I am sooooo proud that I finally got this project finished! I've had the mirror, $2.62 from GoodWill, for about 4 months or so - just sitting in my craft cabinet waiting to be turned into something fabulous. I bought some bamboo skewers from the Dollar Tree shortly after. I tried to layout a pattern I liked with the skewers - but there was just something missing. Then - back to school season rolled around and the light bulb went off! Rulers would be perfect! So - I waited for a few weeks - until the rulers went on super sale ($.25 each) and scooped a bunch up!
So here is what I used!
$2.62 mirror from GoodWill
$1.00 pack of bamboo skewers
$.25 rulers (I used 16 of them $4.00)
And - my ever trusty Gorilla Glue
First I laid out a pattern -
Then I just flipped it over and glued it together!
All finished and in it's temporary home...
15 comments:
Adorable!
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Clever idea - I love the rulers. Well done!
Love it! I'm so into anything with rulers lately. Well done!
This is brilliant! I have been wanting to do a project exactly like this, but it lacked something with just the rods/skewers... rulers are such a great addition! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Jessica
This is so super! I love your creativity!
The rulers are such a clever idea. You could even paint them all. I just made a similar thing from twigs.
Kristine
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This is simply genius ! I love your play of wood and glass textures. And the subtle graphic quality of the ruler grids.
WHAT?! How awesome is this idea! Love the rulers - would have never thought to use those! So creative and love the way it came together!
Partying with you over at Fingerprints on the Fridge!
This is really cool! I love that you used skewers and rulers!
Thanks for sharing at My Backyard Eden!
Love your starburst mirror! And even better love that it is thrifty!
Linking to you on my blog!
That is a fantastic idea very innovative. Where did you find 25 cent rulers?
Very cute and unique!
I just found your blog through Layla's link.
Have a great day.
Pam
Wonderful! I love that you used bamboo skewers.
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