Hey guys! Today I want to show you how to make a feather mirror. It is a very easy DIY, but yet it makes such an impact on your home decor! It was inspired by a juju hat I made three years ago. Everybody loved it, and I thought I would do another version.
So, without further ado, let’s get started! Shall we?
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Supplies
- 2 1/2 yards of white strand goose feathers 7″ long
- 5″ round mirror
- wooden beads
- scissors
- pencil
- glue gun and some glue sticks
- cardboard
- white acrylic paint or spray paint
- paintbrush
- string
First, we have to draw a circle on the cardboard, and I found this plate very convenient. Its diameter is 11 1/2 inches, but don’t worry! You can draw it with an improvised compass if you don’t have something this big as mine. If you don’t know how to do it, then check this post. It will be very helpful!
Next, cut the circumference of the circle with scissors. I ended up cutting mine with an x-cto knife because my cardboard was very thick, and it was challenging to cut it.
What we are going to do next is to paint it. I used white acrylic paint because that’s what I had on hand. But you can feel free to use spray paint or chalk paint if you want.
And don’t forget to paint both sides: front and back. At the front side where I’ll put the feathers on, I intentionally left the spot where I’ll put the mirror unpainted because I thought it would be easier to adhere it to the cardboard.
The next step was a fail because I tried to paint the side of the cardboard, but it didn’t work as I envisioned it. It’s a thick one, and I couldn’t get in those gaps and fill them in.
So, I had to come up with a better solution, and I think this beige painter’s tape came in very handy. What I did was to cut a piece at a time, stick half of it on the cardboard, and then cut it vertically in two spots until I reach the side of the cardboard, and then stick it at the back.
That way, the tape enfolds perfectly around the circle.
Tip
If you don’t have a beige one, you can use whatever color you have and then paint it with your white paint for a sleeker look.
Take your mirror and try to lay it in the center of the cardboard, and then draw a line around it.
Then, go ahead and add your feathers by putting hot glue about an inch in from the edge of the cardboard.
Keep gluing all around until you reach the starting point. There overlap them, and cut the excess feathers.
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For the third layer, cut the feathers about half an inch in from the ribbon. Then, go ahead and glue these feathers around the line of the mirror that you draw earlier.
For the fourth layer, cut the feathers even shorter than you did for the previous row, and try to attach them one by one to the middle of the last feathers all around.
Now, go ahead and put lots of hot glue where the mirror will sit, and then add your mirror. To help it adhere well, I used a heavy vase on top. You can use a stack of books also.
Then, ten minutes later, I came in and removed the vase, and started to attach the wooden beads by placing hot glue at the bottom and gluing them one by one all around the mirror.
Then, what I did was flip it upside down to put the hanger on. I put hot glue and glued the edges of the string. To make it more sturdy, I also poured a lot of hot glue on top. I waited for a couple of minutes for the glue to dry, and then I came in and cleaned my mirror with a glass cleaner, and that finishes off our today’s project!
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I hope you enjoyed today’s feather mirror tutorial as much I did, and I hope I inspired you to make one. And if you do, please send me a photo over on Instagram. I would love to see it!
Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope I’ll see you again in my next post! Take care!