Have you broken a mirror and are afraid that the much feared - at least according to popular tradition - 7 years of bad luck are about to come for you? Perhaps, if you are able to restore life to the fragments that you found yourself collecting, you could avoid being victims of bad luck, and at the same time save from the landfill a material that is unfortunately not recyclable, as it contains substances that are dangerous for the environment, unfortunately not compatible. with glass recycling
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You broke one mirror and you fear that the much feared ones are about to arrive for you - at least according to popular tradition - 7 years of bad luck? Perhaps, if you manage to restore life to the fragments that you found yourself collecting, you could avoid being victims of bad luck and at the same time save a material from the landfill unfortunately. not recyclable, as it contains substances dangerous for the environment that are not compatible with glass recycling.
Here then 7 ideas for reusing a broken mirror, one for each year of (escaping) bad luck!
1) Mosaic
It is the simplest and most immediate way to reuse the fragments of a mirror that unfortunately broke. It is a good idea to wear gloves while working to avoid cuts or injuries. To assemble a mosaic you will need a base surface of your choice, some pliers, some adhesive suitable for the purpose. The mosaic can represent a creative and decorative idea for the realization of squares e frames or to beautify the surface of a table, tiles or a fence.
2) Splash guard cover
The fragments of your broken mirror can be recovered and used in the company of metal bottle caps, suitably flattened in order to obtain circular discs, in order to decorate the inside of the splashproof lid of the stove of your kitchen, so you can create a colorful collage.
3) Handbag mirror
One of the parts of your mirror can be recovered and shaped to make a handbag mirror, which could be useful to take with you outside the home or while traveling. The ideal location for the mirror could be represented by a cmetallic infection round or rectangular, such as those commonly used for candies. Depending on the size, inside the package, in addition to the mirror, there may be space for a part of the necessary for retouching the make-up.
4) Table mirror
If the mirror that fell to the ground was rather large and some parts remained intact, you could try to recover a part of it to make a table mirror. To ensure that the mirror can be used safely and easily placed on flat surfaces, try using a base as a base. old photo frame Table or make one yourself, for example with recycled cardboard.
5) Decorative wall mirror
Thanks to a recovery of the same type, a part of the broken mirror can be transformed into a new decorative wall mirror. It could therefore be placed inside a frame already in your possession, thus taking the opportunity to repaint and revive it.
6) Jewelery
The most diverse materials can be used in the making of handmade jewelry, even better if it comes to recycled materials, in order to make the desire to own new ornaments to wear environmentally sustainable. Here the glass fragments can be smoothed and used for the decoration of jewels such as bracelets, rings, pendants and earrings, depending on what the imagination suggests.
7) Dream catcher
The fragments of your mirror can be recovered, smoothed and reused for the creation of a dream catcher, which, thanks to them and the sound of the wind, can emit a pleasant crystalline sound. The glass fragments may be accompanied by beads and recovery and from buttons now unused to make the dream catcher even more colorful and pleasant.
Marta Albè
