DIY mercury glass mirror, mini BRICKS & paint makeover
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- Опубликовано: 29 дек 2023
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I flipped a Fantastic Merchandise fireplace. it's a vintage piece that was already beautiful. I used a really simple technique of my own creation to antique the mirror.
This not only looks cool, but it solves a major miniature mirror issue. When mirrors reflect your camera, face, or other full-size things in the real world, it can ruin the miniature effect. Antiquing the mirror retains some reflectivity, but mostly obscures the mirror.
I used cork bricks I made in a previous video to cover the wooden bricks on the lower half and to make the wooden hearth look realistic. I love how this turned out!
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DIY thin cork bricks
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air dry clay bricks
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I'm totally fascinated watching your mini brick laying! ❤
Beautiful result!! As a side note, whenever I’m in the hospital, I save the little cups my meds come in- the nurses get a kick out of that!!❤️
Reduce, reuse, recycle!
I save the plastic mixture cups you get with Calpol or cough mixture and cover them either with wood slats, or cheat and use EVA foam, then paint and secure the slats with twine and voila! You have an ancient looking bucket! (EVA is easier to cut and when painted you cant tell the difference!).
Real Bob Ross moment with that mirror - a scratch? No, a happy accident! That effect really steals the show and takes the whole fireplace to another level of detail 👌
That's definitely a thing! I'm always having Bob Ross moments.
That trio of white, brick, and mirror is a perfect blank canvas. I feel
Like the doctored up mirror makes it a lot more interesting.
I totally agree. I love the functionality of getting rid of the reflective quality and the look of the mirror.
When u said "I only had this mirror so you wud think I wud do some testing" I was rolling on the floor laufing I m EXACTLY the same 😂😂😂❤❤❤
Why are we like this?! 😆
Love the attention to detail with your cork bricks (also love seeing you figure out better ways as you go along!) But the accidental foxing on the mirror was a stroke of genius! Definitely a technique to keep in your repertoire that's for sure!
Absolutely! I love the mirrors. Now I want to make tiny mercury glass decor, like vases.
Between you and Bentley House Minis I have finally gotten brave enough to dip my toes into making some minis and I love how much you just go for it and if something goes wrong you just either make it work anyway or change something and get something great anyway. It's nice to see that mistakes aren't always disastrous. Thank you for the inspiration and motivation!
That's great that you're making minis! I used to be a lot more uptight about making Miniatures until I started watching Little Gretchen's Workshop. If she makes mistakes, she just keeps going and everything looks good in the end. Worst case scenario, you either redo it or hide it behind other Miniatures that turned out better LOL
Terrific look. I love those old worn mirrors.
I love the look and it's so much easier to take a photo of the mirror since it doesn't reflect the camera.
This looks beautiful! I love the bricks and the mirror!
Thank you so much!
I like your whole mirror tutorial. I never would have thought that I'd have liked it. But I do! It was an excellent idea!
Yay, thank you!
I sure do love testors enamels. Ur mercury mirror🪞is spectacular!
Testors enamel paint is great. I have the testors acrylic paints and they're awful
“‘and splattered it over the surface of the mirrors” then the mirrors refused your attempts at splattering them made me laugh 😂
Loved the look by the way! The bricks omgoosshh ❤❤❤
I know 😆 I completely missed the mirrors my first few splatters. I was wondering if anyone would notice.
Looks so much nicer after your redo, love it. Happy New Year, looking forward to more in 2024
Thank you! Happy New Year :)
I envisage this piece in a colonial house in New England. You are really a carpenter who does work in miniature, it's just outstanding as usual. When you were cutting the bricks at 4:02 I was thinking if they are supposed to be just the side view of the bricks then the grout won't look right, but of course you ended up painting with red. Your details are immaculate.
Thank you so much 😊 You can also score and wrap the bricks, but it's easier for me to just cut the pieces and paint the seams.
The fireplace turned out beautifully.
Thank you 😊 I'm glad I'm not behind roasted for redoing a vintage piece.
