If you are of a certain age, and a certain demographic, you may remember making Christmas wreaths out of punch cards. (I can't remember a time when CDs weren't the preferred form of data storage, but my dad can...)
Sadly, those wreaths are long gone, but you can pay homage to this ancient tradition by creating your own, shinier, modern day version!
 
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shensala says: Sep 17, 2011. 11:05 AM
I am having trouble finding a craft ring to use for this project. Where did you find yours?
fegundez1 says: Dec 18, 2010. 5:26 AM
dollar store battery operated lights!!
DanWingo says: Jan 1, 2009. 11:59 AM
woohoo, go paul haha.
paulhogan (author) in reply to DanWingoJan 3, 2009. 12:30 PM
Yeeha!
paulhogan (author) says: Dec 24, 2008. 5:21 AM
Well, as everyone is saying this...
Yes, It would be pretty cool with lights!
I'm going to try that, as soon as I find a spare string. However, it is complicated by the fact that I don't have an outdoor plug, so it won't be happening too soon.
(Actually, there are lights peeking through the windows surrounding the door, but they don't reflect too much, and you can't see them in the photo.)
Phoghat in reply to paulhoganDec 25, 2008. 5:42 PM
Loved it, made it, added a string of battery operated led lights left over from something else. Frakkin awesome. Thanks.
Phoghat in reply to PhoghatDec 25, 2008. 5:43 PM
Wallgreens Drug used to sell the battery led lights. I bought a crapload after Christmas.
paulhogan (author) in reply to PhoghatDec 26, 2008. 6:34 AM
How did you add them? Just around, or poking through the holes, or shining through the CDs themselves? (Are super-bright LEDs bright enough to shine through? I want to know!)
Also... do you mean real Xmas lights, like you put on a tree, or do you mean the necklace things? My local drug store sells those for about a quarter!
Phoghat in reply to paulhoganDec 26, 2008. 1:05 PM
They were small battery operated Christmas string light with about 20 lights all together. They are not too bright . I put them into the hole in the CD and sort of bent them down to contact the surface. The effect isn't great unless its dark.
paulhogan (author) in reply to PhoghatDec 27, 2008. 2:28 PM
Excellent! I'll have to get some and try it. If you could post a picture of what you did with your wreath, I'd be grateful.
zomfibame says: Dec 23, 2008. 6:15 PM
Paulhogan said "rainbowy-ness" ..... haa haaa, I love it.... I think that might be one of my new favorite words. The CD wreath IS cool, but I'm thinkin' it would be verrry cool with lights.
imthatguy1125 says: Dec 21, 2008. 10:55 AM
put christmas lights on it then it could glow in the dark
Chiana_Rei says: Dec 17, 2008. 11:59 PM
add a batt pack and some blinky leds for backlight, I might try that
ChrysN says: Dec 17, 2008. 4:07 PM
Wow, that's really eye-catching, cool idea.
paulhogan (author) says: Dec 17, 2008. 3:00 PM
The photos don't really capture the full rainbowy-ness of it.
budsiskos says: Dec 17, 2008. 1:56 PM
ooooh shiney
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