The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

10 – The best use for all those “Crazy Frog” cd’s (source)
Sure this one is a little odd, but just look at some of the other images in the (source) link and you will soon agree with me that this is in fact quite…. beautiful! Well I thought so anyway.

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

9 – Burn we off a fan! (source)
What I really like about this one it the easy to follow step-by-step guide to make one in the source link! All you will need is a motor (Port USB = max. 2,5W !) 2 Cds, USB cable and a cardboard or plastic tube

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

8 – What can I do with all those keep fit DVD’s?!? (source)
Is that MC Hammer workout DVD just not “working out” for you? Well why not turn it and all those other DVD workouts into an actual workout with this rather impressive CD and DVD dumbbells, this one might surprise you just how heavy it is!

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

7 – Dance of the rooftops! (source)
Much in the same vein as the number 1 in the previous post is this rather impressive roof top made from CD’s as roof tiles! Water proof, built to last forever and it would look amazing! But on a hot summers day it might well blind a few birds that are flying over.

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

6 – Make a:”Shining Waste Landscape” (source)
Some art installations are amazing and wonderful to look at. And then there is this, because incredible and jaw dropping are just a few words that only just come close to describing how amazing this is, take 5 mins out of my blog and click on that source link to find out more.

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

5 – Time to upgrade (source)
Have you just recently upgraded to a newer version of Windows? Well then why not consider turning that old CD or DVD in a clock like this rather impressive one made from a Windows 2000 disk! Best thing for it I say, but if like you me have no chance of making one due to lack of craft skills just click on the source link and you can buy them! Cool eh!

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

4 – Light the way for all those old photo cd’s! (source)
Technically speaking this shouldn’t work but does, if you stack a load of CD or DVD’s on a spindle they are air tight between each other right?…WRONG! And it is those gaps that make this lamp made of old CD’s look simply incredible and there is a in-depth step-by-step guide in the (source) link! What are you waiting for? Make one now!!!

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

3 – In the night garden (source)
There are many variations on turning old CD’s and DVD’s into owls in all manner of craft related ways, but this one for me was the best and wouldn’t be that hard to copy at all.

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

2 – Make the party hits live again! (source)
This is a great use of the perfectly reflective aspect of all those old CD’s and what better use of that scratched, and unplayable party hits CD than to turn it into the highlight of any party with the amazing recycled CD’s Disco ball! And best of all the step-by-step guide to making it is in the (source) link! So get down tonight and make one of these today!

The World’s Top 10 Best Uses of old Compact Discs

1 – The Jungle Book DVD comes back to life! (source)
I don’t know what you all think, but for me nothing even gets close to being as incredible as this. This is the work of “Sean Edward Avery” and he is a writer-illustrator of children’s picture books, a graphic designer and sculptor! And he doesn’t see old CD or DVD’s, he sees animals and please do take a look at his site in the (source) link because I promise you this image above is nothing compared to some of the others he has made. A true genius for sure.

Ten Best Wacky Kitchen Gadgets

Here is the perfect nerdy coffee maker! Who wouldn’t want a R2D2 sitting in their kitchen dribbling coffee?  (Source)

Here is the ultimate play with your food kit! It includes extracts and texturing agents so you can play with texture of juices, creams, dressings and sauces. Now no one will scold you when you play with your food ever again. (source)

For big or little kids. Just anyone who loves homemade pizza, this is the cutter for you! This little monkey is cute as a button and his legs move when he cuts the pizza. Let him bike over your pizza next time!
(source)

For those folks who get bored just drinking coffee/tea or your choice of liquid. A cup that you can play with. For whatever reason (long meeting at the office perhaps) with this cup you don’t have to be bored for long! Using build on blocks  (LEGO™,Mega Bloks, PixelBlocks, KRE-O, K’NEX Bricks™) you can turn those boring moments into golden moments! You can even put wheels on it to make it mobile! (source)

Take me to your plate! Wait a minute! These wind up salt and pepper shakers will walk to your plate across the table. No more reaching for these little rascals. They will come to you! Who wouldn’t think having robots are not fun to have! (source)

Why have boring toast when you can have fun with it? This Pop Art Toaster has different plates so you can give your love ones toast with a message on it. How much fun is that? (source)



Unfortunately here is a future fridge you can’t buy yet, but I’m told it’s not far off to be able to do so. I just had to include it as it looks so cool and outer spacey. This fridge has no doors and no shelves, what it does have is semi-solid green goo that suspends your food and cools it down at the same time. You just reach in and grab what you want! (source)


For those of us that just can’t step away from our computers to even cook a decent meal! A laptop that doubles as a stove top! Now talk about a novel concept! You can cook and blog at the same time! I need one of those! Of course it’s not quite ready for public consumption (ha) but it will be soon! (source)


