Upcycle CD's into a Gem Covered Suncatcher

Have you got a collection of CD’s and DVD’s that you no longer need? Make a craft with them! There are loads of CD Upcycle ideas out there. Today we are going to turn a few old disks into beautiful suncatchers!

It’s midway through the Winter break for the kids, so we are looking for easy kids crafts. You will likely already have all the supplies for this craft in your cupboards.

You will need:

Gem Stones
Old CD’s or DVD’s
Craft Glue
Fishing Line

Have you seen Fifi and the Flowertots? It’s a super cute British kids cartoon. This DVD was sent to us from family in England. We watched it for years. We decided we are finished with this disk and it’s the first one to get glamourous.

This disk has pink showing through which makes it original. Simply glue your gems to the CD.

It looks really pretty if you can make a pattern with the gems.

This one started out organized but then things got very random.

The sparkle of the CD’s plain silver side will look fantastic spinning in the sun. Adding the gems makes a beautiful combination.

Okay it looks like a mess here but when it’s done its dazzling!

This is full of variety in sizes and random colours and it looks beautiful!

There is no need to drill a hole to tie it up. It already has one! Cut an arms length of fishing line, insert it through the Cd’s hole and tie a knot.

Hang it from the kitchen window and wait til you see the sun hit it!

This shows that your CD upcycle doesn’t need to be full of gems to look good. This one required no glue since the gems came on a page of gem stickers. No mess! Also, its quick-no need to wait for glue to dry.

Flip it over and decorate the other side.

This could be a great craft for a camping trip! Gem stickers, old CD’s, and ribbon or fishing line.

This was done with stickers also. Do you have a pre-teen who babysits? This would be a great craft for the babysitter to take to their babysitting job. I loved it when we had a young babysitter arrive with projects and crafts for the kids. Very good business plan kids!

This CD and DVD upcycle craft is a project you will really enjoy doing with your kids! I could see this given as a gift from the kids to their grandparents….or a sick friend or a teacher gift.

Have a look at some other suncatchers I’ve already done.