Fun House Mirror
From deliathecrone 16 years ago
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Even a subtle curve will provide a fun house like distorted reflection: You might look upside down when standing close, very tiny when standing back a few feet, and so on. This comes from Martha Stewart.
Ingredients
- Mirrored film (available at art supply stores) shopping list
- A rectangular mirror frame, or picture frame. shopping list
How to make it
- Remove the original mirror or picture from the frame.
- Flip the frame over, and place it on a piece of poster board or corrugated cardboard.
- Trace the opening of the frame onto the board, adding 1/4 inch to the top edge; cut out with scissors.
- Coat the smooth side of the board with super spray adhesive, and adhere a 2 mm thick sheet of mirrored film to it.
- Trim any excess film around the edges of the board.
- Apply a thin strip of hot glue to the inner lip at the top of the frame; secure one edge of the mirrored board to the lip.
- Repeat process on bottom lip.
- This will create a slight concave curve in the mirror, since the board will be larger than your frame.
- The curve in the mirror will leave small gaps between the mirror and the sides of the frame.
- Cut pieces of cardboard in the shape of these gaps and cover them with mirrored film.
- Using hot glue, attach the pieces to the mirror and frame, plugging the gaps.
- Hang mirror as usual.
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awwwww thats cool who rated it so low shame on them its really neat thank you
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minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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Great idea, thanks. high 5
maureenlaw
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Oh, fun idea for Halloween. Love the tricks of the month stuff.
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