Mirrors project

Here's a photo of a recent project that I thought would just be a couple of days. . . it turned into one of those almost-never-ending sagas.

All but the largest mirror have backgrounds that were hand made. The rust and light green mirrors backgrounds are imported paper that is stamped with my original hand carved designs. (I just started carving stamps, and it's a lot of fun.) The two blue and yellow mirrors have fabric on the background which was hand dyed and then also stamped with an original, hand carved design. The large green mirror is covered in embossed paper that I accented with bronze and white metallic rubbing to bring out the pretty design. I'm really happy with these.

I had trouble during several of the steps, but the biggest one was getting the mirrors cut. I went to a glass shop and asked for 4, 3" x 5" pieces (the size of the small mirrors) and they wanted to charge me $64! They looked at my horrified expression and suggested I go to the local hardware store, buy a glass cutter and mirror tiles and cut my own. I tried, but my efforts were pathetic. As I was destroying the mirror, I thought about who could help me. The light went on, and I took the mirror down to Silverton Art and Frame where the owners are so cheerful, helpful and will give you the scoop on everything in town. They came through again and cut my mirror. Not only that, they gave me a lesson on how to do it! So, when I found that the largest mirror had a scratch, I bought a glass cutter and cut my own replacement. I enjoy learning new skills, so that felt like a real accomplishment