Recycled CD Letter Holder

Do you have a lot of old, unusable CDs in you house? I do. I don’t like to throw anything away so I thought I would do a little bit of research and find a way to use those old compact discs. Here is one of the crafts I found that was relatively easy to do and cost next to nothing to make.

Kathy Zengolewicz

Here is what you will need to get started:

• Styrofoam Heart 6 x 1 inch
• Floral quilting fabric
• A serrated knife
• Paraffin or a candle stub
• Wide, flat paintbrush
• Ruler
• Paper towels
• Low temp glue gun and glue sticks
• White, thick craft glue

First cut three or four 5 ½ inch squares from the fabric. Spread a thin layer of white glue over the label side of the CD and smooth a fabric square over the glue. Let it dry thoroughly and trim any excess fabric

Cut two 1 ½ x 12 inch strips of fabric. Glue the fabric strips around the edge of the foam heart, overlapping as needed. Clip the corners and fold the excess fabric  around the bottom. Use glue to secure the fabric. A quick tip to use is this, trace the heart onto the wrong side of the fabric, cut it out and glue it to the heart.

To make inserting the disc easier cut 3/8 inch deep, equally spaced parallel grooves into the top of the foam heart. Cut the styrofoam straight down, no on an angle. Apple a think line of white glue along each CD slit and press the discs ½ to ¾ inches deep into the slit.

Use the small bunches of silk flowers to decorate the discs as shown. This is a unique gift to give at any time of the year especially to a music buff.