Creative
Design with CDs
Wondering what to do with CDs that you can’t use?
Maybe your household has gotten marketing and promotional
CDs in the mail or from a store. Perhaps you have scratched
or
unusable
CDs. What about those promotional games that never really
seemed to play or games someone in your family has outgrown?
Not to mention the host of CDs from computer programs you
no longer use.
We, of course, encourage you to give away or sell usable
CDs. But for those others, get creative!
Instead of buying shiny, decorative candle holders at the
store. Put a CD shiny side up and center a candle on it.
You’ve
made your own beautiful candle base.
Instead of buying reflective
driveway markers, attach the shiny side of a CD to a small
post, dowel, or stake. Place them at the edge of your driveway.
You’ll keep visitors off the grass—and folks backing up away
from the mailbox.
Using felt, cover one side of the CD. Cut
the felt so that it’s the same size and shape as the CD
and glue it on. Now, place your new drink coaster felt side
down.
Does your house have a computer or media room? Create
a clever window valance or wall hanging by suspending CDs
with twine or fishing line. String the twine through a hole
that you drill in the disc or run it through the existing
hole in the middle.
Provide CDs to a local artist or classroom
that will use them to create art.
You can also recycle CDs. Search for “Compact Disc Recycling”
or “CD Recycling” on the Internet. Or, visit these web sites
for details:
