Upcycling old CDs for D Quirky Upcyclers

Hi friends,

Today I am here on behalf of the INSTAGRAM HOP  #Dquirkupcyclers  with an inspirational post

for you all.You can browse the details of the contest and prize details in my earlier

post  https://ruchicraftstudio.blogspot.com/2020/04/hello-mates-hope-quarentine-is-treating.html

As we are all stuck at home with limited supplies,now is the time to reuse,recycle and restore your

waste lying around.Old vintage stuff,empty bottles and containers,wrappers,old magazines,books,etc

all make good base for creative application.

Today I will be sharing some of my ideas on up cycling old CDs which are available with all of us.

CREATIVE PROJECTS WITH OLD CDs

Crafts with CDs are fairly popular with loads of inspiration available out there.I am going to share a 

project which I created for this Hop.It is a cute little project which kids and mothers both will enjoy

 to make. I am sharing step by step pics with directions for you.

Funky  FRIDA KAHLO Face with old CD.

Materials required for this project:Old Cd,some corrugated sheet(if not available just use any 

cartoon box and take off the top layer of brown paper),marker,old flowers(can use any type of 

flowers,paper,foam,fabric,artificial plastic ones also),piece of red paper or felt and old pair of 

earrings,some scrap pattern paper or any skin tone paper(if not available use any white paper)

Step by Step :First you need to make the templates which I made.One piece of circle which is the 

size of CD and one template for hair.Please refer to the pic attached to get an idea.

Now just take some scrap paper in the color of skin and cut the circle.For the hair ,I have used black

 corrugated sheet and cut two templates.You can use foam in black color or any old cartoon box 

lid.Just peel off the top brown paper layer to reveal the corrugated sheet below and paint the same

 with black acrylic.

Now paste these on to the Cd with white glue.I have made a cut for her hairband which was made 

with cloth inserted in between the two layers of corrugated sheet templates

Now you can draw the eyebrows and eyes of Frida. As her eyebrows were iconic as they almost meet

 in center,similarly draw them to get the resemblance of her. 

Now the fun begins as you embellish the the hair with loads of flowers.You can use 

paper,foam,fabric,plastic the cheap artificial ones which you may have discarded ,all come in

 handy.Just try and choose some red flowers .Also cut a small heart shape from felt or red paper to

 make the lips..Also I added some earrings to add fun factor to it.I pasted some tape at the back to 

hang it.You can further attach more ribbon at bottom and convert it into clip storage also.The

 possibilities are endless..

Hope you will be inspired to try it out with your kids.

ANIMAL SHAPED MOBILES WITH CDs

More inspiration for you all..

PHOTO FRAMES FROM OLD CDs

At the back I made a stand with thick cardboard.

SUN CATCHER WITH OLD cds

COASTERS WITH OLD CDs

Thanks all for being here and I sincerely hope that you got inspired to reuse,restore and recycle .

Do participate in the instagram hop and present your creations to win loads of prizes.

My task for you all is to recycle an old Cd and create something useful out of it.The maximum use of 

waste material in embellishing or the most out of the box gets a goodie bag from my side worth 

Rs.1000 from Icraft (also includes a handmade piece done by me)

Regards,

Ruchi Gupta