The era of CDs is a thing of the past. Music, movies and games are much easier to find on the Internet than going to the store. Home collections are unclaimed, many have already sent them to the closet or attic.
In order not to clutter up the space, you can make crafts from old disks with your own hands. It's simple and cheap.
Why disks are good for crafts
- First of all, the cost. The source material will not cost anything if there are a dozen or two CDs at home. If not, you can ask friends, acquaintances and neighbors. They will gladly give it away.
- Ease of processing. Discs are plastic, they are cut with a sharp clerical or kitchen knife, a hacksaw with small teeth, large tailor's scissors. If the disc is immersed in hot water for a few seconds, it will be easier to cut.
- Outward appearance. The rainbow surface looks elegant both in small indoor products and in large installations. Often they imitate a mirror with a reflective layer. Crafts from CD disks, made by hand for the new year, will help to decorate school classrooms in a short time.
- Resistant to external influences. The compacts do not rot, they tolerate frost, rain and heat well. From them, you can create decorations for the site, open gazebos, flower beds and lawns.
What can be done to give
One of the simplest but most effective ideas is to paste over some surface with pieces of discs. This can be a countertop, pots and flowerpots, even a wall of a house.
The photo of crafts from the disks shows how you can update and refine any item with your own hands.
Another popular option is outdoor lighting lampshades. They look smart at any time of the year.
Hanging decorations - mobiles, disco balls, curtains - will allow you to enjoy the play of reflected sunlight.
Experienced needlewomen with a large supply of disks will gladly take on the painstaking work of creating decorative outlandish animals and birds. Finely chopped discs can mimic feathers or fur.
How to decorate your countertop
For work you will need:
- 20-30 discs (the exact number depends on the size of the table);
- Moment glue;
- Construction putty.
Before starting work, the discs must be cut into small pieces of different sizes.
- It is good if among them there are both ordinary square fragments and long ones with sharp corners.
- Using glue, line the pieces with the shiny side up.
- A small number of fragments can be glued with the back side up, so the pattern will be more interesting.
- When the entire surface of the table is laid out, the resulting joints are treated with putty.
The table top has received a second life.
Simple home solutions
Light and beautiful crafts from disks will find their place in any room. For the kitchen, you can make coasters for hot cups, for the bathroom - organizers and lampshades. Clocks and decorative dishes will brighten the living room.
Souvenir needle cases and napkin holders will be a good gif.webpt for grandmothers from skillful grandchildren. Children can be involved in the manufacturing process. Only to cut compacts it is better not to trust them.
How to make a hot stand
You will need one disc for one cup. It can be wrapped or pasted over with a cloth, laid out a thread or braided pigtail in a spiral. Coasters made using decoupage technique look beautiful.
For a decoupage stand, you will need (except for the disc) a napkin with a pattern, PVA glue, a brush with synthetic bristles, and, if desired, acrylic varnish. On the underside, you can glue a layer of foamiran to remove the slip of this craft from the disks.
With your own hands, step by step make a stand like this:
- Carefully separate the top layer with the pattern from the napkin.
- Apply glue to the disc.
- Spread the napkin on it, avoiding folds and tears.
- Lubricating the napkin with glue with a brush, smooth the surface.
- Let the stand dry.
- Apply another layer of glue or varnish, let dry again.
How to make a pincushion
For work you will need:
- Disk;
- A small glass of yogurt or sour cream;
- The cloth;
- Sintepon;
- Threads;
- Ribbon, beads, artificial flowers (for decoration to taste).
A circle with a diameter of 1.5 times the diameter of the disc should be cut out of the fabric.
- Lay a synthetic winterizer on it with a thin layer.
- Above is a disc. Pull the edges of the fabric together with a basting stitch.
- Cut another circle of fabric for the cup.
- Cover the glass first with padding polyester, then with a cloth, and tightly fill it inside.
- Sew the edges of the fabric with a basting stitch and tighten the thread.
- Sew or hot glue the two parts of the cap.
- Decorate as desired with ribbon, flowers, decorative hairpins with beads.
Another do-it-yourself craft option from computer disks is ready. It is pleasant to see such a pin cushion on the desktop, to give to loved ones, to sell at charity fairs.
How to do kindergarten work
The compacts are the ideal material for working from today to tomorrow. DIY crafts from disks are especially good for children: do it quickly, don’t mind giving it back.
An important feature: with babies, you do not need to cut the plastic to avoid injury.
Craft fish
The mirror surface imitates shiny scales well, so such a craft always looks believable.
- The work will need two discs, blue and red paper, glue, a pair of plastic eyes.
- The tail and upper fin of any shape are cut out of blue paper.
- From red - sponges and side fins (which will close the holes on the discs).
The craft is "going".
- Between the discs, you need to glue the tail, upper fin and lips.
- Glue two compacts together so that the fish is shiny on both sides.
- Assemble the lateral fins with an "accordion" and glue, closing the holes.
Glue the eyes. The fish is ready!
Photo of crafts from disks
