Emil Stejnar Backlit Flower Mirror Tutorial

Some steps that you may not have to complete are:

• Remove art from wall
• Patch wall
• Sand wall
• Repaint wall with wrong paint color
• Repaint again with correct paint color

After that is done, here's what you'll need to complete this project:

• Mirror of any size and shape
• "Arms" for flowers.  I used math manipulative linkage strips, but you could use popsicle sticks, or even create your own that bend more using polymer clay
• A frame for the mirror.  I found mine on the street, and had my neighbor cut off the washers.
• A light.  I used Ikea's Ledberg LEDs.
• Tape or strong adhesive.  Duct tape worked fine for me.
• Flower cookie cutters.  I used Fox Run and Makin's.
• Tongs and loads of milk jugs.
• Brass fasteners - I decided to skip these in the end

Take the cookie cutters, heat on an open flame, and quickly push through the milk jug to create your flowers. Repeat this forever. I used three different sizes to create a graduated look. If your mirror has a frame, you're a step ahead of the process. Mine did not, so I attached the frame using lots and lots of duct tape. Then, I attached the arms with hot glue to get a visual, but I'd recommend attaching the flowers before putting the arms on the mirror. The light I hot glued on as well.

In the end, I switched from the Ledberg, and instead used LED lights, that, score! came with a remote control and lighting effects! I bought it at amazon, and they are no longer available, but any rope light will work. 

Although my version bears only the slightest resemblance to the original, I am overall super pleased with how it looks. It certainly is like no other mirror in the world, and Tootie Pie and I have nicknamed it The Eclipse, after we witnessed the eclipse of 2017. Scientific to boot!