DIY Starburst Mirror

This was literally one of the most simple lil' projects that completely erupted from me having a bunch of crafting scraps. I was in the process of cleaning out my workshop and found a small round mirror from the Dollah Store. I dug a little deeper in the basket and found two bags of wooden skewer/dowely things and the ole' brain started churning. I really do love the kind of 1960's pop of these starburst mirrors I am seeing everywhere. After deciding on the horizontal yellow cabana stripes for the laundry nook, I immediately thought the silver starburst would really tie in.

I initially just laid out a bunch of dowels and started experimenting with different lengths to see what I liked.

I knew right away that I wanted it to feel fuller, so I just started filling in and tried to keep things symmetrical. I worked in groups of four. I would lay out four dowels across from each other and just kept working in a fan. I used our skill saw to cut the dowels to various lengths once I had the idea of what I wanted. Next up was simply firing up the hot glue gun and gobbing on glue anywhere I could fit it.

Figuring out how I wanted to arrange the dowels.

Glue get at me.

I created a hook to hang the mirror by forming a loop out of floral wire and using the glue gun to secure it to the back. Lastly, I used a metallic silver spray paint to finish off the look. **HINT: I placed blue painter's tape all over the mirror in strips. With a scalpel, I followed the edge of the mirror to remove the excess. This way I ensured that no spray paint would find it's way onto the mirror.**

Totally worth the 5 minutes it took me to arrange the dowels. For a total of $4, I think it makes a great statement in the laundry nook and really helps to tie it all together!