Sea Glass Reflections

Wow this last week has been a real roller coaster. Each 24 hour day seemed to have been reduced to 12 hours...It was great to hear from all of you on my Let's Talk post. I got to know so many of you, and that is really what this blog thing is all about...meeting new friends who love to DIY as much as me! So, in the spirit of DIY, let's get on to the next project. I am not sure if this is going in my bedroom, bathroom, or on the screened in porch, but you can help me decide.
I picked up this free mirror off of CL. I was buying a dresser out of a storage unit and the guy gave me the mirror just to empty out the unit....I was only too happy to help! It was not put together when I took it home, but luckily all the pieces were there....

All put together

In the garage...just waiting

I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do with this piece since it looked pretty good already...but you know the spirit of a DIYer...it is hard to just leave something alone!
First I broke out the chalk paint...NOT the A. S. version, but my own which I have found to work great. Here is the recipe if you want to try it out...
1 cup flat paint 
1/2 cup sheetrock mud
Since the sheetrock mud is already "wet" it makes a fantastic chalk paint, and cheap too! Let me know if you try it...tell me how it goes for you. I would especially like to hear from an A.S. fan, cause I have never been able to afford to try it myself. I just wonder if it even compares. Now, back to the mirror...

First coat

My Chalk Paint

It took 2 coats to cover, but luckily chalk paint dries fast....now time to distress...

Chalk painted

Distress with damp cloth

You know how sometimes you just don't like the way something is turning out? Well that is my excuse for the lack of distressed pics...I just didn't like it on this mirror. 
I decided to try my next idea....a dollar tree find....

Gotta love the Dollar Tree

6 Bags of Sea Glass

I didn't like the distressed look too much, but I thought the sea glass would improve it...I just love all the colors , especially blue!  So I gave it a try....

And so it begins...

Distressed and sea glass...not so sure yet

 Again, I did not like it...sorry I didn't take more pics, I guess I was just tired. Gluing these pieces one at a time can get very tedious!  Rather than just scrap it until another time, I decided to try another background color....and what color do you suppose I picked?.....Blue maybe?

Liking blue...

Getting better...

On the deck

Ocean hues

And now for the before and after....Sea Glass Reflections...

Before....okay

After...Sea Glass Reflections!

So here you have it...my Sea Glass mirror. Tell me what you think, and where you think it should find a home. I love hearing from all of you...Really!!!!