Toys from CDs. Ideas for using old CDs
Find out which original and useful things can be made from CDs.
What to make of disks with your own hands. Flower pot mosaic.
You will need:
CDs (3 or more)
Scissors
PVA glue (or superglue)
Plastic pot
Acrylic paint (or regular)
* Before starting to cut the disc, it is worth wearing protective goggles - this will help you to avoid injury if parts of the discs "fly up" during cutting.
1. Cut the discs into pieces different sizes and forms.
2. Gradually apply the glue to the flower pot and start glueing the pieces of the discs.
* Remember to leave some space between parts.
3. Continue glueing until you have covered the intended part of the pot and let the glue dry.
4. Prepare the paint and start applying it in the gaps between the disc pieces. Try to keep all the lines neat. When you've filled all the gaps with paint, leave it to dry.
* When the light hits the pot, it will "glow" where the sun's rays are reflected.
Crafts from CDs. Spring Flower.
You will need:
1 CD
Thin wire
Nippers or scissors
Dremel or electric drill
1. Drill small holes in the disc - you should get about 8 holes.
2. Pass the wire through the holes, securing it at the first hole and then threading it into the next.
3. Alternately, after each threading the wire into the hole, string the beads. Add as many beads to cover the wire arch (see picture).
* If you run out of wire, get more (at the office supply store) and simply insert into the last hole and continue to weave.
4. You can decorate the hole in the middle of the disc with beads or other decorations - feel free to fantasize.
* This flower can be hung on the window - just tie a ribbon or thread.
Crafts from CDs. Hot coasters.
This craft is perfect for home, to put a hot kettle, pot or mug on it.
In the pictures - clear instructions how to make a stand.
You will need:
CDs
A thread different colors
Colored paper
Scissors
Crafts from old disks. Bright wreath for interior decoration.
This wreath can be used to decorate a room, porch or front door... It's very simple to do - follow the instructions in the pictures.
You will need:
CDs or LPs
Thread of different colors
Colored paper
Scissors
Crafts from disks (master class). Panel with shells.
You will need:
1 CD
Woolen thread of one or different colors
Seashells
Glue ( glue gun)
Scissors
1. Wrap the thread around the disc.
2. You can fasten the ends of the thread with glue, having previously tied it in a knot.
* To make it easier to wind the thread, you can use several short lengths.
3. It remains to glue the shells using a hot glue gun. If not, you can use superglue.
* You can attach a string or ribbon to the back to hang the craft on the wall.
Children's crafts from disks. Fish.
This craft can be done with little children. The fish from the disc can be used to decorate a room or as a colorful postcard.
You will need:
1 CD
Colored cardboard
Ball plasticine
PVA glue
Scissors
Markers
1. Prepare colored cardboard and cut out the fins, tail and mouth of the fish.
2. Take a few different colored pieces of ball plasticine and cover the entire surface of the disc with them.
3. It remains to glue the cut out details of the fish, add plasticine eyelashes and you're done.
What to make of disks. New Year's candlestick.
Old discs can also be used to make Christmas crafts, such as a candlestick.
You will need:
1 CD
Superglue (glue "Moment")
Silver or glitter nail polish
1. Glue the bumps to the disc using superglue. When doing this, leave room for the candle.
2. Varnish the buds and let the varnish dry.
3. You can glue rhinestones between the cones and leave to dry.
4. Now you can insert a candle in the middle of the composition.
What can be done from disks. We decorate the chair with mosaics.
You will need:
About 50 CDs
Sandpaper
PVA glue
Unnecessary glossy magazines
Scissors
Damp rag
Construction putty
1. A mirror surface is not needed, which means that the mirror part of the discs needs to be sanded. After that, each disc must be rinsed with running water.
Almost every home probably has a bunch of old CDs and DVDs lying around somewhere. When we typically download or buy digital movies, music and TV shows online, there is no need to store and collect them.
So what to do with these old CDs that just have nowhere to store? You can make them useful again with a little imagination and creativity. Here are some ideas for what you can do with old CDs that will help you turn them into something beautiful.
Ideas for using old CDs.
Decorative coasters for glasses from old CD discs
Ever wondered that CDs are the ideal size for glass or mug coasters? We suggest using stencils or self-adhesive tape to create great designs on CDs. Thus, they can be in harmony with your interior.
