sunburst tutorial

so i've been looking for mirrors forever. it's possible to find a killer mirror for a great deal at a thrift store, but when you need a pair... it's basically impossible. my idea was to put a mirror on both sides of our front window. after a long search i found these pottery barn ones that i really loved. except i found them at ross! so instead of the 3 for $150 at PB, i paid $30 for 2. i was really excited. after we hung them up... something wasn't cutting it. i wanted them to make more of a statement, basically i wanted them to be bigger. luckily i had stumbled across a few sunburst mirror tutorials through out the web and knew it was a perfect project for these mirrors. so here's a little tutorial. it was so easy and i'm very happy with the results!
step 1: buy kabob skewers. there were two kinds and we bought the longer kind. if i were to do it again, i would probably get the shorter ones instead because i ended up cutting a lot off.
step 2: buy some spray paint. i've seen different colors for different mirrors, since the rims were gold on mine... i just stuck with gold. i saw a tutorial once where they used a dark teal to match their mirror and it turned out gorgeous. anyway in my opinion, the glossier the better. i think shiny is prettiest.

step 3: prep sticks for painting. we used a cardboard box and it worked great.

step 4: not really a step, more of a tip. the closer you put the sticks, the better. originally i thought i was just gonna line them all up in a straight line but grant pointed out that would waste more spray paint. with the sticks this close it eliminated needless spray. i even had sticks leaning against each other but with a couple coats it turned out just fine.

step 5: spray! wait for them to dry and spray again. make sure to always get every angle. most spray paint dries pretty quickly so we did 3-4 quick coats just to be safe. 

step 6: i didn't really get pictures of the next steps... basically i figured out what design i wanted first. there are popular styles that are actually just all one length or there are styles more like mine where you have a few different lengths. grant suggested that i measure 16 this size... 32 that size.. blah blah but i'm not patient enough for that. so basically i just winged it. and the results speak for themselves. ha.

step 7: attach sticks to back of mirror using hot glue. if you want, it might help to google a few tutorials just so that you can see different options. this part was the longest so i watched studio 5 clips during it all to keep me entertained. since you are just using skewers and hot glue... it is a pretty fragile process. i had to be SUPER careful hanging them on the wall.

ta da! total cost was under $40. and that includes the 2 mirrors and project supplies.