Driftwood Mirror

Each year at the beach we get a different surprise from the ocean that washes up. Two years ago it was sea weed... tons of it. Last year it was sea foam, again... tons and tons. Weird. This year our surprise was driftwood. I came up with the idea to make a driftwood mirror frame so I sent out the troops to find me some materials.

If you're interested in making your own, you'll need:

• An old mirror
• Driftwood
• Saw
• Gorilla Glue (I used the kind that dries white)
• Pliers
• Flathead screwdriver

First, remove the mirror from the frame. For mine, this involved pulling out some staples with the pliers and scraping off some glue with the screwdriver. Save the hardware that is used to hang the mirror because you'll reuse that on your new mirror.
Then grab a really great daddy to help saw the driftwood in half. You don't necessarily have to saw the driftwood, but I found that it's easier to adhere to the mirror if the first layer of driftwood is flatter.

Arrange the driftwood on the mirror and adhere with a SMALL amount of the Gorilla Glue. (You've got to really watch this stuff, it's sneaky. Somehow I ended up with a clump of glue in my hair that called for an impromptu haircut...ugh! And three days later I'm still finding it stuck to my fingers!) Attach the hardware from the original mirror on the back of your new creation with Gorilla Glue and you're all set.

Here's my cheesy self portrait! I think it will look a lot better hung on our sea foam greenish walls in the new Creative Room... Don't worry, I'll update you on the progress of that tomorrow!
PS. If you're inspired to create your own driftwood mirror, check out Mr. Woodland's mirrors and the prices of these suckers will definitely have you combing the beaches on your next trip! (Although they are beautiful, I can't imagine paying $850! Mine cost $15!)