Final project progress

I'm making a decoration for my mom which is a small mirror with a floral ring around it. The ring is made out of plastic spoons. Seen here. 

My mom wants a mirror so I figured I'd make her one. I plan on coloring the spoons though and I'm practicing with some to find out the best way to separate the heads and color them. I figured i would do this before buying over 300. 

I found out the best way to snap them is to just bend them by force. I tried scissors to no avail and snapping it was quicker regardless. 

I then worked on organizing the spoons to reflect the floral pattern and found that an overlapping/underlapping pattern best matched. 

I then pulled out a sharpie and quickly scribbled on the inside of the cut head and rubbed it with my thumb to spread it and coat it smoother. 

Up close it looked rough but it looked seamless when placed in the pattern. I am going to try out spray paint and then acrylic paint to see which works best. 

All in all I like the way it's headed. I still have to find a backboard for it to be glued on but I will probably use cardboard. I'm gonna pick up a mirror from Walgreens and go section by section once I get all the materials. I don't plan on spending more than ten dollars and hopefully it all works out.