What you'll make
You turn a cheap full-length mirror into a welcome sign by tracing printed lettering onto the glass with a white paint pen, then standing it on an easel. A ready-made mirror sign from Etsy UK costs about twice as much, and afterwards the mirror can go back on a bedroom wall once the paint is washed off.
Materials (per item)
| Full-length framed mirror, about 30 x 120 cm 1 (Argos Home white full-length wall mirror, 120 x 30 cm; a charity shop mirror of similar size works the same) · Argos, Dunelm, charity shops or Facebook Marketplace | £12.00 |
| White paint marker, medium tip 1 pack of 2 (Uni Posca PC-5M white; water-based, the closest stocked option to an oil-based pen) · Hobbycraft, The Range or Amazon.co.uk | £7.50 |
| Wooden A-frame easel with a ledge 1 (IKEA MÅLA easel, 112 cm tall) · IKEA, Hobbycraft or The Range | £17.00 |
| DIY cost each | £36.50 |
Tools
- Home printer and plain paper
- Soft pencil (2B or softer) or white chalk
- Ballpoint pen
- Masking tape
- Tape measure or long ruler
- Glass cleaner and a lint-free cloth
- Isopropyl alcohol and cotton buds
- Glass scraper with a single-edge blade
- Scissors
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