@queencityminis Absolutely not, you improved it.💯
You are so good at turning problems into successes. The mirror looks amazing and to offer 2 ways to achieve the same effect is really going the extra mile. Thank you! ❤
Thank you so much! I like to give options so people can use what they have
You will get interesting effects if you allow the acrylic paint to almost completely dry, then splatter with alcohol and let it sit for a few minutes (but don't let the alcohol dry). Then either dab with a paper towel or you can scrape over the surface with a credit card. For the mirror effect, I think dabbing would be better. I love this technique when I'm painting on canvas or painting collage papers. The trick is to let the base layer of acrylic almost completely dry.
Oh, interesting! I think I'll try the acrylic technique on a bigger mirror sometime. It was fun.
I love this transformation! What a great idea for the mirror! 😊
Thank you!! 😊 I've been watching full size DIYers on RUclips. Lots of mercury glass made with spray paint and water.
Are you interested in a full-scale transformation? I'll pay you! 😂 The brick and mirror, amazing! You did a great job. 😊
I'll head right over with my mortar and enamel paint
Shooting white paint has always been a problem for me too. It dries on the tip of the air brush quicker than any other pigment. I either pull the needle back a little from the nozzle or thin the paint more than normal. Great work on this project and was very helpful.
That's good to know! I was almost always spraying white.
The work with the miror and painting is great ! As the work with the bricks. Thank you !
Glad you like it 😊
Great job! I learn so much in just one of your videos. You point out details that mean so much to the project as a whole. ❤
Thank you so much!
That looks sharp.👍🏼
Thank you 😊
Absolutely love how this piece turned out.. Happy and Healthy New Year! ❤🏠❤
Thank you so much 😊
I love it! I was worried about those brick edges and then you went and fixed them beautifully ❤❤❤
It does go through an ugly stage, but there's a fix for everything 😁
@@queencityminis I’m all about the ugly stage! It’s when the magic happens
Keep up the good work! It's crazy that you're actually willingly doing another tutorial tho. Nice one!🎉
That's me; work, work, work 😆
This was a wonderful video! The mirror finish was my Favorite!!!❤ Gotta try that!!! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome! It's so easy and fun.
This came out so nice! You made it look like a completely different piece Shyra!🙌🏾👏🏾
Thank you! 🤗 It was already so nice, I was worried about ruining it. I do think it looks even better
this looks so eerily close to one of the fireplace in my actual home. I'm only a third through, so I'm excited to see how it goes.
Oh, interesting! Sounds like a nice house
Pretty cool never thought about doing that to the mirrors but I do like the results. Thanks for sharing and you have a wonderful day
Thank you! You too!
An amazing transformation!! I appreciate that you gave a tutorial for the mirror technique using acrylics for your viewers - so thoughtful! But I do like the enamel paint version a little better. Happy New Year to you and yours!!
Thank you! I think I disadvantaged the acrylic bc I didn't add any large drops like I did on the enamel mirror. I only sprayed the water in small droplets.
Happy New Year 🎊 it looks wonderful ❤
Happy new year!!
The things you think of to make things look realistic are so great - I would never think to make the bricks at the front to look like one brick but now I know!. 🧱
Thank you very much! It's the little things that count
THIS Was Great! I have never done cork bricks! This was Good! Really Great up-cycle! I love the look of mercury glass on the mirror too!!
Thank you so much! The texture of cork bricks is spot on.
Love that spackle glue mix for Mortar!!! Thank u❤
You are so welcome!
It looks so gooood!
Thank you so much 😊
Nice to hear, that I’m not the only one there have really bad airbrush skills, and clog it all the time… I gave up on airbrushing really quick 😊
I have three guns and they all clogged! I thinned the paint and used a cleaner and blah blah. I just don't get it.
@@queencityminisI have had that issue as well. I am pretty sure that I had not shaken the bottle of paint well enough for long enough prior to use. Some paint pigments tend to clump easily.
If there isn't one already, adding a small bearing or two in the bottle would help.
