Standing CD Picture Frame

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Standing CD Picture Frame - finished frame without the blue paper heart

Do you have any old CDs laying around that you no longer need? Scratched CDs or free CDs that get mailed to yout home as advertisement?

You can upcycle those old CDs/DVDs into a nice picture frame and stand. I actually made this as decor accent piece for a friend's baby shower! In the spot underneath her name is going to be a photo of her sonogram.

You can customize your picture frame anyway you would like. For the stand, you can use binder clips or clothespins.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Supplies:

X-Acto knife
hot glue
glue stick
CD
binder clip
scrapbook paper
ribbons
Scrabble pieces
floral craft decorations

Steps:

Using an X-Acto knife trace around the CD on the paper you would like the base of the frame to be. (I used scrap kraft paper and since I am going to put on a bow I did not need to cover the entire CD circle.)

Standing CD Picture Frame - trace around the CD onto your paper

Standing CD Picture Frame - bow will cover upper area

I used burlap/gold glittery wire edged ribbon to form a bow shape. Then I pinched the center and used the teal ribbon to secure a knot to create my bow.

Standing CD Picture Frame - wire edged ribbon for bow

Standing CD Picture Frame - pinch in order to tie center

Now you can play around with any decoration ideas you may have and use items you already have on hand (i.e: random Scrabble pieces, stickers, or floral accents).

Standing CD Picture Frame - play around with the arrangement of the decorations

Now you are ready to finalize your decorations. Using a glue stick, glue the kraft paper down. Secure the bow with hot glue. And add binder clips so the CD can stand.

Standing CD Picture Frame - glue the paper to the CD and add the bow, attach clips so the CD can stand

Standing CD Picture Frame - undecorated paper covered CD

It is ready to decorate. Once you are ready secure all pieces down with hot glue. I ended up liking the name underneath the bow and the flowers all around.