How to Frost a Glass Mirror
Frosting a glass mirror is a simple, elegant way to decorate a mirror with an endless number of design possibilities. Having a professional frost your glass mirror is costly, but you can easily do it yourself at home. Frosting a mirror yourself is an uncomplicated process and does not require drawing or design skills, just a steady hand. If you have artistic ability, frosting your own mirror is a great way to showcase that. If you don't have artistic ability you can easily download a design from the Internet for a very small fee. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Glass mirror
- Computer
- Printer
- Contact paper
- Pencil
- Exact-o knife
- Frosted glass spray
Instructions
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Visit the Mirror Glass Designs website. Select a design that you would like to frost on your mirror. Most designs cost around $1.
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Print out the design on contact paper. Or, if you have artistic ability, draw your design directly on the contact paper using a pencil.
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Cut out the complete design using your exact-o knife. Go slowly and make sure that you cut out any details or small corners with care and accuracy, so that they can be frosted well onto the mirror.
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Apply the contact paper to the area of the mirror that you do not intend to frost. For example, if you're frosting the a figure of a cat onto the mirror, you cut out the cat figure from the contact paper. Then, apply the outline of the cat from the sheet of contact paper to the mirror. When you apply the contact paper make sure it goes on absolutely smoothly without any wrinkles or bumps.
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Spray the designated area with frosted glass spray. Let it dry according to the directions on the bottle; different varieties may have slightly different drying times. When dry, gently peel off the contact paper from the glass mirror.
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