Friday, June 07, 2013

Mosaic CD Picture Frame

Mosaic CD Picture Frame

Looks like mosaic glass, right? Its actually just an old CD cut up and glued to a wooden frame and painted with green metallic paint. The photo is printed black & white on an inkjet printer, and colored with pencil crayons.

SPECIAL NOTE: I entered this project in an online craft contest. If you like it, please go to: http://www.michaelscontest.com/uploads/599 and vote for me. Help me reach my goal of actually meeting Martha Stewart and finally crossing it off my To Do list!
1. I used a heavy duty scissors to cut a couple of old CDs into 1/2" strips, and then into 1/2" squares. Care needs to be taken to keep the shiny film from peeling off one side of the CD. It needs to stay on to keep the iridescent look to the tiles.
2. Glue a double row of the CD squares to a wooden frame using tacky... [via Art Projects For Kids]