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Mirror for Bottles From "Embellish This!" episode DEMB-211

In this third segment of "Home Decorating II," host Dena Fishbein shows you some easy painting techniques to dress up an old mirror.

The Materials list and step-by-step instructions are below.

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Host Dena Fishbein takes a plain beveled mirror and turns it into a hand-painted beauty.

Materials --

14" round mirror with beveled edge
14" cake board or piece of cardboard
Velvet fabric
4 unfinished wooden drawer pulls
Gold acrylic paint
Paintbrushes
Plaid Fold Art Enamels: Frost White, Rose Shimmer Metallic, Gold, Fresh Foliage, Evergreen and Engine Red
Fabri-Tac
Tulle with Mini-Rose Trim
Paint mixing pots
Rubbing alcohol
Paper towels
Cup of water
Permanent marker

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

Mirror for Bottles

1. Trace cake board onto the wrong side of the fabric. Cut out 1" larger all the way around (figure A).

   Tip: Pre-cut cake boards are available in some craft stores and cake decorating stores.

2. Apply fabric glue to the cake board and glue the fabric into the center of the traced circle. Press down. Apply glue to the raw edges of the fabric a little at a time, and wrap onto bottom side of cake board. Pleat the fabric while gluing (figure B).

3. Mix the pink paint, white paint and rose shimmer paint. All others colors are used straight from the bottle.

4. Use a detail brush to paint a vine and then add darker green for accent. Add little curly cues with gold paint under the vines. Paint pink rose buds onto the mirror and then accent the buds with a little red (figure C). Let dry.

   Tip: Stencils can also be used for adding design elements.

5. Glue the mirror to the top side of the fabric-covered cake board with a hot glue gun.

   Tip: If you use a low setting on the glue gun, it gives you a little more time to set it up.

6. Paint the drawer pulls with gold acrylic paint. Let dry.

7. Glue the tulle and mini-rose trim around the edges of the cake board.

8. Take four wooden draw pulls and paint them with gold acrylic. After they are dry, glue them to the bottom of the cake board (figure D).

RESOURCES :

Paintbrushes (Loew-Cornell)
Available at local craft and hobby stores nationwide.
Loew-Cornell Inc.
Website: www.loew-cornell.com

Beacon's Fabri-Tac Glue
Website: www.beaconcreates.com

Buttons -- Red Favorite Findings
Blumenthal Lansing
1929 Main St. Lansing, IA 52121
Phone: 563-538-4211
Fax: 563-538-4243
Email: sales@BlumenthalLansing.com

Paint -- Plain Folkart Enamels
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
Website: www.plaidonline.com

Cake Boards
Wilton Industries
2240 W. 75th St.
Woodridge, IL 60517
Phone: 630-963-1818
Toll-free: 800-794-5866
Toll-free fax: 888-824-9520
Email:info@wilton.com
Website:www.wilton.com