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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
1114 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 07:15:38 AM
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Gal friends, put your thinking caps on and give me some ideas to bring back to India....on how to recycle DVD's. This one NGO is making beautiful folders out of the old tapes used for Videos.....but soon that will be a thing of the past. Ideas appreciated.
Beverly Gill |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 07:46:45 AM
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I know you can make drop spindles from them for spinning. When my daughter was in fashion design school, she drilled holes in them, hooked them together with jump rings and made a dress (believe it or not) out of them for a fashion show!! Just goes to show it's only as limited as one's imagination. That dress sure looked amazing under the lights at the big show. It was even used in an advertising lay out later for a hi-tech company.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
1114 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 12:48:51 PM
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thanks ever so much---this is a big help.
Beverly |
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StitchHazel
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Kylie
Rome
NY
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2010 : 7:30:52 PM
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Or, if you feel like dancing, I had a friend who made a disco ball out of old DVDs and a rubber ball :}
Kylie
"It's wonderful what we can do when we're always doing." -George Washington |
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
691 Posts
Emily
Chambersburg
PA
USA
691 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2010 : 2:34:52 PM
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I saw a necktie made out of cassette tape film... 125$ but it was neat
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See my custom costumes, download free patterns, and hear some spook EVPs from Gettysburg, PA on my site, www.alterationsbyemily.com |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2010 : 11:47:08 AM
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Hot glue a marble on one side of the hole and a plastic pop bottle top to the other side of the hole and you now have a spinning top. Glue marble and top so the blank side is up and use markers to decorate. Kids love making them and then having spin offs. I have also used them as clock faces.
http://www.bboopster.blogspot.com
Nana to 4 with 1 on the way.
3 Blue Star Mother and Proud of it!
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2010 : 02:07:22 AM
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They make great minimalist/artsy drink coasters. You can decorate them or just turn them over and
use the silver side-up.
blessings,
~peggy
Lady In Red |
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2010 : 6:27:43 PM
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Supposedly, they are good for hanging in your vegetable garden to keep birds away from your vegetables or fruits.
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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Sourceress
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Elisabeth
Thurmont
MD
76 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2010 : 6:46:01 PM
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I have been saving DVDs for years with the idea of making a mobile or something - my plan was to hot-glue them together, with the shiny sides out, and a piece of fishing line (or whatever I decide to use to hang them) between the two. Then I was going to decorate them with dimensional fabric paint in glittery and metallic colours, maybe even glow-in-the-dark. Haven't gotten around to actually making it yet, but the idea is there.. :-) I have seen them used as the base for a Christmas tree craft at Scouts, and my best friend Sarah uses them to make drop spindles which she gives to the people who take her spinning classes at SCA events.
I'm sure I'll send this and then think of a bunch of other things, so if I do, I'll post them later. Good luck, and just get creative!
Lis
*the Sourceress*
unschooling mama to
Corwyn (4/99)
and Galen (5/01)
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monicarose
True Blue Farmgirl
406 Posts
Monica
Florida
USA
406 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 6:38:07 PM
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You can use the DVD empty case covers for keeping your paints moist when painting. open up the case, put your paint dabs in a circle like a color wheel...and when you're done for the moment, close up the case and it keeps your paints moist til next time...we learned this in a painting class...
Living for today! aka: Paper Rose |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 07:29:59 AM
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I once saw a cute idea for a children's craft. Purchase small figurines (winter, ice skating type) And glue a small magnet to the base of each one. Hold the dvd/cd in one hand, place the figurine on top and using another magnet under the dvd/cd and make the figurines ice skate.
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Bart
True Blue Farmgirl
115 Posts
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Posted - May 18 2010 : 12:37:03 PM
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Most paper shredders now have a slot for shredding CDs. I haven't figured out very many uses these for - but they are beautiful! I put some in tiny bottle with sand and shells and soldered the tops with an added loop to hang them with; I've put them inside a glass ornament.
? maybe some of you use the shredded CDs too?? any ideas? |
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