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I have a few of those round boxes (round, clear plastic top and black bottom) from when my office gets CDs. They just toss them but I am wondering if anyone here has found a great use for them. It screams to be altered but I don't know what I would use it for afterward.
I did one 2 weeks ago. I baked 4 of those little mini bundt cakes, when cooled I placed it on the spindle and locked on the top.
Tied it up with ribbon and gave it as a birthday cake!
It worked! I guess I should have altered it more than ribbon, but I was rushed for time.
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I did one 2 weeks ago. I baked 4 of those little mini bundt cakes, when cooled I placed it on the spindle and locked on the top.
Tied it up with ribbon and gave it as a birthday cake!
Heehee! These types of CD boxes are referred to as "cake boxes" -- I bet no one ever expected anyone would put an actual cake in one, though!!! What a great idea!
I can't seem to locate my link to the project - but I have seen one of those CD holders turned into a carousel - with beautiful stamped horses and ribbons. Very pretty. If I find my link I will add later!
HTH!
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Not really stamp related but a friend turned one into a toy for her children. She filled the clear part with rice and added a bunch of small objects (thimble, marble, toy ring, tiny plastic animals, etc). She glued the base on. It is now an "I Spy" type toy for her children. Very fun.
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If you are talking about the CD cases - I made altered ones last year for a stamp camp swap at Convention. I used the Lovely as a Tree set and put in gravel (small) from a fish tank (un-used) to shake it around. People loved them. I also made quite a few as gifts around here- they are a great piece of artwork! They look very nice on an inexpensive stand.
HTH
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If you are talking about the CD cases - I made altered ones last year for a stamp camp swap at Convention. I used the Lovely as a Tree set and put in gravel (small) from a fish tank (un-used) to shake it around. People loved them. I also made quite a few as gifts around here- they are a great piece of artwork! They look very nice on an inexpensive stand.
HTH
I am not referring to the individual CD cases, but the round box that 25 CDs come in -
The one that I used was a bit taller, I think it may have had 50 or so CD's?
There was plenty of room above the little bundt for the dome. I wonder if we could make a chipboard shelf/tray to fit half way down and make it into a mini cupcake thingy?
__________________ Karen
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I get the CD spindle holders to alter - I have a few myself. But can anyone tell me what are Bundt cakes? is it an american term? I have not heard of them in the UK.
Bundt Cakes are round cakes with a whole in the middle. Generally the cake is baked upside down then when the cake has cooled you tip it over onto a plate to be decorated. Make Sense????????? :rolleyes:
I thought they would look cute filled with ribbon and lined up on a shelf.
Julie
Wonder how hard it would be to drill holes in the clear plastic sides? And use it like a ribbon purse? For the shorter pieces of ribbon? I am going to have to get mine out (find somewhere else for the CDs) and try to make this
This also could work for spooled ribbon I guess (if the ribbon spools will fit around the spike in the middle), then do a row of holes for the ribbon to feed out of.
I get the CD spindle holders to alter - I have a few myself. But can anyone tell me what are Bundt cakes? is it an american term? I have not heard of them in the UK.
They show one in the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" its one of my favorite scenes :lol:
In Tesco's they used to have Angel Food cakes - Bundt cake tins are similar that they are tyre shaped not disc shaped, and more domed for the edges - a bundt cake is very similar in taste to a pound cake. IMO.
Use for round 25-CD boxes that they come in
