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Sparkle An array of sparkling crafts, each with its own special razzle-dazzle From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-111L

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Disco Balls

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza make a sparkling disco ball from old CDs that will really get you grooving.

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Disco Ball

Materials:

4" foam ball
bamboo skewer
glue gun
hot glue
old compact disks
silver shank button
craft scissors
fishing line
tape
silver spray paint

Figure A

1. Spray-paint the ball silver and allow to dry. When it's dry, use the bamboo skewer to pierce completely through the center (figure A).

2. Determine the length of the line needed to hang the disco ball. Double the measurement and add 3"; cut the fishing line to that measurement (e.g., if you want the ball to hang down 10", the measurement would be 23").

3. Thread the button onto the length of fishing line; slide the button to the center and secure with a knot.

4. Tape the loose ends of the fishing line to the bamboo skewer and thread the skewer through the disco ball. You should have a shank button on one end and two loose pieces of fishing line on the other end. Tie the ends of the fishing line together at the top to create the hanger.

5. Use craft scissors to cut the compact disks into 1/4"-1/2" squares (figure B). Hot-glue the cut squares on the center of the ball (figure C). Work all the way around the ball before filling in the top and bottom sections with cut pieces (glue the pieces as close together as possible).

Figure B

Figure C

6. Hang and shine light onto the ball.

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