Watch dial
One of the most interesting ideas using old dials will turn them into dials for analog clocks. If you like this idea, you can try to make such a watch yourself. The mechanism is easy to find in art stores.
Embroidered flowers
If you have any knitting, crocheting, or embroidery skills, you can experiment with using CDs as a base! The discs, tied with threads, look like bright flowers against the background of a shiny surface. Such an unusual chain is sure to be a decoration indoors or outdoors, giving soft light, reflecting the rays of the sun, and a variety of colors.
Candlestick
This is probably one of the most simple projects which you can make from old CDs. Just glue a candle of the appropriate color to the center of the circle. it interesting solution for a simple candlestick. You can do the same with old vinyl records.
Wildlife Mosaic
Cutting old CDs into small pieces to create mosaics has become fashionable because they always look amazing! This kind of creation looks great when the light hits. Why not do something to decorate the yard? These animal mosaic stone pictures make a beautiful addition to any garden or walkway.
Hot plate base
Here's another stand project. But now the disc is used as a base on which you can glue small flat stones to use as a stand for teapots and hot dishes.
Wall decoration
Old CDs and DVDs are ideal in size and shape to use to create unique wall decorations. Not too big, not too small and perfectly round. It is enough to stick a woolen fabric on the surface and add bright feathers.
Transparent pots
If you have a lot of old disks, there are probably many plastic boxes from them. This interesting project shows how to do it yourself flower pot from such boxes. It looks great even without the extra embellishments.
If you like, you can add some paint, stickers, stencils, or anything else to create a more colorful look!
This is how the era of recording information on discs passed almost imperceptibly. The sizes of hard drives now allow you to hold all the necessary information, fast Internet eliminates the need to write something to discs, and flash drives are so cheap that rewritable discs have also become history. Perhaps you have old CDs and DVDs lying around somewhere, and we offer you several options for their use in everyday life. For example, you can attach to your bike or mailbox a disc as a reflector, attach multiple discs in a garden to scare birds away, or assemble an excellent table lamp.
(12 photos total)
1. A pillar at a bend on a rural road can be marked with a disc.
2. Its reflective properties will also help the cyclist on the night road - a budget replacement for reflectors.
3. From a stack of old discs, you can make an unusual lamp.
4. A box for blanks will work well as a case for an office or school snack.
6. Disk as a "scarecrow" - the reflected rays of light will scare away birds and protect your plants.
7. "Throne" for the home "ruler" can be installed on the illuminated legs, recruited from old blanks.
8. Another version of the disco ball.
9. The disc is perfect as a scraper for icy windshield.
10. Such a figurine is the result of painstaking work.
11. But quite an impressive result ...
12. And if there are a lot of discs and creative fuse, you can make a voluminous installation.
Due to their shape, texture, weight and other characteristics, discs are very convenient material for creating all kinds of creative crafts... Do you somehow use old discs, or just as a stand for a cup of coffee
Today we will look at several options for what you can do from CDs.
An old CD is a great base for creating original desktop or wall clock... To complete the image, you will need a mechanism from an old watch, with the same success you can create a fake watch, which will serve exclusively as an element of decor.
Making a box out of discs is as easy as shelling pears. You will need: cardboard, 2 discs, glue, fabric for upholstery, threads, ribbons or beads for decorating the lid, a little imagination.
Tired of old wallpapers and no way to glue new ones? If you want to visually enlarge the room - glue the wall with discs with the mirrored side up. in this way, you will get something like a huge mirror, and the old faded walls will disappear from view giving way to hi-tech elements.
The disks can make an excellent curtain - bright element decor. Agree, not in every home this can be seen. In leaving, such a curtain is also convenient - it does not need to be washed - just wipe the dust.
By tying two discs and sewing a zipper between them, you can get a small handbag or a convenient cosmetic bag. Try decorating such a craft with beads, artificial flowers, or ribbon embroidery.
New Year is not yet close, but excellent Christmas decorations and simply home decor can be done like this: use the decoupage technique or paste your favorite picture on a disc. You can hang the disc on a golden ribbon, and decorate with sparkles, beads, sequins, rain over the pattern. Devote discs of this type to Easter themes, birthday, March 8, and other holidays.
