Attempting a Tutorial (stop laughing)
This is my teeeeeeny tiny entry way. I love my entry way, and if you must know, it loves me back because it welcomes me home at least 29 times a day. As you can see, I have a somewhat unique mirror on the wall (and yes, it's reflecting a wall of albums. remember albums?). The mirror screams "LOOK!", which is hard to ignore. I have been asked many times how I made it. I know. But I really have. I don't remember "LOOK!" candy bars - I must have been watching "Unwrapped" on the FoodNetwork. I do remember thinking those bright red wrappers would make such a cleaver mirror frame though, because DUH. So here is the shortest tutorial ever:
First you have to go to Home Goods or a similar store and find a good sized, nicely shaped mirror that has been knocked around a bit too much and is subsequently on clearance. I think this one was around $30. Then you go on eBay and "win" something like 3 dozen "Look!" bars. Yes, really. Unwrap all the bars carefully, because obviously you're going to USE the wrappers. But don't - I repeat DON'T - eat the candy bars. They are seriously AWFUL. And they'll pull out at least one of your adult teeth. So give them to all your kid's friends. 
This mirror used approximately 32 wrappers. Now comes the easy/fun part. Using a bottle of Mod Podge and a craft sponge, coat the entire frame with the Mod Podge goo. If you don't know what this is, it's an adhesive AND a shiny top coat. And you can't be a real crafter without Mod Podge. Now you start laying all the wrappers on the mirror frame so they fit as smoothly as possible. *I wish I had staggered the two rows in more of a brick pattern, but OH WELL. Get everything how you like it and then brush on another coat of Mod Podge goo to set the wrappers and give them a nice shiny finish. After everything was dry, I took some black rope, and using my hot glue gun, I edged the outside of the mirror, and wound it on top of the wrappers too, just to add a bit more interest and some dimension/texture. CUTENESS.
This is my teeeeeeny tiny entry way. I love my entry way, and if you must know, it loves me back because it welcomes me home at least 29 times a day. As you can see, I have a somewhat unique mirror on the wall (and yes, it's reflecting a wall of albums. remember albums?). The mirror screams "LOOK!", which is hard to ignore. I have been asked many times how I made it. I know. But I really have. I don't remember "LOOK!" candy bars - I must have been watching "Unwrapped" on the FoodNetwork. I do remember thinking those bright red wrappers would make such a cleaver mirror frame though, because DUH. So here is the shortest tutorial ever:
First you have to go to Home Goods or a similar store and find a good sized, nicely shaped mirror that has been knocked around a bit too much and is subsequently on clearance. I think this one was around $30. Then you go on eBay and "win" something like 3 dozen "Look!" bars. Yes, really. Unwrap all the bars carefully, because obviously you're going to USE the wrappers. But don't - I repeat DON'T - eat the candy bars. They are seriously AWFUL. And they'll pull out at least one of your adult teeth. So give them to all your kid's friends. 
This mirror used approximately 32 wrappers. Now comes the easy/fun part. Using a bottle of Mod Podge and a craft sponge, coat the entire frame with the Mod Podge goo. If you don't know what this is, it's an adhesive AND a shiny top coat. And you can't be a real crafter without Mod Podge. Now you start laying all the wrappers on the mirror frame so they fit as smoothly as possible. *I wish I had staggered the two rows in more of a brick pattern, but OH WELL. Get everything how you like it and then brush on another coat of Mod Podge goo to set the wrappers and give them a nice shiny finish. After everything was dry, I took some black rope, and using my hot glue gun, I edged the outside of the mirror, and wound it on top of the wrappers too, just to add a bit more interest and some dimension/texture. CUTENESS.
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