How to Make Photo Frames Out of Waste

Open the CD case and remove the plastic part that used to hold the CD. Take out any inserts. You want a case that is clear of all contents.

Cut two pieces of construction paper to fit the case's back and front covers. Use a ruler to measure the case's size or trace around the inserts you removed. Insert one piece of paper in the front of the CD case and the second piece in the back.

Glue two pieces of heavy wrapping paper that contrast with the construction paper onto the inside of the CD case, one on each side.

Decorate the left side of the case with anything you choose. Ribbons, glitter, buttons, shells and stickers work well. Use your imagination. Choose the photo you wish to use and glue it to the right side of the open case.

Cut around the back pocket of a pair of old jeans. Be sure not to separate the pocket from the pant leg. Cut a square in the front of the pocket the right size to hold your picture.

Slide the picture into the pocket so that it is centered in the square you cut. Glue it to the inside of the pocket. Decorate around the picture using any objects you like.

Poke a hole into the pocket's top, above the decorations, with scissors or an Xacto knife.

Thread a ribbon or piece of twine through the hole so that you can hang the picture on the wall.

Cut the top off a small, square tissue box.

Glue a photograph to the inside of the top so that it shows through the oval.

Decorate the frame. Cut a piece of construction paper, heavy wrapping paper or scrapbook paper a little larger than the frame and cut out an oval so that the picture will show through. Glue the paper to the frame. Make a border using Popsicle sticks, beads, rhinestones or ribbon, gluing them around the perimeter of the frame.

Fasten a magnet to the back of the frame with superglue and hang it on your refrigerator.