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Mom's CD Letter Holder

Designed by: Kathleen George

Typical Project Completion Time: 1-2 hours

Use up three or four of those CD's that get sent to you in the mail, and make Mom a lovely letter or note holder for Mother's Day.

CD Letter Holder
Materials:

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:

Heart, 6" x 1"
Other Materials:
Recycled compact discs, three or four
Floral fabric "fat quarter" (from quilting department)
Coordinating silk flowers, two small bunches
Serrated knife
Candle stub or paraffin
Ruler
Wide flat paintbrush
Paper towels
Scissors
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue

CD Letter Holder
Project Instructions:

1. Cut three or four 5-1/2" squares from fabric. For each CD, spread thin layer of white glue over label side and smooth a fabric square over glue; let dry and trim excess.

2. Cut two 1-1/2" x 12" strips from fabric. Glue fabric strips around edge of foam heart, overlapping as needed. Clip corners and fold excess fabric to bottom; glue to secure. Note: If desired, trace heart onto wrong side of fabric and cut out; glue to bottom of heart.

3. To make inserting discs easier, first cut 3/8"-deep, equally-spaced parallel grooves into top of foam heart. Cut straight down, not at an angle. Apply thin line of white glue along each CD slit and press discs 1/2" to 3/4" deep into slit.

4. Glue silk flower bunch to each side of discs as shown.

Project reprinted courtesy of The Dow Chemical Company, Manufacturer of Genuine STYROFOAM(R) Brand Foam.