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Last week I ambitiously took on a small painting project and decided to paint my antique vanity with milk paint. Lucky for me, I took all of the fixtures off of the vanity and decided to replace them with new fixtures. That left me with a pretty little mirror all alone.

Taking a cue from one of my pins, I decided to add a little something-something and see what happened.

I'm pretty happy with the results.

Want to make a similar mirror? Here's what you'll need:
Paper or Fabric Flowers (Another crafting opportunity?)
Buttons
Gem Stones
Various 'Extras'
Hot Glue
Mirror

First, you'll want to map out exactly where you want each design element to be placed. After you've positioned all of your design elements, use the hot glue to affix them to the mirror. If you're afraid of how permanent the hot glue is just use tacky tape. Make sure to let the glue cool. Clean the mirror and display.

See? Simple. Just trust your creative eye and you'll find yourself looking in a beautiful mirror in no time at all!

Hopefully you have finished all your spring cleaning. But if you haven't or if you are just looking for an easy, inexpensive idea to help organize I've got the project for you. (Look here, here, and here for more easy crafts.)

This project only cost about $2 to make and most of the supplies I had laying around the house.

Here's what you'l

l need...

A couple of cheap pizza pans. Your choice of paint and brushes or sponges, drill, sand paper, and silk screen or stencil. I used this one from Martha Stewart crafting supplies. I'm really loving this particular one. I've used it several times over the last couple of days.

Very simple to make, start by drilling a small hole in the rim of the pizza pan. Follow that by using sand paper to run down the entire pan. Roughing up the metal will help the paint adhere to the pan. Pay special attention to the place where you drilled the hole. The edges will be a little rough. After you've wiped the sanding particles off, begin to paint the inner circle of the pan. I avoided the outer edge, but if you would like paint to the edge. Make sure to apply several coats. In order to speed the drying time, I used a blow dryer.

After you have applied several coats of paint and they have dried, use your chosen stencil or silk screen to add a design in an alternating color. After your design has dried it's ready to hang. I added magnets to the back of cloths pins that I had previously glittered.

The more you use the better. Try using different patterns. It will create more surface to aid organization. For example, if you use four or nine, you could create a square or six and form a rectangle.