Make Art from Guitar Strings
After changing your guitar strings, you don't have to throw the old ones away. You can be creative and turn them into a work of art. The finished product can make an interesting centerpiece or even a wonderful gift for a musical friend!
Steps
- Collect about 30 old guitar strings. You can probably get them free at any guitar or music store. Buy some pretty picks while you're there or make your own.
- Gather the rest of your supplies, as listed in the Things You'll Need section below.
- Glue the wine bottle cork to the center of the CD(shiny side up) using Super Glue or a hot glue gun.
- Cut the guitar strings about {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} in length.
- Cram the straight ends of each string down into the cork, varying heights and locations.
- Glue the picks together and glue them to any string, so that they resemble butterflies.
- Set your creation in direct sunlight and watch it wiggle and sparkle.
- Finished.
Warnings
- When the strings are cut, watch out for sharp ends. They can give you quite a nasty cut.
- Be careful not to burn yourself with the glue gun.
- Use Scotch tape to cover the hole on the underside (non-shiny side) of the CD so that you won't spill glue onto the table.
Things You'll Need
- Any old CD
- Wine bottle cork
- Needle-nose pliers
- Hot-glue gun or Super Glue
- Matching guitar picks
- Old guitar strings
