My inspiration for this project comes from
two sources.  The first is from Helen Gibb.  
She features a silk ribbon flower hand
mirror in her book Ribbonwork—The
Complete Guide.  The second is from a
rose pillow I spotted a few years ago
shopping in San Francisco.  I combined
the two to create my Rose Hand Mirror.  
Love it or hate it no one can seem to
keep from picking it up and commenting
on it.  
Supplies
  • 6” diameter round
    mirror                                
  • 6” diameter cardboard or poster
    board circle
  • 6” diameter circle of ¼ inch thick
    foam core
  • Fabric roses (4-5 heads in full
    bloom)
  • 8” of 1 and ½ inch wide green ribbon
  • 19” of 1 and ½ inch wide green ribbon
  • 12” long ¼ inch diameter dowel
  • Hot glue gun and glue gun sticks
  • Craft glue or solid glue stick
  • Scissors
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KRISTEN GRACE
ROSE HAND MIRROR
Steps
1.  Set aside one rose.  
2.  Plug in glue gun and allow glue to warm.
3.  Pull the blooms off of the stems and dismantle the heads.  The petals usually look
like for leaf clovers at this point.  Cut into the “leaves” to individual petals and organize
them by size.  Put aside.
4.  Make a groove in the center of the foam circle 3 and ½ inches down from the top
that will fit the dowel.  An easy way to do this is to place the foam on a hard surface.  
Press the tip of the dowel into the foam.  Repeat this until you have a line of connected
dots.  
5.  Take the dowel and place a bit of adhesive on the tip.  Cover the dowel with the 8”
ribbon.  As part of the dowel will be hidden by the mirror it’s unnecessary to cover the
entire rod.  Line the groove in the foam circle with a little adhesive using the hot glue
gun.  Press the dowel into the groove.  Let dry.
6.  Adhere the mirror to the foam circle using a generous amount of glue.  
7.  Adhere the poster board circle to the other side of the foam circle.  
8.  Here’s where the intact rose comes in.  Use the rose as your guide.  Starting at the
edge glue the petals to the poster board circle using your glue gun.  If you make a
mistake wait until the glue dries.  Then rip up the word and rearrange as you wish.
9.  Glue the 19” of ribbon to the edge of the mirror starting at one side of the rod and
finishing at the other.
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