How often is a DIY project inspired by something you’ve seen that is just a bit too far out of your budget? Totally been there - in fact, that was the motivation behind today’s Raffia Mirror tutorial! I’ve been crushing hard on the Panama Mirror from Anthropologie for quite a while now, but could not justify the price tag. A quick Pinterest search for a ‘diy raffia mirror’ lead me to this awesome tutorial by Dossier! I wanted different proportions so ended up having to use some different supplies, which is why we’re here today!

Supplies:

Raffia (I used 1.5 of these 2oz bags)
12” Mirror
12” Embroidery Hoop, (I only used the inside hoop, not the one with the lock)
Scissors
Hot Glue

Instructions

Cut ~13” lengths of raffia
Grab a small handful of about 7 strands
Tie around the embroidery hoop as shown below

Once the embroidery hoop is full of tied raffia, hot glue the hoop to the outside edge of the mirror.

And that’s it!

For less ~$20 and 90 minutes of time, it was quite the satisfying project for what I intended. I wanted a mirror for Matt’s dark dresser, (found on Facebook Marketplace), that balanced out the heavy ‘weight’ of the piece. The inspired Anthro mirror is exactly what I had in mind and this scaled-down version satisfies.