Dirty Ol' Desk Chair Re-Vamp

This is about as far as my re-upholstery skills go.  I would like to eventually re-do a cooler-looking, more sturdy chair.  But as for now, this is what I have to work with.  No reason to let it end up in a landfill.

This is just a cheap plastic chair but it works just fine.  The fabric was dirty and just wasn't holding up anymore. Time for an update!

I went to Joann's, picked out a sturdy decorator fabric, and went home to gather my staple gun.  On the back rest, I removed the plastic lip that covered the fabric then removed that icky orange stuff.  The pad was in good shape so I left it and just recovered with the new fabric and stapled away.  Then I put that plastic lip back on and put the chair back together.  Ten minute project and a new chair for just $5 in fabric.

Easy Pencil Mirror

Ok ok, I'm on a mirror kick. I can't help it. I've got all these old mirrors just begging to be decorated.  My eyes are constantly open for ways to adorn them. 

This particular one was completely unplanned. 

I was just browsing in OfficeMax For some printable labels for my spice jars. Well I can just forget about being obsessive-compulsive on this one because the labels I wanted were $14.99. For paper? Not today. Probably not tomorrow either.  New plan. 

There I was just walking through the store when I saw this gem.  Wowzers!  Sticks I can glue to another mirror! Look at that sale! I nearly dove into that bin once my mind put two and two together (and ended up with 60 somehow because that's how many I grabbed).  Last night when I was making the magazine mirror, I did think for a split second about using colored pencils (mmmmm colors!) but I just couldn't pass up the price on these.

Annnnnnd it's a teacher theme. The Mr. is a teacher so how appropriate is this?! So teacher-tastic!  How cool of a teacher gift would this make? Nobody has to know it cost me 20 cents. Unless of course they are reading this blog, in which case,  it's the thought that counts and maybe next time I'll just make you a macaroni necklace instead... Jerks. 

I figure I'll add it to my office wall (oooooh hey, it's office themed as well!) grouped next to the magazine mirror. Unless I hate it, then at least I won't have to ever buy pencils again.  But how cool to have a group of mirrors each covered with a different medium? I can dig it.

This literally took me five minutes. I glued four sets of five pencils together first, then glued those to the mirror. Presto. Cake. Done-zo. This is kid stuff. 

How else can we get creative with mirrors?