How To Make a Suncatcher
- December 4, 2007
- 7,262 Views
Produced by
Howcast Media
Directed by
Kevin Hall
Voice-Over Artist
Melanie Siegel
Production Designer
Karin Olsen
Music
Edison Music Corp
Writer
maura_rhodes
Art Director
dewig
Ask your family if anyone has an old CD lying around—maybe a scratched one from your mom or dad, or one of baby lullabies that your brother or sister has outgrown. They’ll be amazed when you transform their trash into a shiny window decoration.
You Will Need
- An old CD
- Glitter contact paper
- A pencil
- Scissors
- A grown-up
- A hole punch
- Yarn or string
- Hole punches in different shapes (optional)
- Shiny stickers (optional)
Step 1: Pick base
Pick one color of glitter contact paper as your base and lay the CD on a piece of it.
Step 2: Trace CD
Trace around the CD with a pencil.
Step 3: Cut out circle
Cut out the circle of contact paper.
Step 4: Stick to CD
Carefully peel off the backing from the contact paper and carefully stick it to the non-shiny side of CD so that you’re covering up any writing or designs on the disc.
Make sure you have the contact paper centered before you press it down, and smooth it a little bit at a time to avoid making wrinkles or air bubbles in it.
Step 5: Cut shape for hole
Cut a shape—like a star, a circle, or a heart—out of some contact paper and use it to cover the hole on the shiny side of the CD.
Step 6: Decorate CD
Now get creative! Cut out shapes from the other pieces of contact paper and stick them on the CD. You can draw designs and cut them out or use hole punches in different shapes.
Stickers will work too—just be sure to use ones that are shiny or glittery.
Step 7: Cut out 2 shapes
When you’re finished decorating your suncatcher, cut out two identical shapes of contact paper about the size of a quarter.
Fold or stack two pieces of contact paper so when you cut out your shape you automatically cut two matching pieces.
Step 8: Create tab
Peel the backing off of one and stick it to the top of your suncatcher so that half of it is attached and the other half sticks up. Now do the same on the other side, being careful to line up the two pieces exactly, and press their tops together. You’ll hang the suncatcher from this tab.
Step 9: Punch hole
Punch a hole through the top of the tab.
Step 10: Hang suncatcher
Loop a piece of yarn or string through the hole, tie the ends together, then hang your creation in a window where it can catch some rays.
The sun has existed for about four and a half billion years and will probably keep shining for another five billion.
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over 4 years ago by KatieL
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