Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Jewelry Mirror

My mom visited this past weekend, and here's the project we did- a 'jewelry mirror.'


We had so much fun picking through the jewelry we collected and trying out different layouts.


If you'd like to make your own,


  • collect more jewelry that you think you'll ever need from every garage sale and thrift store in your area
  • the more colored rhinestone pieces the better
  • get lots of colored pearl strings for the base layer
  • also, get several tubes of E6000 glue (Michaels and Joann carry it)
  • I like beveled mirrors with gold and silver frames for a base





Here you can see we started covering the base mirror with colored pearl strings.



The inspiration was a mirror that my grandma (my mom's mom)  had hanging in her dining room.  It was the first thing I would run to see (after my grandparents, of course!)  when we arrived to their house in Madison, Wisconsin.  The mirror was made by my grandma's friend, Mrs. Fenski.  Over the years, the jewelry dropped off.  A few years ago, I inherited the mirror and restored it with jewelry from my Aunt Doris, and it proudly hangs in my entryway:




If you do one, please send me pictures!!
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30 comments:

  1. Rene'August 18, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    Julie, this looks so fun!!! Definitely got to put this project on my list!

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  2. Patchwork y CiaAugust 18, 2010 at 7:06 PM

    Es impresionante!!!!
    Qué suerte que nos habilitaste a tomar la idea. Ya me pongo a coleccionar bijoux en desuso.
    Sos una genia, Todera.
    besos
    Cecilia

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  3. Maya KuzmanAugust 20, 2010 at 2:52 AM

    What a great idea! It looks lovely!
    (P.S.Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving such a nice comment!)
    Maya

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  4. DonnaAugust 31, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    Oh my goodness! What Fun! Love this! Thanks for sharing.

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  5. LisaAugust 31, 2010 at 10:49 AM

    Gorgeous! This is so pretty!

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  6. Whimsical WoodlandAugust 31, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    Bookmarking this for sure!

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  7. oceanAugust 31, 2010 at 12:33 PM

    OMG I love this. It will definitely have to wait until my little one is older but I love it :)

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  8. AdaAugust 31, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    It is fabulous!
    I would never have imagined...but now I must do one of my own. And to think of all the jewerly I've passed up this summer at garage sales. :)

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  9. Quilted CupcakeAugust 31, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    This is gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing. I love it!

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  10. Gabrielle @ i.craftSeptember 1, 2010 at 8:36 PM

    wow, these are really beautiful!

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  11. UnknownSeptember 1, 2010 at 11:48 PM

    i absolutely love this idea! i have to try this.

    i'm linking.

    thanks for sharing this great idea.

    doro

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  12. SoraniSeptember 2, 2010 at 5:30 AM

    hallo ! fantastisch! ! Ich mag es sooo viel ......... nico

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  13. IsabellaSeptember 2, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    Wow! I'll make a small one for my little princesses!

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  14. CoramoSeptember 2, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    FANTASTIC!!!!

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  15. Sunshine DesignSeptember 3, 2010 at 3:19 AM

    Wow, beautyful :-))

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  16. elbmarieSeptember 3, 2010 at 6:58 AM

    gfreat idea!!!:-)

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  17. Fadas de LuzApril 21, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    Realmente lindos trabalhos. Parabéns.

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  18. AnonymousOctober 11, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    This is such a great idea. My mom passed away and she had many , many pins and baubbles, that I didn't know what to do with but I didn't want to get rid of. Now I can make this great mirror and have something to remind me of her.... Thanks!

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  19. Send flowers&gifts to ChinaApril 25, 2016 at 12:30 AM

    What a lovely mirror, I would love to see myself in a mirror like this.

    Pandoraflora.com
    https://www.pandoraflora.com

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  20. CherieOctober 1, 2017 at 12:42 AM

    That is absolutely beautiful. I have tons of old jewellery sitting in a box and now know what to do with it

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  21. UnknownFebruary 13, 2019 at 11:20 AM

    Anxious to make my own, and interested to see you are from Madison! Any tricks to attaching pieces that arn’t flat..like vintage earrings with screw ons?

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  22. peggyFebruary 20, 2019 at 5:38 PM

    Thanks for sharing your ideas, I have a big frame, and a friend gave me a big box of old jewelery. I start tonight.

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  23. UnknownJune 28, 2020 at 7:47 AM

    This looks absolutely lovely and just gave me a nice idea for my next project🤩

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  24. AnonymousAugust 10, 2020 at 2:24 PM

    I have some round Mirrors.The project is in progress.Thank you sooo much �� LuvLuv Luv it can't wait to finish.Grama Bonny

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  25. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2022 at 11:21 PM

    Fabulous way to use and display vintage jewelry! Can't wait to start collecting pieces and create the look. Thanks for sharing this creative idea!

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  26. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2023 at 10:54 PM

    This is gorgeous! Found it on pinterest. Can't wait to try it out. I hope you and your creative spirit are well after all these years! :)

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  27. AnonymousApril 24, 2023 at 1:22 AM

    This is so beautiful. I can see I need a lot more beads and brooches than I have. Well done. Clarexx

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  28. AnonymousApril 13, 2024 at 5:46 AM

    DEFINITELY caught my eye!! I've embelished wreaths w/brooches...but this...this IS the height of!!! ❤️ franki

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  29. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM

    Beautiful yes but be very careful which shiny rhinestone brooch you decide to use. Vintage costume jewelry can be worth hundreds of dollars if it is a signed piece (artist name on back)& depending on which artist you may want to think twice about it and never ever break a signed brooch or earring to glue to your mirror unless you want to. When my mother was a young girl she made one of those mirrors and she always said how she regretted breaking the backs off of jewelry only to discover years later how valuable they once we're.

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