DIY Stick Twig Mirror – Tutorial
- I removed the bathroom mirror carefully and laid it on a flat surface.
- If you are using a mirror that has been taken down from the wall that was hung up by epoxy then you will have to remove the hard epoxy from the back of the mirror as well as the wall it came from.
- When removing the epoxy glue from the back of the mirror do not use a razor blade as this will scratch and ruin the mirror. I used a plastic scraper and carefully but with a little force and some goo gone removed the epoxy.
- You may need to use something like goo gone and let it sit on the epoxy glue to soak in and soften that hard epoxy. After it has soaked in a bit I was able to easily wipe a lot of it away with a paper towel.
- I had my kids gather a bunch of twigs, branches and sticks that were outside on the ground all around our property!
Talk about taking advantage of your homestead for home decor huh? - They kids loved helping their mama out and I was pleased with the big pile they brought me!
- I weeded through them and picked out the best ones. I got out my handy dandy little glue gun. Make sure you don’t use regular glue sticks you will need the kind that wood workers use. Regular craft glue sticks will only hold for about a month and it will all start falling down. (trust me on this one! haha, it happened to me and I had to redo it!)
- Once that is finished you can turn the mirror onto the front side to clean the mirror side. If the mirror is large please make sure to have someone to help you lift the mirror to turn it over. When dealing with such a project it’s always a good idea to have some extra hands near by.
- Once the front mirror surface has been cleaned you are ready to get to work!
- I picked out the best branches and kind of placed them first where I wanted them. I overlapped and glued and kept doing that process until the whole mirror had a twig frame around it.
I love how it came out!
VEry Pretty!!
Thank you! :)
What a neat idea I saw your picture on pinterest first. I need to find a mirror and do this.
Very cool! I love bringing in a little nature whenever we can, and this turned out great!
PS - We have the same hot glue gun. ;)
PPS - Thanks for stopping by - I'm glad to have found you!!
Thanks Amy! :)
That really looks great! I would like to do something like that and maybe paint the sticks white or a shiny silver! I am so into silver lately. I was always a bronze girl, but it's like brown has taken over my life and I am in rebellion against all brown now! haha!!
Good job on the mirror!!!!!
Thanks Nelly! It's funny you mention painting the sticks white or silver. Because when I first thought of the idea I was thinking I wanted to paint them silver...but then I thought no the natural brown will go great with the other things in the room and really bring out the nature vibe. :) BUT depending on the theme of the room and so on I'm totally for painting the sticks white or silver! If you do it please come back and share the link with me I would really like to see what you come up with. Oh and I know what you mean about brown taking over your life...hahaha..and then finding yourself in rebellion LOL! I'm trying to make sure we have a good array of colors in our home...and not to much of just one color.
I absolutely LOVE how this turned out!! It would probably look really great in my daughter's room, wish I had seen this sooner! :) So clever! Thanks so much for sharing this at the Throwback Thursday party and I hope to see you again soon!
Hi Britni! Thanks for the kind comment! And we appreciate you taking the time to stop in!