. It’d been laying on the patio’s floor and many times my husband would step on it… Oh well. My fault. When I started that project I didn’t have enough rolled coild and I had to stop to make a few more… and it wasn’t enough again, so I had to make more… and so on… .

At the end I sprayed it with spare urethane to make the frame a little bit glossy. It looks really nice.

Today was the last day. It’s done!

Our daughter JUST LOVES IT!!!!!!!!!!

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19 thoughts on “Recycled Magazine Mirror Frame

  1. Lex

    That is a wicked cool project! I think your daughter is enamored by the child in the mirror, not the mirror itself (you probably picked up on that 😉 ). When she’s older, I bet she’ll want that mirror!

    Do you suggest a spray on glue exclusively for a project like this, or might there be another type of glue that would ensure longevity?

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  2. Polish Mama on the Prairie

    Great idea! Wasn’t sure how it would turn out but looks fabulous. And your daughter is getting so big and so adorable! I could squeeze her! She and my younger daughter look so similiar it’s scary, especially since you are from Eastern Poland and I am from South and Central Poland, so we look a bit different actually. lol Anyway, as always, Big hugs from me!

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  3. mary beth

    This turned out great! I have a bunch of those sticks that have been waiting for me to come up with a project and yours looks so great I may have to copy it! Imitation is the best form of flattery you know! Great job!

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  7. fotini kolovou

    i like your idea very much so now i am doing the litle rolled pieces of magazine. I ll try to make an old mirror in my dauther s house. I hope she like it.

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