I’m a huge fan of sunburst mirrors, and especially when they use inexpensive materials! This pretty sunburst mirror, by The Nester, has pretty leaves on it which are made by a material that is always available at the dollar store. Can you guess what it is?
It’s poster board! This cheap material is folded to add dimension to the mirror, and it works very well to add interest to the mirror. [how to make a sunburst mirror] [via Curbly] [via]
Project Estimate:
- Round mirror, $1
- 4 sheets of poster board, 2 for $1
- Hot glue and glue sticks, on hand
- Scissors, on hand
Total: $3 and up
We love sunburst mirrors! Check out some others we’ve made or featured:
Silver Starburst Mirror
Atomic Starburst Out of Recyclables
9 Comments
Marcia V. of Precious Style
This is amazing!! I am so looking forward to trying this and I haven’t even read the tutorial yet. This is a must on my project list.
Samantha
Gorgeous. It looks so awesome you’d never imagine posterboard.
Melissa
Neat idea for cardboard. I love those lamps in the photo. Where are they from?
Polly
This looks great and easy to make! I always use glue sticks for projects like this.
skye
I made this and I love it, although I went cheaper with the mirror and used an old makeup compact mirror and glued it onto a circle of wood and surrounded it in cord and painted it all the same colour. It looks really effective. thanks so much.
amanda
this is soo cute im using it for a school interior design project!
mdunnaville
what a great idea. i like the dresser, did you refurbish the dresser?
Nester
Hi mdunnaville,
Yes, at my blog you can see the before and after of the $18 yard sale dresser::
http://www.thenester.com/2010/04/furnish-your-home-second-hand.html
Violet
love the mirror but my question is where can i get a dresser like your if it is a dresser???