Vases, jugs and large dishes can be renewed by gluing on small pieces from CDs, you get a full-fledged mosaic with a mirror effect.
There are a lot of photos, but few frames - it doesn't matter, attach the photos to the mirror side of the disk - you're done. Hang it on the wall, or make wire legs to put on shelves. For the legs, I will also go with hairpins-hair crab.
If old discs do not look very presentable, use them not for decoration, but for creating home dumbbells, every man and woman will find this useful in everyday life.
The sculpting of various compositions from candles, figurines, shells and other beautiful nonsense requires a foundation where all this will be attached. Yes, exactly, and here the disc is irreplaceable.
I also wanted to suggest using fragments of disks to create a more voluminous and original painting like the picture above.
And of course, the use of disks as hot stands has already been mentioned. You can crochet them for beauty.
So many beautiful and creative things can be created using old and unnecessary CDs. Send your ideas on this topic, I will be very glad.
DIY crafts from disks. Master class with step by step photos.
Razumova Valentina Nikolaevna, teacher at the Shukhobodsky kindergarten, Shukhobod village.
Description: in this master class, options for making crafts from unnecessary CD disks are presented. The material can be used to organize master classes with children, parents, teachers; as well as in circle work with children in kindergarten and at school. Children from 5-6 years old will cope with the work under the guidance of an adult.
Purpose: souvenir fridge magnet with a notepad or with a decorative towel hook, pot holders; a gift for family and friends.
Target: making crafts from a CD disk.
Tasks:
* show options for decorating the disc;
* acquaint with various technicians for decoration: decoupage, stained glass painting, drawing of details, application from natural material;
* develop Creative skills, the ability to compose, select colors;
* to form the ability to use waste material for making crafts.
This master class is a continuation of the master class for teachers on the manufacture of fridge magnets, which was held within the framework of the methodological association based on our kindergarten... You can view these materials here:
In this master class, priority is given to the methodology. Today I would like to dwell in more detail on the manufacture of handicrafts.
In every house, I think, there are several unnecessary, already damaged CD disks that do not work. You can throw them away or use them in your art and make beautiful fridge magnets.
Preparing the disk.
First, you need to prepare a disk for making crafts. We wipe it with a cotton swab moistened with alcohol, removing possible contamination. Cut out a circle from thick cardboard to the size of the hole in the disk. Using transparent tape and a cut out cardboard mug, close the hole in the disc.
This is how the disc looks from different angles:
We glue the transparent side of the disc with masking tape so as not to stain it during work.
Cut off the excess at the edges, leaving a small corner, so that later it will be more convenient to remove the tape.
Paint the disc with white acrylic paint.
We are waiting for the paint to dry. If it shines through, you can prime it again. The disk is then ready for use. Consider several options for crafts.
Option number 1 "Chef Begemotik"
Necessary materials and tools:
* CD disk;
* acrylic paint(white, yellow, red);
* sponge for staining, flat brush No. 12 (bristles), sponge, scissors;
* napkin with a picture;
* magnet, decorative hook with a hippo;
* stained glass paints;
* acrylic lacquer;
* PVA glue, Moment-crystal glue.
Select the pattern we need on a napkin and cut it out.
Don't forget to remove the extra layers. We leave only the top one with the image.
We glue it with PVA glue. First, we glue the area of the disk where the image will be.
Place the cut napkin fragment on top.
We smear with a flat brush dipped in glue over the drawing, smoothing out folds and removing air bubbles. At the same time, we try not to tear the napkin.
We are waiting for the image to dry out. You can use a hair dryer for this purpose.
Let's start applying the background. Paint over with a sponge around the picture yellow blotting movements.
In the same way, we apply a border around the edge of the disc with red paint.
After drying:
We cover the craft with acrylic varnish (2-3 layers with intermediate drying) to protect the surface.
Then we start drawing the details of the drawing with stained glass paints. We select berries, orange slices, kiwi, leaves, umbrella.
Result:
Remove the masking tape from the inside and glue the magnet onto the "Moment" glue
We strengthen the decorative hook with a hippo. The hook is attached with adhesive tape, but you can reinforce it with glue if you wish.
