Decorative Mandalas From Old CDs

Using recyclable materials, decorate your own home in the most amazing and creative ways. Turn those old CDs into an extraordinary hanging decor.

Recycled Mandala Hanging Decor

What you'll need:

• old CDs
• Mandala round patterns
• scotch tape
• cutter or packaging tape
• acrylic paint (assorted color) & paint brush
• metallic paint (optional)
• marker
• aluminum wire 
• nylon string

Instructions:

1. Remove the silver coating from the disk. There are different ways to get rid of the coating depending on its type. Using a packaging tape is one of the easiest way. Apparently with my CDs, I had to use a cutter to scrape off the metallic foil. It required a lot of scratching and a bit messy but still I was able to achieve a transparent CD I needed for this project.

2. Using a scotch tape, secure the CD on the Mandala pattern. If you don't have available patterns at home, search the web for "Mandala CD round patterns" and print it out.

3. Outline the pattern directly on the CD using a black acrylic paint or a marker. Let it dry.

4. Paint and design the CDs using the assorted acrylic paints, according to your preference. Let it dry overnight. Good thing I got some help from my daughter who's an art enthusiast.

5. Heat up the aluminum wire and use it to drill holes on the CDs.

6. And for the final touch, use the nylon string to connect the CDs and create a hanging decor.

And viola! Here's our final project.

I enjoyed making art together with my daughter because I know that she's having fun. I can see how dedicated and passionate she is in terms of arts.

Our kids have different skills that only us, parents, can discover. Let us encourage and help them develop these innate skills for them to grow and improve more.