"Homemade" Mirror

My Favorite Things #28/365

Mirror: $5, Hooks that hook over the door: $2.44, Ribbon: $0.47, Getting exactly (mostly) what you want and accomplishing a goal: Priceless :)

The Finished Product

The braided ribbon tied through two holes I made in the back. Hope it holds!

The hooks and the braided ribbon

The reason why I did it. In Springville, I had four mirrors surrounding me when I did my hair. Crunching that down to one was a bit difficult for me. When I straightened my hair, I used my compact as a mirror to see the back of my head. It worked, but it wasn't very efficient. It was so awesome to be able to use my contraption this morning!!

Comments

The Holdaway Family said…
Perfect! I am still going through withdrawls from not being able to see the back of my hair! I really need to figure something out one of these days
September 9, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Ariel said…
Something I didn't include was that it took FOREVER to find the hooks. I looked all over the home area of walmart. It took the third employee I asked to tell me that they were in decorating!
September 9, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Kim said…
Oh man...one of the first things I missed about moving from home...those mirrors to see the back...Mom and Dad were sure smart to put those mirrors up!!! I have them up...I still plan to put on in the girls bathroom, but for now, they don;t use it for hair...so a little down the road i will.
September 9, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Sara said…
I LOVE it! I really need to get a rear-view mirror for myself!
September 10, 2009 at 8:00 PM
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