This is a mirror I am making for a little girl I know. It is fixed within an old frame (a bit like one of those canvas boxes you can get). It had a picture of a bird on the other side which was nice but not really to my taste and also very stained.

I think I picked it up from one of the rummage boxes under the table at a car boot sale.


By turning in around it gave me a nice solid base on which to place my mirror. After measuring and cutting out the space for the mirror, I have papier mached two layers, one normal newspaper and one of The Financial Times, being pink gives you a contrast so you know you have covered it completely.

I started off using flour paste but will finish off with PVA glue which will give it a nice solid finish.

I was going to make it all glittery and pink but not too sure about that at the moment. I am planning to go to Homebase and pick up some nice wall paper samples which I can use for the surround.

I think I will make the mirror in shades of mauve and silver as though she is only little at the moment, I think it will grow up with her and not be too garish. We shall see.


I will let you see the finished article! :)