8 Cool Clocks Upcycled from Computer Parts
For those who would rather look at their wall for the time than their screen, these 8 cool clocks are made from upcycled computer parts.
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CD Case Audio Player
Dmitry Grinberg, like many people reading this, needed a holiday card. Many people would settle for something normal printed on cardboard, or even a “fancy” card with an audio chip embedded in it. This wasn’t good enough for Dmitry, and he instead decided to construct his own “card”, using a CD jewel case as the […]
Chuck’s Custom Tremolo Box Uses Upcycled Dummy Discs
Weekend Projects maker Chuck writes in with his custom Optical Tremolo Box, turning light-programmable waveforms into unique audio effects. He demonstrates four audio effects made by patterns drawn or painted onto re-used clear polycarbonate dummy discs from CD spindles.
How To: Reflective Garden Decor from Recycled CDs
The Crafty Chica Garden Glam Challlenge is in full effect, and I can’t stop thinking about ways to incorporate all things sparkly into my garden. I live in the wine country (Russian River Valley Appelation, for those who care!) and picked up a great trick from the grape growers. They hang shiny silver tape from […]
CDornaments
Throw a CD in the shredder to create this ornament.
How-To: CDornaments
Genius. Brilliant. Clever. Sparkly. Instructables user gmoon has a great tutorial for shredding CDs into crystalline decorations.
Flashback: Recycled Kaleidoscope
With MAKE Volume 20, the Kids Issue, on newsstands right now, I got to thinking about previous MAKE projects that would be fun to build with the bambinos over the holidays. The Recycled Kaleidoscope project from MAKE Volume 14 would be a super fun build. Got any plastic CD cases laying around? Put em to […]
