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In the case of Thaumaturge's Implements, is it allowed and accepted within organized play for players to reflavor their implements to not be limited to those listed. Such as using a polished silver plate for a mirror implement. Or a flute instead of a bell. Or even to go as far to deviate greatly from it, like using a deck of cards as a Weapon Implement?
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Depends on the GM and community where you're playing, but as long as it's functionally identical you should be relatively safe.
It will help a lot to talk to the GM in advance (email / show up early so as not to disrupt game time) and check how they would adjudicate.
"Heads up my thaumaturge uses X re-flavored as Y. Is this ok?"
Fully understand your PC's abilities so you can address any concerns intelligently and show that you are a reliable and trustworthy source.
Be polite and accept the GM's ruling.
Flutes typically require 2 hands to play but bell says "these implements can be any type of portable musical instrument that is played with one hand." (Maybe your PC has a specially designed flute that can be played one-handed somehow, or a pan flute which arguably can be one-handed). A little convoluted to me personally but not something I would say "no" to. You do you, boo.
Card deck is the troublesome. There is already a feat Fane's Fourberie that this would be replicating, so that would not fly at my table (also what kind of damage would your card deck do? Range?), though if a player invested in the feat then yeah, sure. Otherwise, this does not pass "functionally identical" as a prerequisite for reflavoring.
Mirror seems fine. Is polished silver not a mirror? Isn't that how they used to make them?
Metal still is how we make them.
But today we typically use a very thin coating of silver (or aluminum) on one side of a sheet of flat glass rather than the solid metal designs (usually of silver, copper, or bronze) that were used before advances in glass-making technology allowed the modern styles.