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Aged mirror


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A close-up of the dresser mirror. The mirror is made from plastic mirror sheet by Darice. This material was great to work with. The finish was pristine when I pulled it from the package, so I had to beat it up a bit for it to blend with the old dresser. I used an X-Acto knife to scrape some of the backing away. This created spots in the reflection. I brushed on some Gloss Varnish by Delta Ceramcoat and then wiped away the excess. I painted the wood backer black as well. Now it looks like an old weathered mirror. (more details on my blog)

The apothecary items were made from a glass bottle and an unpainted metal miniature. I glued on a tiny antique medicine labels I found online. The razor and shaving mug were unpainted metal minis that I detailed. The shelf was made using pieces from my scrap wood bag as well as two leftover fretwork pieces from the Newport stairs.

A couple of more personal details I included are the photographs of my own ancestors. The young woman on the mirror is my great grandmother Mary Jane Bartlett (nee Watson) in her graduation photo. She was born in 1900 and passed away in 2005 just shy of her 105th birthday. She was young at heart and I am lucky to have known her well into my adult life. The second photo is that of her grandparents: Augustus Samuel Watson (1827-1901) and Mary Jane Cameron (1827-1900). That would make them my great, great, great grandparents.

From the album:

Spring Fling 2010 - Baslow Ranch

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