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The Under $5 Gift Gift ideas for budget-conscious crafters From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-105L

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Decorated Mirrors

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza adorn hand mirrors with colorful silk flowers.

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Decorated Mirror

Materials:

hand mirror
marabou feather trim
ribbon
hot glue
silk flowers
silk leaves

1. Glue the leaves randomly around the back edge of the mirror (figure A).

2. Trim the plastic stem on the silk flowers until it's flush with the back of the flower. Add a small amount of hot glue between the layers of the petals to secure them (figure B).

3. Glue the flowers to the back of the mirror, mixing and matching flower colors and styles (figure C).

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

4. On the front of the mirror, glue the marabou trim around the edge. Continue gluing the trim down and around the handle (figure D) (figure E). Wrap the handle of the mirror with a decorative ribbon and tie into a bow.

Figure D

Figure E

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