@@queencityminisI had 2 normal guns, and they never worked correct, when I wanted to use them. And the cleaning of them took me more time, than if I just used a paintbrusch for the job , so I will stay true to my paint brush LOL
Fantastic, I love the mirror idea thanks for sharing the different ways to achieve this look. I'm going to watch the brick video can't wait to try these out. 🍾Happy New Year! 🍾
Awesome! Thank you!
Great job! Looks really nice!
Thank you!
Nice job. The mirror trick worked out great. Thanks for sharing have a Happy New Years!
Happy new year!
Fantastic work ❤
Thank you so much 😀
Hi QueenCityMinis! Happy New Year!!!! Finally getting to watch videos. I think you did a beautiful job with the bricks and all of the fireplace.
Happy new year!! Thank you. I spent the first couple days of 2024 sick. I'm feeling better now.
That turned out great!
Thank you 😊
That was a great improvement to the original. You're such a rebel going after the mirror like that lol. It really does look like damaged silvering whichever method you use but I think the oil based gave a little more varied look. Your cork bricks are still brilliant! Happy New Year and thank you so much for sharing so much with us in the past year! xx
Thank you! I wish I had remembered to add the big dollops of water to the acrylic mirrors. I only did the small bit of spray.
I love it, it turned great. The mirrors look amazingly real. Have you ever used sand paper as bricks? I love the gritty texture. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas. Have a very Happy New Year 🥳🎈🎆🎇🌠⭐️🎊❤️
That's a cool idea! No, I haven't
@@queencityminis I’ve used 80 grit left it a whole sheet of sandpaper and painted/scratched on the mortar using paint and a tool to avoid over saturating the sandpaper. Depending on the space I applied like wallpaper. I love your cork idea though
Keep a few of the spray paint heads. You can soak them in acetone to keep the heads clear. If you have another spitting spray head, you can swap it out.
Good tip! I'll have to give it a go once I move and get everything set up again.
@@queencityminis Some Decades back, a friend of mine bought some miniature furniture kits for me. Watching you has helped bring back what was a pleasant time for me. I hope to give into the "Maker" in me, and hopefully do it again. Happy New Year.
excellent!
Thank you so much 😊
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Thank you 😊
Happy New Year quine (girl in the Doric Dialect but I think its a variation of Queen so thought our Aberdonian form of address was appropriate!)❤ i love the result on the fireplace too!
Happy new year! I'm starting out the year sick. Can only go up from here!
I love this method of making miniature mirrors look old. 😍 I'm making a diorama and it doesn't have a window, so I'm going to put a fake mirror behind a window frame and cover it with a curtain that will hang down to the floor. Do you think I should use the same method you demonstrated here to cover my mirror/window?? I want to make it look more realistic and I thought I could leave a little bit of the mirror uncovered to reflect some light into the room box, especially if I aged the window. Thanks so much for all your help. Cheers from Amanda in Australia.
You could certainly do that, or print an image of the "outside". You could also find an image from a magazine to cut out
do you have any ideas for using up small scrap fabric? That would be a nice video 😊
I don't do much sewing. I made an apron in a previous video. I've also made little velvet books.
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I've used it to glue down plastic. It's actually an adhesive, so it's great for that.
That sounds like a great idea! Have fun
Shyra. Great video. I have the same problem using my airbrushes and I have got a friend who keeps clashing out my airbrushes and do you use thinners when using airbrush to thin down the paint?
Yes. I tried every tactic to keep the thing from clogging. Someone told me white paint clogs the most and I was using mostly white paint, so maybe that's why
@@queencityminis Oh okay then that’s a shame. If you do ever try your airbrush again you could try another colour instead of white and see how it goes? Do you shake the paint first before using in airbrush? Usually why I like using spray cans and cost even more
BTW anyone know what the UK equivalent of speckle is?
Splatter? Spatter?
Мне одной кажется, что сначала было лучше?
I expected many people would say that. The original piece was very beautiful.
👀 I thought spackle was something you shouldn't touch with bare hands?????
Spackle is fine. It may dry your hands out a little bit, but it's not toxic. Maybe you're thinking of concrete, which is acidic.