How to Make an Ornament From the Clear CD Thingy That Comes With Blank CDs

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By Angela Antonelli
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Recycled CD Ornament

While other people have been tackling world peace, I have been working on ideas for reusing those clear plastic CD things. They have some appealing properties. Clear, plastic, round.

Tiny plates with secret icky-food disposal holes? Small, dangerous, extreme frisbees? No-scratch collars for geckos with skin conditions? A more realistic, albeit dull, idea is to use them for Christmas ornaments.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Clear plastic CD-shaped thingy that comes in your pack of blank CDs
Old Christmas cards
Glue
String, ribbon, or raffia
Sparkly pipe cleaner (optional)

Step 1

This is the Clear Plastic CD Thingy to Which I am Referring

Find an old holiday card with an appealing image. Using the clear CD, trace a circle around the image, and cut it out. Repeat this with another image.
Step 2

Place one card image face down on the table. Glue a small ribbon onto the card (this will be used to hang the ornament).
Step 3

Apply glue to the back side of the other card image, and glue the two cards together, so that the decorative sides are visible.
Step 4

Apply a thin line of clear-drying glue around the edges of each card image, and sandwich them between the two CDs. (Let one side dry before gluing the other side on).
Step 5

If you want to further conceal the glue lines, you can glue something such as a sparkly pipe cleaner around the outside edge of each CD.

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LilacGirl said

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on 12/31/2008 I did this one year using photos and cards, and they were fun, and easy enough for a five year old to make them with me. Great idea for a Christmas article and craft. Good photo too.