what goes around …

What’s so great about being trendy?

I mean really …

… just think about it …

When I was growing up in New Jersey, I followed the trends like my beagle follows the scent of food …

I look back on my follow-the-trends former self and I cringe …

… and then I thank my lucky stars that I grew up without cells phones and Facebook and Twitter and Instagram so that my crimes against fashion aren’t plastered all over the internet …

… where they would remain for posterity.

So you can see why I’m a bit wary about home décor trends.  I’d prefer to not look back in a year or two and cringe …

Which can explain why I am oh so late to this blogger trend …

The sunburst mirror DIY.

Though, to add a classic twist that I hope can withstand the test of time … okay, the test of more than two years … I made mine with an art deco twist …

… using some mirrors that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.

And the “bursts” on the sunburst?  Those are wood shims that I slapped some silver paint on …

I glued the rectangle mirrors to the shims with a hot glue gun.  And then I attached them all to the back of this …

… using some Power Grab (which, unlike the hot glue gun, gave me time to adjust the pieces).  Oh, and I Power Grabbed the picture hanger hardware onto the soccer ball side first …

But before any adhesive was squirted, I started with a dry fit … and I just eyeballed the spacing …

… and then it was time to glue everything down.  And, yes, I was very generous with the Power Grab …

In the center I glued a circular wood piece I found at JoAnn’s …

…  but it wasn’t perfectly flat so I glued a small embroidery hoop ring onto the top …

… and then I weighed it all down with a coin filled jar to dry overnight.

The next day, the mirror was attached.

And now it’s finished just in time to take it outside …

…  for our “The Great Outdoors” multi-blog link party.  We go live on Tuesday, May 29 at 7 AM EST…

 

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