Last week my husband came home from work and told me he had brought me home a GIFT! YAY for gifts, right? Was it diamonds? Chocolate? Maybe a trip to a spa? Nope, my husband brought me home a stack of old CDs from work that were about to be thrown in the trash! Well, at least my ‘live green’ message is getting through to somebody, right? Since I now had a stack of old CDs to use, I started to look through recycled craft ideas on Pinterest to figure out what do do with them. You would be amazed at how many recycled crafts there are on the internet! Seriously…I don’t think people should throw anything away without a quick search online to find a new use for your stuff! If you find yourself with a few leftover CDs or DVDs and need a creative way to use them here are a few easy directions on how to turn them into some cute CD coasters!
NOTE: The CDs my husband brought home were small…not a standard sized CD. These directions will for for whatever sized CD you have!
Table of Contents
Recycled Craft Idea: CD Coaster
Posts feature partner companies & may be sponsored. Post contains affiliate links & I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Supplies:
CDs or DVDs
Krylon Indoor/Outdoor White Spray Primer
Felt
Colorful fabric
Hard Surface Mod Podge
Medium sized paintbrush
sharp fabric scissor
newspaper
pen or pencil for tracing
hot glue gun
Directions:
✯Don’t want to miss the next post?✯ Follow Turning the Clock Back on Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest Or join the private Facebook group for simple tips on going green! 
1. Trace your CDs onto your fabric and your felt. You will want one piece of circular felt and one fabric circle for each CD coaster you want to make.
2. Spray each side of the CD with 2 coats of white primer, letting it dry between each coat. This took very little time for the primer I used.
3. Cut out the circles from the fabric and felt
4. Once the final coat of primer is dry on the CD, you want to hot glue the felt circles onto one side.
5. To the top of each CD apply a thin layer of Mod Podge. Lay a fabric circle on top and smooth out any wrinkles.
6. Let dry 20 minutes and apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the top of the fabric.
7. Let fabric dry for 2 hours and apply a second coat of Mod Podge. Let dry at least 2 hours before storing or using.
These are a cheap and easy way to make LOTS of coasters. Perfect for college dorm rooms, an outdoor party, or any other place where you have a need for coasters but very little money to spend. I found cute coordinating fabrics at Michaels but you could use whatever you happen to have lying around the house.
Have you made any recycled crafts recently?
Inspired by Crafts by Amanda
Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire and has worked in cancer research, academics, and biotechnology. Concern over the growing incidence of human disease and the birth of her children led her to begin living a more natural life. She quickly realized that the information she was learning along the way could be beneficial to many others and started blogging and freelance writing to share this knowledge with others. Learn more about her HERE.
These are awesome Diane! I haven’t seen the smaller CDs like these, so glad my tutorial was helpful, and thanks so much for the link 🙂
thanks for the inspiration! I had fun making them!
This project reminded me of the commercials where the couple collected all the AOL disks that came in the mail and made wall art out of them. The coasters would be better suited for long term use. Great post!
Glad you enjoyed the post! You can also hang them in the garden to scare away critter!
I’m going to try this with my art club at school. I have 2 questions. 1st,, why is the primer needed?
2nd, could I use paper instead of material?
Thanks!
The primer is generally a protective coat… sortof a sealant. Paper might works as well but I am not sure.
I’ve seen cases used to hold cards, pictures, and mini art projects and placed on a wall—think mini picture frames.
You can use the cds in a mobile doing pictures/art on both sides. I think inspirational words or quotes would be awesome.
Great idea… thanks for sharing!
I always have trouble finding coasters to buy because the sweat from the glass always runs off or drops everywhere. Will this solve that problem?
I found that they were absorbent enough that I didn’t have this problem.
Christmas ornaments, a mobile with art subject of your choice–Easter, Christmas, Fourth of July, Birds, cars, sports, etc