I was perusing pinterest one afternoon and I saw a pin of a large starburst mirror someone hung above their fire place. It was listed as only $25 and I had a great idea! Why not make one on your own for way cheaper. Although my starburst mirror is smaller it works perfect for my office at work.
Materials:
* hot glue gun
* decorative mirror (dollar tree, candle aisle)
* 2 packs of round wooden pencils (dollar tree, school supply aisle)
* piece of sturdy cardboard
* ribbon for hanging- it doesn't matter what color
* silver spray paint, or whatever color you'd like your starburst mirror to be
On the back of the mirror are rubber stoppers. I removed those so they wouldn't get in the way of the pencils.
Then I began gluing on the pencils. I found it easier to glue one then glue the next one on the opposite side. This helps create a more balanced look when you are done. I kept gluing the pencils until I was done. Once I was done gluing the pencils I cut out a piece of cardboard to reinforce the pencils to stay put.
Helpful Hint: trace the mirror on a piece of cardboard before you start gluing the pencils. This way you will guarantee the piece of card board will be the right size.
Once you are done gluing the cardboard you are ready to spray paint. Make sure you have something to put over the mirror so that you don't get paint on the surface of the mirror. If you do, like I did, you can remove the paint with finger nail polish remover.
Once the paint is dry, hot glue a ribbon on the back. I used a thumb tack to hang it up.
There you go! All done :) I will post a picture of the mirror hanging up in my office so you can see the final project.
On the back of the mirror are rubber stoppers. I removed those so they wouldn't get in the way of the pencils. 
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