Ever wanted to join the circus? Well now you can have part of the circus join you! Here is a unique knife storage unit. It has five stainless steel knifes that are held on the circle with magnets, they are nestled in  protected sleeves. To make it seem like you are a true knife thrower it turns! Nothing like having a little fun while you cook. (source)


How about a gun that shoots jerky? You got it! The barrel holds a whole pound of meat folks. It comes with spice packets and 3 different nozzles. Each which ‘shoots’ a different style. After you’ve shot your beef then dry your sticks of jerky in an oven or a dehydrator. Fun times in the kitchen! (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Surfing Animals

polar bear surfing

Here is a fact about me…I can’t swim! But my dog “Alfie” loves the water, But there forth is the start to this blog, because the other day when we went to the beach, he started swimming after some poor kid on a surf board because he had what looked like a tennis ball attached by sting to it. (so he can find it if he falls off) But to Alfie it wasn’t a safety device it was his ball and sadly for me he managed to get the “ball” and pull on it enough to make the poor kid fall in the water! Well I was so embarrassed that I lied and told the small boy that my dog just loves surfing! He said he wanted to see him do it, but I lied again and said it was to cold. So to try and make up for my sins I have decided to bring you…

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Surfing Animals 

Surfing alpaca

10 – Alpaca: He always sticks to hoof and safety! (source)

Surfing Goat

9 – Goat: Doesn’t look like a idiot even though he has a surfer dude Goatee (source)

Surfing Dog

8 – Dog: Believe it of not this dog was the winner at the 2008 Dog Surfing competition! (source)

Surfing Rat

7 – Rat: Always says cheese when the camera is around! (source)

surfing cat

6 – Cat: Doesn’t need big waves in order to still look cool (source)

Surfing Seagull

5 – Seagull: Was ready for the sea since birth. (source)

polar bear surfing

4 – Polar Bear: Looks… buff! (source)

Rabbit Surfing

3 – Rabbit: Will get Gnarly for carrots! (source)

Ducks Surfing.

2 – Duck: Likes to train the little ones! (source)

Surfing Mouse

1 – Mouse: Has seen “Point Break” about 40 times so he knows what he is doing!(source)

The World’s Top 10 Most Unique Aquariums Inside furniture

Bed Aquarium

I am one of those people that can sit down and watch a fish tank/ aquarium for hours on end. The countless hours inside Sea-Life centres looking at all the amazing sea life just swimming around and going about there daily lives. But what brings us here today is a very special breed of people that love watching fish far, far more than me. So much in fact that they have decided to incorporate aquariums in the most unusual places I ever thought I would see. It brings me great pleasure to bring you…

The World’s Top 10 Most Unique Aquariums Inside furniture

The World’s Top 10 Most Unique Aquariums Inside furniture

10 – Inside a coffee table! (source)
There are some amazing coffee tables out there that I would love to own and have in my front living room, but none much better than this one with a full on aquarium built inside of it!

The World’s Top 10 Most Unique Aquariums Inside furniture

9 – Bookcase! (source)
What I really like about this one is that it’s not rocket science, the maker just has a normal fish tank and they have clearly built a entire bookcase around it! Cleaver, yes! But also very simple to copy ourselves.

The World’s Top 10 Most Unique Aquariums Inside furniture

8 – Old TV (source)
There is a little touch of genius in these, as it is not only cool looking but also a great use of an older TV set that has blown and no longer in use! You just know there is a massive market for people to try and make their own and sell them. Recycling at it very best.

Fishtank in door

7 – Door! (source)
OK, OK it is not actually inside the door. But it does give the illusion of it! And this old storage cupboard turned into a aquarium is a great idea especially when you use an old external door like this designer has done, and with the exposed brickwork it is nothing short of amazing.

Aquarium inside office desk

6 – Office Desk (source)
Nothing more says “CEO” than a office desk that is also a rather impressive aquarium! Although I have to say that it might well distract me from my work, if I had one it would probably mean I owned the company! So it wouldn’t matter what I did anyway.

sofa with built in aquarium

5 – Sofa (source)
While it is very, very impressive this sofa / aquarium might not be the most comfortable thing you have ever sat on, with it’s hard edges I just get that feeling. But hey! I might be wrong and in fact what you are seeing is the most amazing sit fish tank in the World!

mantelpiece aquarium

4 – Mantelpiece (source)
What better way to cover that boring old mantelpiece than to wrap an entire aquarium around it! Not only stunning to look at, but it also creates a real illusion on depth.

Bed Aquarium

3 – Overhead Bedside Cabinet. (source)
WOW! That is just about the only thing I can say whenever I look at it! Well anyway, this overhead bedside cabinet does look impressive you might stay up all night thinking it was going to leak or maybe just stay up all night watching the fish swim over your head! Either way you are not going to be getting much sleep.

