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Quite often it happens that in the process of repair or rebuilding there are extra mirrors or pieces of glass. If you have time and desire, you can create from them a real miracle that can decorate any home and bring a touch of good mood to everyday life. The painted mirror can be hung on the wall, and a small stained glass window can be made of glass.

What is required for the picture:
-Rectangular or square mirror.
- Ordinary stained glass paints sold at any office supply store.
Glitter polish.
-Any transparent varnish for fixing the picture (nail fixer is also suitable).

How to decorate a mirror:
First you need to choose the most suitable mirror and wash away all dirt and dust, if any.

wash off all dirt and dust


Now the most ordinary stained glass paints are taken.

stained glass paints


The first step is to make a black outline. In a set with paints, it is presented in this tube:

make a black outline


Two large butterflies, curved branches with leaves, small circles to fill the free space are drawn on the mirror. The drawing is left until the paint has completely dried.

make a black outline


Then you can choose the colors suitable for the interior of the room in which the mirror will hang. In this case, it is brown, green, red and scarlet shades.

paint


Green paint is required for the leaves. All of them are poured and left to dry.

decorating mirrors or glass


The remaining shades are painted over the remaining parts of the picture:

decorating mirrors or glass


If desired, you can take clerical polish with sparkles and add it to the picture:

decorating mirrors or glass


It will look good on circles and leaves:

decorating mirrors or glass


Butterflies can also be shaded with sparkles:

decorating mirrors or glass


The dried-up drawing turns out like this:

decorating mirrors or glass


It remains only to take a transparent varnish. In this case, an ordinary fixer for manicure is used. Its only drawback is a strong smell, so it is better to put it on a mirror in the fresh air, and not indoors.

decorating mirrors or glass


Here's what the dried drawing will look like:

decorating mirrors or glass


Bright butterflies look very original in any interior, giving the house unusual and originality.
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