Amber
Hero Member
 Offline
Posts: 510
Local Moderator
|
 |
« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2009, 12:19:49 PM » |
 Reply
|
Umm.. yeah, did I ever mention I have commitment issues *lol. Got busy with the mister being back home, we started a bunch of little house projects and my stuff got bumped, but he's out of town again so I finished up my mirror. I think this bugger was a challenge not just in reinforcing but in hanging too!! I only had one stud on that I could use in that area of the wall so I had to put a strip of 1x2 up, drilled that to the wall and then hung the glass off of the strip. But she's up and looking purdy *smiles*. I used a convex mirror for a little extra funkyness too  . |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Graham
Board Editor
Hero Member
Offline
Posts: 746
|
|
« Reply #21 on: April 07, 2009, 12:32:52 PM » |
Reply
|
Very cool!!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
JoanFrances
Global Moderator
Excalibur Member
Offline
Posts: 3034
|
|
« Reply #22 on: April 07, 2009, 01:25:05 PM » |
Reply
|
Amber, that came out beautifully. What is the material around the mirror that look beaded?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Amber
Hero Member
Offline
Posts: 510
Local Moderator
|
|
« Reply #23 on: April 07, 2009, 01:41:01 PM » |
Reply
|
Thanks Graham!!
Joan, I had a copper foil sheet that I cut and adhered to the mirror to make a border, then I tinned it and dropped a bunch of little beads of solder on it. It took some time because I hadn't done anything decorative with solder before so it was pretty new to the hands *lol. I made the little droplets and then every few inches I would go back to the little balls and reheat/melt them to make sure they stuck. I'm sure thier's an easy way but I was just sort of winging it as I went along *smiles*.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Rebecca
Board Moderator
Super Member
Offline
Posts: 1134
|
|
« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2009, 02:05:00 PM » |
Reply
|
Looks great! Did you use copper patina?
Rebecca
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Bleedy Pokes
Guest
|
|
« Reply #25 on: April 07, 2009, 02:08:09 PM » |
Reply
|
That's awesome!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
JoanFrances
Global Moderator
Excalibur Member
Offline
Posts: 3034
|
|
« Reply #26 on: April 07, 2009, 02:08:27 PM » |
Reply
|
Thanks Graham!!
Joan, I had a copper foil sheet that I cut and adhered to the mirror to make a border, then I tinned it and dropped a bunch of little beads of solder on it. It took some time because I hadn't done anything decorative with solder before so it was pretty new to the hands *lol. I made the little droplets and then every few inches I would go back to the little balls and reheat/melt them to make sure they stuck. I'm sure thier's an easy way but I was just sort of winging it as I went along *smiles*.
It looks amazing Amber |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Becki
Board Moderator
Super Member
Offline
Posts: 1769
Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.
|
|
« Reply #27 on: April 07, 2009, 02:14:20 PM » |
Reply
|
That is absolutely stunning, Amber! Beautiful work!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Amber
Hero Member
Offline
Posts: 510
Local Moderator
|
|
« Reply #28 on: April 07, 2009, 02:23:14 PM » |
Reply
|
Looks great! Did you use copper patina?
Rebecca
Yuppers, it went really well with the glass *smiles*. And thanks everyone, it looks great in my livingroom *lol. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Audrey
Excalibur Member
Offline
Posts: 2128
|
|
« Reply #29 on: April 07, 2009, 02:55:42 PM » |
Reply
|
That is so unique. That solder must have taken so much patience. Nice job.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Anne
Global Moderator
Excalibur Member
Offline
Posts: 2534
|
|
« Reply #30 on: April 07, 2009, 03:55:11 PM » |
Reply
|
Everyone has said it all already Amber. It IS a beautiful piece!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
ct4mom
Administrator
Excalibur Member
Offline
Posts: 3431
|
|
« Reply #31 on: April 07, 2009, 04:20:00 PM » |
Reply
|
  Great Job Amber
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Tre V
Global Moderator
Super Member
Offline
Posts: 1025
|
|
« Reply #32 on: April 07, 2009, 04:43:52 PM » |
Reply
|
 Very cool..and I really like the shelf..it's an additional element that looks great!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Kev
AOG Founder
Administrator
Excalibur Member
Offline
Posts: 7485
|
|
« Reply #33 on: April 07, 2009, 06:01:01 PM » |
Reply
|
That's our abstract gal doing it again!...This rocks!
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: April 08, 2009, 07:52:49 AM by Kev »
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
PiscesGlass
Guest
|
|
« Reply #34 on: April 08, 2009, 07:25:01 AM » |
Reply
|
Beautiful job Amber! Love the detail with the decorative solder..and also like the shelf! Nice project!
De
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Judy K
Guest
|
|
« Reply #35 on: April 08, 2009, 02:14:09 PM » |
Reply
|
Awesome. Love the beading idea. good Job
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Linde
Star Member
Offline
Posts: 498
|
|
« Reply #36 on: April 10, 2009, 10:46:03 AM » |
Reply
|
Very, very nice Amber.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Malinda
Guest
|
|
« Reply #37 on: April 10, 2009, 11:01:35 AM » |
Reply
|
I love it and would love to see it in a window too though showing off all the colors you've used......nice soldering too!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
