How To: Make Mirrors From Thrifted Plates

This is an awesome idea for using beautiful, unique plates you might inherit, find or salvage. We've seen scads of beautiful wall-mounted plate displays, but stick a round mirror in the center and it becomes something different altogether.

We have to admit, though, that Craftynest hit the jackpot with these particular plates, and we've not found any as pretty as these.

Read the complete instructions for making the mirrors on Craftynest.

Comments (18)

Is that Jesus?

posted by SourApple on April 22nd 2009 at 3:10pm
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can't see the plates because I'm too distracted looking at Jesus and how he looks like he's going to make out with that child.

posted by hazel8 on April 22nd 2009 at 3:12pm
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That's the Marlboro Man, not Jesus!

Or, maybe it's the Marlboro Man AS Jesus.

posted by btoddster on April 22nd 2009 at 3:14pm
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i think this is a cute idea

posted by loverlee on April 22nd 2009 at 3:38pm
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i am not too fond of those plates/mirros, but that Jesus picture really is horrible :-D

posted by maike on April 22nd 2009 at 3:40pm
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I think it's cute too. I like it.

posted by clampers on April 22nd 2009 at 3:47pm
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Only lately have I begun to realize how many of the vintage Jesus pics I saw in Sunday school have surprisingly.... er.... sultry undertones. Run, Jane! Run, Tom! Run, Spot! Run, run, run!

The dishes? Yeah, kinda fugly.

posted by rosenatti on April 22nd 2009 at 3:51pm
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Jesus looks really ticked off, I think he's going to throttle the child. The mirrors are dead ugly too.

posted by JoanneM on April 22nd 2009 at 4:07pm
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i don't think the jesus picture is horrible.

i think it's hilarious!

& this is a cute idea, you just need some cuter plates - I think I'll give it a try this weekend

- jess

posted by ragamuffin on April 22nd 2009 at 4:16pm
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Thanks all - I needed a chuckle :)

posted by spinningscreen on April 22nd 2009 at 4:40pm
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i like them! very cool

posted by adamwa on April 22nd 2009 at 4:44pm
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Since there seems to be a lot of err... interest... in the Jesus picture I thought I would point out the blog this project comes from has a link to where it is available:

http://picturesofjesus4you.com/313.html

posted by adamwa on April 22nd 2009 at 4:49pm
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Jesus = Hot.
Dimestore Chip and Dip nee Mirror = Not.

posted by bepsf on April 22nd 2009 at 6:02pm
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I once visited a home that reserved the guest bath for tacky plastic Jesus stuff, one of the best additions was a baby Jesus figure inside the guest soap, it was a hoot!

posted by Rucy on April 22nd 2009 at 10:08pm
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I thought it was Cornelius from Planet of the Apes.

posted by LolaDanger on April 22nd 2009 at 11:44pm
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is "jesus" going to kiss the child or eat it... i'm confused.

posted by creative*type on April 23rd 2009 at 9:48am
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I guess Jesus really does love the little children, either that or he wants their heads for craft projects.

posted by Paisleystone on May 21st 2009 at 3:22pm
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I'm sorry, but I'm undecided as to which look tackier... the picture (he IS throttling that kid, isn't he! Is that what's meant by suffer little children...?) or those plates, especially as the plates would look better on the wall without the nasty mirror tiles defacing them! Each to their own, I suppose...

posted by AcrossThePond on June 27th 2009 at 9:09am
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