Fun House Mirrors How-To

Offer a distorted view of reality: Gently curve a couple of inexpensive mirrors (concave for a skinny look, convex for a fat one), and secure them to foam board.

Tools and Materials

Drill fitted with 1/16-inch bit
Flexible full-length mirrors
Six 1 1/8-inch screw eyes (2 for skinny mirror, 4 for fat)
Hot-glue gun
Six 1 1/2-inch wooden blocks
1/2-inch-thick black foam board, cut to size of mirror
T pin
26-gauge wire
Safety tape (optional)

1. Drill small holes into back of frames, about 1/4 inch deep, in the spots indicated for each type of mirror. Insert screw eyes into holes.
2. Apply glue to blocks; place on back of mirror and foam board in spots indicated.
3. Use T pin to make 2 holes in foam board, about 1/4 inch apart, in the spots that correspond to placement of screw eyes in mirror. To attach foam board to mirror frame, thread wire through screw eye and then through holes in foam board, tying ends together.
4. Apply safety tape to inner frame of mirror.

Black-framed mirror, 13 1/2" by 49 1/2", $6, target.com. Medium screw eyes, 1 1/8" (#112-1), $2 each, hardware.hardwarestore.com. Wooden square blocks, 1 1/2", $4.50 for 10, craftparts.com. Foam board, 1/2", $44.50 for a 40" by 60" sheet, aifriedman.com.