|
I've finally found a way to use all those CDRoms that arrive
in the mail and just pile up. I kept on collecting them, hoping
that some day I would come up with a use for them.
Then one day while in a computer store I saw a CD clock that
sold for C$15.--. I looked closely at it and then decided
that I could do that myself for a fraction of the price. When
clockworks came on sale at the local craft store I bought
a couple and went to work. The first one was just the CD and
the clockwork. My daughter liked it so much that she took
it. The one I use as an example is mine. I like pyramids and
gave the clock a triangular background that I've painted with
paint that looks like sand. Now there are only so many clocks
you can use in your house, so I was still looking for inspiration
for other uses of the CDs.
Well, the August 97 Issue of "Crafts"n Things"™ offered me
the idea I've been waiting for. I've always wondered how to
paint a CD. The instructions in the "Crafts'n Things" said
to mix the paint with multi-purpose sealer. I didn't have
any at hand, but I had "podge". It didn't say in what ratio
to mix the acrylic paint with the podge so I just tried it
out. I've used a 50:50 ratio and it seems to work great.
I've used a small drill bit with my cordless drill to drill
holes for attaching a cord to hang the CD. I used small beads
to block the cord from slipping when looped through the holes.
This use of CDs now has also solved my problem of what to
do with my glue gun figures and the another sugar angel. For
the "Duck CD" I glued a picture on a duck shape that I had
cut out from a styrofoam meat tray.
|
