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All About Mirrors Unique

When you are mirror shopping for your home, or decorating a space, you will want to take into consideration the style as well as the make of the mirror that you choose. You will find that many of them are framed with decorative frames, and this will help your designing and using them in decorating as well.

Have you ever wanted to have a mirror that is unique to you? If you let your creative side loose, you can have just that. Making a unique mirror is not difficult or expensive if you use your imagination.

First, you need to find what materials you would like to make your mirror frame out of. This could be fabric, plates, garbage can lid, tiles, or a piece of lattice. Then choose the size of craft mirror that you will need to fit the frame, or to build the frame around it.

Fabric

A fabric frame can be made by wrapping the fabric around pieces of wood that are cut to 45-degree angles to make a square frame. A spray adhesive will hold the fabric in place. Then mount this square to a piece of plywood that will serve as a back to the mirror. Finally, use a waterproof adhesive to attach the mirror in the opening left by the fabric covered frame.

Tile

A tile frame is a little more complicated. You will need a piece of plywood that will be the back of the tile and mirror construction. First, you need to cut the tile so that it will make a frame shaped in whatever form you have decided on. Then spread tile adhesive on the plywood where the tiles need to be placed and press each tile into place firmly....

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