Aquarium in sink

2 – Bathroom sink–(source)
It just doesn’t get any better than this stunning aquarium that is built inside a bathroom sink! Who says I have everything on my blog except the kitchen sink? Well now I have that as well! This is definitely the most amazing one I have ever seen, but there is one more that is just a touch more unique than this one…

fish tank toilet

1 – Toilet (source)
I promise you! I really do like to look at aquariums, but this one that is built inside a toilet is going too far, while I did indeed make it number 1 for the sheer levels of the word “unique” it covers, I do think it is just a stage too far, but also kind of amazing all in one very oddly placed fish tank.

The World’s Top 10 Best Things to do With Empty Toilet Rolls

Toliet roll sculpture from Yuken Teruya

Images of things that have been recycled into something cooler than what it originally was is one of my favourite things to look at. Most people call it “Upcycling” But I call it pure genius. From old ladders, cars, books and even pallets, they have all been given the upcycling treatment. But what about normally pointless empty toilet paper rolls?!? Surly there is something we can turn them into!? Well it seems that there are hundreds of amazing ideas that people have come up with to use them up. Well I have not got the time to bring you hundreds of them and you have most probably not got the time to read them. So why don’t we just take a look at what I think is…

The World’s Top 10 Best Things to do With Empty Toilet Rolls

Art Caddy from Cardboard (Toilet Paper) Rolls

10 – Everything has it’s place (source)
We start this post of with a good one. This rather amazing “Stationary Caddy” is prefect to use up lots of loo rolls all at once, and great to make with kids or without. Want to make one? Well just click on that (source) link and away you go! (might have a go myself)

Toliet roll sculpture from Yuken Teruya

9 – Welcome to the “Corner Forest” (source)
What you are looking at is the art work of “Yuken Teruya” and is nothing more than some old toilet rolls that make been cut and folded to look like sprouting and spreading branches!   While this is most probably way beyond us normal peoples art skills, it is still worth including because with a little bit of practice you might be able to do something similar.

DIY loo roll bird feeder

8 – Feed the birds! (source)
Simply roll an empty toilet roll in peanut butter and then roll that in some seeds and Bob’s your uncle you have an instant DIY bird feeder! This amazing idea is done step by step with you over on the (source) link. Good use of empty rolls and great fun to make as well.

Wrought Iron toilet roll art

7 – From cardboard to Iron! (source)
This is not some weird Alchemy Transmutation but is in fact something rather amazing to make with all those empty toilet rolls!  And the best bit is that there is once again a full on step-by-step guide  on the (source) link! This just might be worth a go I think.

paper towel rolls marble run.

6 – It is all fun and games! (source)
This “Marble Run” game made with several old loo rolls is perfect for birthday party fun, or maybe just to keep the little ones amused. Stuff it, even I want to have a play with this!!!

Castle made with used loo rolls

5 – Fit for a Princess (source)
Now before anyone says anything I know this is not the most original thing made with toilet rolls but this image, this build is! What I love about it is that its not too hard to copy and this one looks far better than all the other castle built with loo rolls. Also, please do check out the (source) link as it leads to the artist who made it and fellow wordpress blogger.

Bat made with toilet roll

4 – “Just who is….BatRoll?!?” (source)
Love it , love it, love it! This fantastic idea for Halloween doesn’t just look great but is also fairly simple to make. Just click on the (source) link and there is a great step-by-step guide on how to make them. Fun to make even if Halloween is a long time away I think!

Tissue Tube Dwarfs

3 – Which one is wipey?!? (source)
Why not bring a touch of Disney Magic to your home by making these rather cool looking Dwarfs from Snow White?!? Simple to make (via the simple to follow guide in the “source” link) and they would be great fun to make with the little ones or maybe for a Christmas decoration.

Amazing artwork done with loo rolls

2 – Toilet roll and happy memories. (source)
WOW! For me that is just about all I can say about these incredible pieces of art so maybe it is best to just hand you over to the words of the artist themselves a Ms Annastassia Elias: “I cut the small paper shapes that I stick inside the toilet paper rolls. I use tweezers to manipulate the paper shapes. I select the paper of the same colour as the roll. It gives the illusion that the paper figures make part of the roll.” So it is nothing that the likes of you and me will be able to replicate. But it’s still worth including in this list for sure.

Loo Roll Wire Organizer Box

1 – Nerds can upcycle as well! (source)
For me it just doesn’t get any better than this. Being a nerd I have more wires than I can use and always have bags and draws full of them. Well I think that is in the past, because now I know how to make one of these amazing “Toilet roll wire organiser” by following the step-by-step guide to make on in the (source) link! This is DIY done epically!