Bask in the silver glow of the moon all day long – by transforming a mirror into a spectacular lunar showpiece! Scour second hand shops for a circular mirror and bring it back to life with just a few materials.
What You Need:
A circular mirror
Sand
White, Grey, and Silver Spray paint
Clear spray paint or sealer
Spray adhesive
Glue stick
PVA Glue
Lids in various sizes
Butchers paper
Steps:
First, create a stencil for the mirror that you can use as a guide, and protect the rest of the mirror from sand & paint. Trace around the mirror onto the butchers paper, then use a pen tied to a string to draw a crescent moon. Cut this out, and stick the larger piece onto the mirror with a glue stick – you only need to the edges. Apply your first coat of white spray paint to the exposed mirror, which should now be in the shape of a crescent moon.. Wait until dry.
Apply a thick coat of PVA glue with a large brush. Start to spoon on the sand, spreading it out as you go. Leave until dry, about 20 minutes, and shake off the excess sand. (TIP: You can speed this up with the hair dryer!)
Now apply another layer of white spray paint and grey spray paint on top the sand – this is where you can start ‘shading’ your moon, by applying darker shades around the edge.
Once this is dry, lay a few lids of different sizes randomly around the crescent – these will be craters. Apply another good spray of adhesive, wait a couple of minutes, then spoon on more sand around the lids. Wait until dry.
With the lids still on, use more spray paint to shade the moon. You may like to use silver and black spray paint to really add depth and texture. Take some time and really build up the colour to create the rough-looking surface of the moon. Leave for 30 minutes to set.
Peel off the paper, and leave at least another 6 hours to set. Finally, seal with clear spray paint.
First created for Create and Craft TV