Saturday, October 1, 2011

Oversized Mirror Frame - Recycled Magazines

Whew! I made it! I actually pushed through to finish a project - one that I've been working on for weeks! Rolling... rolling... rolling... hundreds... and hundreds... of magazine pages. And now I have the pleasure of revealing my oversized mirror frame made from recycled magazines. Laurie, you were right with your guess from the sneak peek for this project!





There's so much inspiration I'd like to credit here:

It was Diane at Home Sweet Homemade that first got me interested in creating something with recycled magazines - did you see her beautiful pic with the glass vase full of magazine beads? I was hooked!

I first talked about this project on Facebook when my girlfriend (hi, Marie!) stopped by for an unexpected visit some weeks back...and started rolling with me while we caught up. She was even inspired to make her own recycled magazine frame, which I featured here on Blue Velvet Chair.

The frame idea was inspired by this recycled magazine frame from Crafy Mamma that I'd featured in the 25 Repurposed Magazine Projects post back in July.

Look closely behind the sofa in the photo and you'll see I've turned one of my bookshelves on its side, after getting inspiration from this photo on Instructables.  I'm also hoping to upcycle my boring set of 3 bookshelves - getting plenty of inspiration from the upcycle of these bookshelves from Karen at Sew Many Ways.

And finally, there's one more bit of inspiration I'd like to mention. Erin from Salvaged Grace recently attended a Blogshop conference, and she's been having so much fun playing with her new blog designs...that I wanted to try my (amateur) hand at some photo layouts on this post.

So, with all that credit going to everyone else, what am I most proud of? That I was able to draw on the creativity of others and create something for my home that is so true to 'me' - and I delight each time I pass by this space. In fact, I stop and stare a while - and it makes me happy.

Are you decorating in a way that makes your heart sing when you step inside your home?

Until next time...
Mike





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25 comments:

  1. amydOctober 2, 2011 at 1:54 AM

    its beautiful! great job! so inspiring!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 2, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    oh my goodnes!!!!
    zalyndia @ zpowe_wp@yahoo.com

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  3. Annemarie's HaakblogOctober 2, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Hi Michael! Wow it's SO gorgeous! What a great idea! Thanks for linking up at Link Your Stuff again. It's allways great to see you there.
    Have a lovely day!
    Best wishes from Holland,
    Annemarie

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  4. Kjernald Family AdventuresOctober 2, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Gorgeous, so proud of you for getting it up. At some point you will have to tell me how you managed it. Did you get that mirror from Vinden? Looks amazing. Great job. Can't wait to see the house.

    laurie

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  5. KimOctober 2, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Awesome!! Looking forward to the tutorial :)

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  6. SarahOctober 2, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    This looks fantastic !! What an undertaking !! Can't wait for the tutorial !!

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  7. Floppin FlowerOctober 2, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    That is so cute...and colorful! Good idea!

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  8. AnonymousOctober 2, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    That looks AMAZING!! I'm so glad you stuck to it and finished it! :) I can't wait to see it in person!!!
    ~Marie

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  9. VerenaOctober 2, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    This is such a cool idea! You are so good!
    Just voted for you!

    Verena

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  10. RoeshelOctober 3, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    It's gorgeous! Great idea and beautiful result! :)

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  11. UnknownOctober 3, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    This looks amazing! I see these types of items in HomeGoods all the time... and I know that someone could knock one off. I can't imagine how long that took. But it looks fab!

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  12. Good Time CharlieOctober 3, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Fantastique! That is so cool!!!! Great work.

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  13. ErinOctober 3, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Michael, looks fantastic!!! I've been pleasantly surprised by how fun it is to create posts in Photoshop!! Glad to turn you on to it as well! And great job on the project, what an impressive undertaking!!

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  14. UnknownOctober 3, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    This mirror is simply fantastic! Wow!

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  15. Karen HunterOctober 4, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    very awesome!

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  16. Hollie @ I'm Busy ProcrastinatingOctober 4, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    It looks great! Your hands must be cramped up from all the rolling! I featured you on my blog this week:
    http://www.imbusyprocrastinating.com/2011/10/get-me-motivated-monday.html

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  17. UnknownOctober 5, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    This is amazing! I can only imagine all the time it took to roll those magazines.

    Dollie

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  18. AnonymousOctober 5, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    I think the SIZE of the mirror really makes it stand out from all the other upcycled magazine art out in blog land. How long do you think it took you to roll all the magazines?! Very cool!

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  19. Blue Velvet ChairOctober 5, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    What fun it is to get feedback on something you love! Thank you, everyone!
    @greenbabydesigns - I know how long it took me to roll each roll, and I'm going to count how many rolls there are on the mirror sometime this week. Then I should be able to tell you how many hours were spent just rolling the magazine pages. I know it took probably 6 or so hours to assemble it at the end.
    @I'm Busy Procrastinating - THANK YOU for the feature. It's always nice for others to connect with a creation, don't you agree?

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  20. gail@My Repurposed LifeOctober 7, 2011 at 2:10 AM

    mike-your mirror looks great!
    thanks for sharing @ catch as catch can
    gail

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  21. Green GirlOctober 20, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    I love this blog! I just recently discovered it through a friend, and I'm obsessed. I super love this recycled mirror, but how did you do it? I didn't see any mention of how you rolled them and got them to stay, and then attached them. I'd love some input!

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  22. Blue Velvet ChairOctober 20, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    I plan to get a tutorial up next week (was supposed to have it up 2 weeks ago!). Check back and you'll soon be making your own creation!

    Michael

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  23. JillOctober 31, 2011 at 4:11 AM

    What a fabulous mirror frame! I love the idea of it - great upcycle! I'm off to check out all the inspiration you mentioned!

    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  24. Green GirlNovember 10, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Hey, I don't know if I just missed it, but have you posted a tutorial for this? I have a great frame I would like to this to! How did you roll the magazines? With tape? And how did you attach them to the frame, hot glue or something? That's all I really need to know to get started! Thanks!

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  25. sashkonelaApril 24, 2012 at 1:01 PM

    What a lovely idea! Mike, you are very inspiring!

    Aleksandra

    http://theproject6x6.blogspot.com/

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I'm listening! And responding - so let's create some buzz together for recycled and repurposed arts and crafts.

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