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CD Crafts
Seems like everyone is saving CDs and using them for crafts. We had 100's of responses -- many for suncatcher, mobiles and ornaments. Our favorite suggestion for this disco ball submitted by Kellie of Fayetteville AR. We also have posted several other ideas including an ornament and a picture frame. Here they are!
Disco Ball
6 to 8 CDs you don't need
5" Styrofoam Ball
Tacky Glue or Low Temp Glue Gun
Wire for Hanging
Kitchen Shears
 If you make this project we'd love to see it! Just send your photos and comments to the editor and it may get published on this page!
What you do
Cut CDs into irregular 1/2" pieces. Some pieces will splinter. Discard the splintered pieces.
Wrap wire around Styrofoam ball in two directions. Bring lose wire ends together and form into a loop.
Glue CD pieces all around Styrofoam ball. Hang from wire.
Christmas Decorations
"Origami trees sitting on top of a CD looks like ice pond."
--Theresa, Pasadena, CA
Sun Catcher
"Decorate the non print side with fabric paint. Glue two CD's together and hang from the ceiling or in the window as a sun catcher.
--Patricia, Everett, WA
High-Tech Wreath
"Save them until you get quite a few. Form them into a circle overlapping them and hot glue them together! You can use either the silver sides or the colorful sides, or you can paint them any way you want! Add a bow at the bottom. If you want, add beads or old circuit pieces as the 'berries'! Makes a great gift for the computer person in your life!" --Stacey, TN
Clocks
"I buy the clockworks at a craft store and add stickers and fun foam hands. They turn out really cute"
--Chrissie, Cincinnati OHIO
Wheels
"They make great wheels for homemade cars."
--Donna, Emporia, Kansas
Dessert Holder
"Place a CD on the bottom then a spacer then another CD then a spacer then another CD and so on."
--Anonymous
Bird Treat
"Coat them with peanut butter or bacon grease, dip in bird seed, run yarn through the hole in the middle and attach to a tree branch."
--Michele, St. Joseph, MO
Planet Saturn
"Cut a form ball in half and put a half on each side of the CD. Decorate it with glitter."
--K. Bolton
Mobile
"Tie a bunch of the CD's together and hang them off of a hanger. Pointing a light at the mobile would cause a beautiful display on the wall."
--Anonymous
Coasters
"I use them to make coasters to put under mugs. Just cut out a disc of felt the same size as the CD and glue it to the underside."
--Linda, Portadown, Northern Ireland
Diorama Pond
"The back side, with no writing, can make a pond with a small island -- surround with your ground, etc."
--Betty, Mustang, OK
Candle Coasters
Set a small candle on the shiny side and light it. The CD reflects the light and after the wax melts all over it I can just throw it away."
--Andrea, Hanford, CA
Teacher's Gifts
"Painting apples on them, A B C, and 1 2 3. Use gold foil ribbon, drill a hole on each side at top, place beads on it, spelling teacher."
--Heather, Granite City, Illinois
Snowman
"Glue three together. Let child glue on buttons, ribbons and colorful pipe cleaners for arms. A black construction paper hat could be glued."
--Anonymous
Party Invitations
"Glue paper on the printed side and write party details on it."
--Anonymous
Mosaics
"Great for an old notebook that needs a new look. Break the CDs up into about 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces. Arrange the pieces on the cover in a mosaic tile pattern. Use hot glue or spray adhesive to put them in place. This could look great in any mosaic pattern -- on picture frames, hat boxes, etc."
--Staci, Tulsa, OK
Bowls
Place the CD on top of a small oven safe bowl (like a small Pyrex bowl) so it overlaps the top. Place the oven on a low temperature and watch how it bend and form to the shape of the bowl. I did this with the shiny side up, and painted the label side with acrylic paints. Glue a small circle of cardboard or craft foam in the bottom to block the hole."
--Lynn, Leicester, MA
Sponge Painting
"Cut shapes out of sponges for sponge painting. Then set the sponge on top of the CD (shiny side) and trace the shape with permanent marker. Hot glue the sponge to the other side lining up with your outline. Cut a slit in the sponge through the center hole in the CD and hot glue a Popsicle stick in the slit. Now the kids can sponge paint without getting their fingers as messy!"
--M Payne, Lynnwood, WA
Name Tags
"Spray paint CDs. Hang them on strings with some beads. Write the kids names on them and hang them around their necks. They get to put a sticker on the CD each time they come. I also put their name on both sides so no matter how they swing, I still have a name."
--Jo, Mounds, OK
Photo Frames
"Cut a picture into a 2"- 3" circle and glue to center of the CD's shiny side. Attach a magnet strip to the back."
--Theresa, Indiana
Gluey Designs
"Design something really cool with glitter glue on the CD. When it dries fully it will start to peel off the CD. Use a piece of thread to hang it up."
--Salina, Buffalo NY
Hover Craft
"Glue a sports drink pull top over the hole in the middle of the CD. Make sure to leave the hole open. When glue is dry blow up a balloon and place it on the pull top. The CD with balloon fly over a smooth surface."
--Anonymous
Postcards
"Stamp a cute design on a piece of sticker paper and apply to the printed side of the CD. Use a permanent marker. to address on the shiny side... add .44 cents postage and drop in the mail. No envelope needed...and it's lots of fun!"
--Patti, Fort Peck, MT
Girl Scout Swap
Cut CD it quarters. Glue a black 'pot' on the end from fun foam. The rainbow of colors on the CD gives you a rainbow with a pot o' gold at the end."
--Beth, Charlotte, NC
CD Psychedelic Mirror
Glue CDs onto a piece of cardboard, one right next to the other (shiny side up). Decorate the edges of the cardboard and attach it to the back of a door."
--Sandra, Bradford, Ontario, Canada
Magnetic Note Holder
"Decorate with glitter and glue and put magnets on the back."
--Anonymous
Cool Room Decoration
"Use double-sided sticky tape to put them on the wall of a preteen's bedroom. Hang them up in a grid pattern for a 'disco' wall to dance in front of."
--Anonymous
Sporting Equipment
"Use them as a Frisbee or dive for them in the pool."
--Niki, Ohio
Classroom Border
My teachers hangs them all around the top of her room as a border and is going to cover her walls with them."
--Niki, Ohio
Halloween Costume
"Put CD's on old clothes for a high tech costume."
--Laurie, Duluth, MN
Party Decorations
Paint with black high gloss spray paint and then apply circles around the center to imitate 45 records with fun play-on- words made-up song titles and artists to go along with a 50's dance theme."
--Kathy, Florissant, MO
Girl Scout SWAPS
"Spray paint the label side with gold paint (the other side is already silver). Hence 'one is silver and the other's gold' from the girl scout song Make New Friends."
--Jacki, Georgetown, Texas
Office Window Valance
"Glue CD's on a rectangular piece of foam board. Tack it up above the window. Looks very hi-tech!"
--Rhonda, OKC, OK
Doll Hats
"Cut a small Styrofoam ball in half and glue it to the center of the CD. Cover it in your choice of fabric. Add small flowers or fringe."
--Theresa, Sanford, Maine
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About the Author
Terri Bose is the developer of the family crafts web site Making Friends http://www.makingfriends.com. She is a mother and a stepmother and the author of three children's craft books.
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