Once you get these larger sections it's time to glue them all together to form your circular shape. If you haven't let your sections dry all of the way, you're going to find yourself in a bit of a pickle as things are going to try to come apart on you, so be sure that these guys are totally dry before removing the tape from every piece!

To help brace our mirror we are going to add wood to the backside. You can do this while the glue from the previous step is still wet. Place an ample amount of glue onto the circular wood piece and then place on the center, back of the starburst. Place heavy books, or other weights, onto and allow to dry, at least overnight. Glue a second wooden circle onto the front side and allow to dry, at least several hours.

You'll find these circular pieces in the woodworking area of crafting stores.

To add some interest to this piece we're going to distress it a bit with some wood stain. Anything from medium to dark will work, but be sure to test a sample on an unused, painted shim to be sure you'll be happy with the results.

Fully stain the center wooden circle and then brush on and quickly wipe away stain onto the colorful shims. Repeat as many times as necessary to get the amount of distress you're looking for.

To finish go around the edges and dry brush stain onto the sides of the mirror. You can see the difference in the bottom left-hand corner (7-8 o'clock) versus the upper left-hand corner (9-10 o'clock). Allow the stain to dry completely before gluing the mirror to the center of the piece using Aleene's The Ultimate - wood glue in this instance will not work - trust me, I tried :)