4 Aircraft Turbine Parts to Mirror/Mantel Art

If you remember my post about my favorite place to go junking, YeYa's, I mentioned how much I love metal industrial pieces and asked myself, "Do I really need another mirror?" when I saw this baby:

 Well, I went back to YeYa's and saw this piece of industrial magic:

They are both turbine pieces, part of the engine on an airplane.  The owner said he would "throw the bigger one in" if I bought the smaller piece. How can I say no to a "throw in"? I decided I wanted to repurpose them for above my fireplace mantle. 

So I had piece of mirror cut and gently placed it in the piece. Apparently not gently enough because I broke it. 

I went back to the glass company and told them what I did. I asked her if they gave a "stupid discount" for people that break stuff. She said, "Yeah, I'm giving it to you." Apparently their customers break stuff all the time. I placed the new mirror even more gently in the turbine piece and added a bead of clear silicone to the back.

I positioned them both on my fireplace mantle, and love how they look.

So when you see a piece of junk, never say never. It just might be the mirror you know you didn't need but you decided you had to have. Especially when you get a bonus "throw in".