Starburst Mirror...

I have fallen in love with the look of the starburst mirrors that are out there.  What I couldn't fall in love with was the price tag!  There are some that are around $400, totally not in my budget.  But I read on Dollar Store Crafts how she made her mirror here...so I had to make my own...and here it is!

I really wish that the camera would do this justice.  But for the starburst I used bamboo skewers and wooden dowels that I got from Joann's, I also got the middle mirror which I think was a 4 inch mirror and the only smaller mirrors that they had were the 3/4 inch mirrors from Joann's.  I was pretty upset because they only had the one smaller size and I had wanted to start the mirror the next day.  So I ran over to the Dollar Tree and found the rocks that they put in the bottom of vases, you know the decorative ones with the flat bottoms.  They turned out really cute.  I painted the skewers with silver metallic paint and then I hot glued it all together, using a piece of round cardboard for the middle to glue all of the skewers to.  I love it, I think that I am going to make a few more and have the hallway of staburst mirrors!

T.P. Wall Art...

So I found a post about a starburst mirror, which I love! I have made two already. I will post those later. But in the comments of this post someone had said something about toilet paper art. WHAT?? So it got my curiosity going. I had to search it out and see what the heck that meant. What I found was something so cute...I thought anyway :). Check it out here . I had to try it out. Here is my try at it.

It was pretty simple to do. First, you press your toilet paper roll in half. Second, cut into about 5 strips about 1/2 in or more wide. Does not need to be precise. Third lay out on a flat surface and place in an order that you like, you can also widen the strips like I did to make different shapes. Then glue where the sides are touching. I used hot glue, it was easier for me and dries fast. Then when I was finished I spray painted my a purple color I got from the dollar store. I then hung it from two nails that were here from the previous owners. I have yet to paint the downstairs. Can't find a color I like! This craft was simple but cute!