Laura Orr Interiors: Sunburst Mirror

Sunburst Mirrors are popping up everywhere and there are lots of easy DIY versions! I have been wanting to make one for a while so I starting "pinning" inspiration photos and taking a little bit of each inspiration to make my version.

1. This retro little guy was done by Danielle Oakey at Danielle Oakey Interiors. I love that she framed her round mirror with an embroidery hoop. I had a bought a flat, candle holder mirror from Hobby Lobby but had been looking for the "frame". This option was perfect because I had just bought one at a garage sale!

2. This blinging beauty is from Meredith Heard at Welcome to Heardmont. I love how she used barbecue skewers (which are cheap and that's great!) and the metallic spray paint! I love some bling bling!

3. The last inspiration photo came from Isabella & Max Rooms. The twigs are similar to the skewers that Meredith used but seems to be a bit more random with the different lengths of the twigs used around the mirror.

So on to my Sunburst Mirror.

For the start of this project I used:
1- 10" embroidery hoop
1- 10" round mirror
2 sizes of skewers (10" and 12")
Template from Stephanie at Under the Table and Dreaming (another great DIY Sunburst Mirror)
1- 10" wooden disc
hot glue (lots and lots of hot glue)

I started by placing my template down on my round disc and marking little lines around the circle. Then I placed and hot glued a skewer on each line a random heights. I then filled in the sections randomly (I didn't want to have to think too much and I liked the random pattern).

Look at all that hot glue!


Holy Hot Glue!

After this step was completed, I spraypainted the front and back of the sunburst and also the embroidery hoop.

I went with silver- still bling blingin' like Meredith's but a little different.
The embroidery hoop had a few ugly spots that stood out much more after I spraypainted it. I decided to outline the hoop in a string of costume jewelry pearls that I also spraypainted.

I then attached a picture hanging hook on the back and the mirror and hoop on the front with a little E-6000 (sounds like some fancy robot or vacuum instead of glue).

And Voila!