Have you ever heard of or seen a sunshower?
sunshower
sun·show·er
(sÅn′shou′É™r)
n.A localized rain shower in which rain falls while the sun is shining.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
I love the weather and have been obsessed since a young age. So it was fitting that I come across an old mirror in a sun shape at the thrift store. I actually really love the original colors and design to the piece, but the finish was worn pretty badly and some damage had completely removed it in some places.
So I decided to spray paint it. Conveniently, I remembered I ought to take a "before" picture after I had already blocked off all the glass. But I'm sure you get the point without a reflection of how crappy the exterior of my house is looking right now.
With 2 different sized teardrop crystals, some cheap white thread and a hot glue gun, I added my artistic interpretation of what the sun shower would look like in wall art form.
I'm pretty enthralled with how it came out and can't wait to put it in the room that's currently a wreck with craft supplies but will be clean and full of fun things for my son soon. In between the last few projects in the bathroom, starting the dining room for ORC and generally just maintaining the house on my days off from work, I'm also working away at our bedrooms.
They've needed help for a while.
I've had a few things picked out for my son's "new" room and this will be one of the pieces to make it's way in there.
I had so much fun tapping into my creative side. It's not something I get to do a whole lot working in the medical field. If you'd like to recreate this look, here's a list of similar materials I used:
For more thrift store finds transformed into treasures, check out my friend's below for this month's It's So Ugly It's Cool!
This is so beautiful and unique! I love it!
ReplyDeletei just LOVE t his! such a fun and clever and BEAUTIFUl idea!
ReplyDeleteIt's so pretty! Love it when is showers while the sun is shining.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an adorable idea! I'm obsessed - glittery crystals are always a good idea, but I would NEVER have thought to pair the with the mirror! Fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty piece! I love me some gold & the sparkly crystals are just icing on the cake!
ReplyDeleteYou're so creative! Get OUT!!!! Very cool piece!
ReplyDeletethis is so you! I love the gold, I honestly thought it came that way until I read your full post. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is inspired. I feel like if I had seen this mirror, I might have joked about it looking like a bunch of peppers (was it supposed to look like peppers? Like "hot"? I can't tell). You saw soooo far beyond that! Love how it turned out!
ReplyDeleteCorinna I absolutely love this! It's so boho and has a very global twist to it. Very beautiful!! Pinning and sharing my friend.
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