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26 Fun DIY Mirror Decorating Craft Ideas to Add Fun to Your Walls


Learn how to make DIY mirror frame decorations for wall decor! Here are a bunch of ideas you’ll love, perfect for beginning crafters. Grab your old mirrors or get some craft mirrors and check out these projects.


Whether it is updating and embellishing an old mirror, to creating a frame for one, below are 26 unique ideas – with tutorials – that will get you seeing double (get it?)


26 diy mirror decor craft ideas


How do you make a DIY mirror frame?

The six mirror craft projects below show you how you can create a unique frame for mirrors that are made for crafting. They even have some that are flexible and cuttable.



1. Recycled Cardboard Frame with Glue Gun Embellishments

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By Artsy Karma


Here is my contribution to this round-up. In my tutorial, you'll see that recycled cardboard can make a suitable and ecological frame for a mirror.




2. DIY Ring Mirror

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From The Ruffled Bog


Check out this incredible geometric mirror by Yoleine at the Ruffled Blog. A fantastic idea to use simple materials.




3. Easy DIY Flower Mirror Set

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From Happy Hour Projects


Adrianne from Happy Hour Projects shows us what stylish and creative things you can do using just three supplies.




4. God's Eye Mirror Craft

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From Nellie Bellie


This is such a fun-looking craft project. Adding a mirror to this traditional kid craft is a great idea.



5. Chrysanthemum Mirrors

How to put a border around a mirror

From Suzy’s Artsy-craftsy sitcom


This has been a popular craft project on Pinterest, and you can learn this very creative version at Suzy's sitcom.



6. Make a Starburst Mirror

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By Heather at Dollar Store Crafts


Make this retro mirror wall art using supplies from the dollar store.




How do you put a border around a mirror?

There are so many ways and different things you could use to create a border for a mirror. Check out the following projects:



7. Mirror Frame DIY Project

What to use to frame a mirror

From the folks at Foraging Magic


This project incorporates a clever way to hang a DIY rope-wrapped mirror.



8. DIY Starburst Mirror with Distressed Beach Paint

How to decorate a frameless mirror

From The Country Cottage


Angie Holden shows us how to use simple wood slates and a fun paint technique to make this mirror.




9. Dresser Mirror – A Simple DIY

How to embellish a mirror frame

From Jeanie at Create & Babble


This mirror project is so clever. The mirror Jeanie teaches you to make is functional, but it also looks as if she’s displaying a piece of art.


10. DIY Stick Framed Round Mirror

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By Lilly at Instrupix


Create this rustic-looking frame out of sticks and recycled cardboard—a good for the earth project.



11. Wood Craft Idea: DIY Beaded Mirror

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From Aleene’s Original


In this tutorial, you will learn how to dye wooden beads to make this simple mirror decor.



12. Egg Carton Flower Mirror

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By i Creative Ideas


Learn how to make flowers out of egg cartons to frame a plain mirror. Though, they'd be fun for other crafts too.




How do you embellish a mirror frame?

If you've already got a framed mirror at home that needs a little pizzazz, check out these ideas:



13. How To Make A Shell Mirror Tutorial With Your Treasures From The Sea

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By Lisa at Shine Your Light Blog


Lisa shared how to use seashells to frame a mirror. She describes two ways to do it, for already framed mirrors and mirrors without frames.



14. Decoupage Compact Mirror DIY Crafts Project

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By Artist Kyle McKeown Mansfield


It’s not just wall mirrors that you can decorate. Check out this tutorial on how to add some decoupage to a compact mirror.




15. DIY Spray Foam Mirror: Do's, Don'ts, and How To's

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By It's Me, Josie


Josie is a girl after my own heart who likes to check out interesting products from the hardware store and use them in different ways. She’ll show you the find in her tutorial.




16. DIY Flower Mirror

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By Jenny at Sweet Teal


This tutorial teaches yet another fun thing you can do with artificial flowers. And with all the options in color and type of flower, you can create a mirror for any mood or occasion.




17. DIY Ornate Gold Mirror

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By Mr. Kate


Learn how to use wooden flourishes and gold paint to dress up a plain mirror at Mr. Kate




How do you decorate a frameless mirror?

In the next set of tutorials, you'll see ideas for the mirrors you may have that don't have frames.



18. Color-blocked mirror

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By Brittni Mehlhoff


Check out the cool effects you can do using glass stains with Brittni.



19. DIY Resin Jewelled Mirror

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By Mylene at Mill Lane Studio


Find out how colored resin can add bling embellishments to the face of any mirror.



20. DIY Celestial Moon Mirror

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By Kimberly at Single Girl’s DIY


This idea is so excellent. Learn how to add spackle to a plain round mirror to make this fantastic celestial mirror.



21. Geometric Mirror

adding flare to a mirror

By The Thing She Makes


Discover how a little copper foil tape can transform a plain mirror.



22. Decoupage Mirror

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By Amy from Mod Podge Rocks


At Mod Podge Rocks, Amy teaches how easy it is to dress up a dollar store mirror by simply using decoupage.



23. DIY Mirror Jewelry Wall Hangers

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From Honey Oh My


Amy at Homey Oh My will show you how she created these inventive and sophisticated mirror hooks.




How do you update an old mirror frame?

This last group of mirror craft projects dresses up the mirror itself. Check them out:



24. Stenciled Mirror on the Wall...

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From Royal Design Studios


Nan from Royal Design Studios discovered how stenciling on mirrors created a fabulous look and covered the blemishes on an old mirror.



25. Vinyl Word Art Mirror

Adding words to a mirror

By Jen at 100 Directions


See how to use your Cricut to add inspirational words to a mirror to remind you how rad you are.



26. Acid Mirror Tutorial

antiquing a mirror

By Natalie at Doodlecraft


In this tutorial, you will learn how to scratch an antique mirror. The result is super impressive.



If you enjoyed these crafts for DIY mirror projects, I’d love for you to check out these other posts with more home decor tutorials:







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