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stick to it
We’ve done the work—you do the honors! Ask your local sign shop
to download these designs, and print out
vinyl decals. Size them up or down depending on the size of your mirror. Apply
to other surfaces as well, such as windows, glass trays, picture frames, and
more.
Download Crown Patter (pdf)
Download Bee Pattern (pdf)
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Text By Judith Stern Friedman •
Designed and Crafted By Stephanie Richardson
(a) Who’s the fairest of them all? A curvaceous beveled mirror rises to royalty
in a crowning moment. Most local sign shops can easily manufacture the tiara
decal directly from our website.
(b) Short on time but still want to add graceful, stylized designs to your mirror?
Achieve the same effect with store-bought stickers or adhesive scrapbooking
paper that you can cut yourself.
you will need:
Mirror or other smooth surface
Ruler or tape measure
Rub-off marker or grease pencil, such as Sanford Peel-Off China Marker
Vinyl decal made by a local sign shop; or stickers from a sticker-making
machine, such as Xyron® Personal Cutting System or Xyron® Magic Sticker Maker;
or store-bought stickers; or your own design cut from adhesive scrapbooking
paper
Putty spreader, squeegee, or credit card (to smooth decal and work out
bubbles)
how to make them
Find a surface on which to apply your decal(s). Visit local home stores for a
wide mirror selection, or hunt for one-of-a-kind pieces at flea markets, estate
sales, and antiques stores. Print your design.
For Vinyl Decals
1 Find a sign shop that manufactures vinyl decals, such
as MACtac vinyl (mactac.com). Most sign sources can download the design directly
from our website to be cut on a special machine called a
plotter. Or you can download the file yourself, and bring it to the sign shop as
an example.
2 Choose your style. Vinyl decals are available in a wide range
of colors and textures, depending on the sign shop’s offerings. Explore solid,
transparent, frosted glass, metallic, and glitter options.
3 The sign shop
will provide a finished vinyl decal with heavy-duty, peel-off paper on the front
and back.
For Stickers
1 Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to create
designs from a sticker-making machine, or purchase store-bought stickers, or cut
your own sticky designs from adhesive scrapbooking paper.
2 Measure for
placement. Using a ruler and marker, mark the center of the area on your mirror
where you want to place your design.
3 If using a decal, peel off the paper
backing first. Holding the design in a “U” shape, place the decal on the mirror,
matching the center to your mark. Smooth the edges out to either side. Apply
stickers in a similar manner, using your center mark as a guide.
4 Use a
putty spreader, squeegee, or credit card to carefully smooth out the
decal/sticker surface. Remove stubborn bubbles by puncturing air pockets with a
pin.
5 Carefully peel off paper front from vinyl. Wipe off marker
guides.
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