Using Beach Pebbles to Create a DIY Decorative Mirror

Last summer we spent a wonderful week on a family vacation at the Oregon Coast. The house we rented was right on the ocean, on a great beach with only one slight drawback – the 20 yards of rocks and beach pebbles between the steps down to the beach and the smooth sand. After walking back and forth over those rocks countless times during the week, I had an inspiration on the last day – to make a mirror ringed with the small smooth pebbles scattered among the larger rocks. I grabbed a handy sand bucket and started sorting through the beach pebbles, ending up with about half a bucket full. My plan was to use a round mirror and hang it in the bedroom as part of our master bedroom redecoration.

Tonight I finally got around to doing this:

I bought an inexpensive mirror from Ikea (it was under $15) and used a hot glue gun to attach the pebbles. Last summer when I was collecting them I had no idea how many I would need – turns out I needed 128 pebbles and after using those I still have about half of the beach pebbles left! I think this mirror will look great with the grey walls in the bedroom. Here are a few closeup shots to show some detail:

(Edited 3/26/2012 to add a shot of the mirror on the bedroom wall):

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