We have teetering piles of orphaned cds at home, which means we have an equal number of empty cd cases. Not very glamorous on their own, but with a no-sew makeover, the cases can be turned into chunky, modern photo displays that double as candleholders.
I printed images on vellum paper so the cube gives off a gauzy glow when lit from the inside. Some of my readers told me they made different versions as gifts, personalizing them with photos from friends and family members’ trips. Once the telltale edges of the cases are covered in ribbon, no one is the wiser that this wasn’t picked up in some in-the-know boutique. But I’m such a dork that I’ll take any chance to blurt out, Isn’t this cool? I made it from CD cases!
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great! i found you via the craft dpt. you live in ny! id love to go there! i live in argentina, so far away! ill keep on reading! oh, i do the same thing, i always tell everything!
really clever & cute!
how cool! I just de-junked a bunch of old cds, but didn’t throw them out yet. Fun project!
This is so fantastic! I’m not a mom, but I really enjoy your blog.
brilliant little idea. beautifully upcycled. and thanks for the bubble reviews. how i wish i could’ve attended. so magical! off to check them all out…
That is cool! Very cool!
That is a great idea! I’m going to have to give this a try.
Wow! What a great way to repurpose CD boxes. Really cool! I will spread the word.
I thought this was such a great idea and pretty! I wrote about this on my blog. Hope you don’t mind. Thanks for sharing this idea with us.
really creative, it’s simple and useful. thanks for sharing your idea.
I found you through a tweet on Twitter! Brilliant and beautiful idea. Great project to teach kids about repurposing.
I found you via a Tweet too! :)
Great idea! I have a pile of CD cases too… will be giving this a try! :)
Love this idea and wanted to share with my readers:
http://little-miss-planner.blogspot.com/2009/04/photo-cubes.html
LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog! I’ve been following it for ages! :)
These are gorgeous!