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Funky Craft and More Baking

July 13, 2008 By Spoonful of Sugar - 24 Comments

This week I have made some funky CD mobiles. They look really effective!

This is how I  made them: I first placed a CD top side up. Then placed some monofilament thread (or fishing line would work just as well) down the middle and put some glue on the CD. Then lay another CD on top with the writing facing inwards. Continue this until it is a length you are happy with. I strung them up from the light fitting in my room.

I have also made these delicous cupcakes with butter cream frosting and marshmallow flowers.

Posted By Sarah

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  1. Erin says

    July 13, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    Sarah – Love the Marshmallow flowers! Too cute! Go to my blog for some cute cupcakes I made last night. I got the idea from Laura of Smore Cupcakes.

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  2. Rachel says

    July 14, 2008 at 11:22 am

    These cupcakes look SO good! And I love your avatar, too!

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  3. crafty things says

    July 13, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    Love the decorations on the cupcakes. Do the mobiles sparkle in the light?

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  4. our shabby cottage says

    July 13, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    I want to come to your house!!!
    kathryn.

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  5. Cathy says

    July 13, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    Just lovely Sarah – my boys would probably love one of those mobiles. The cupcakes look divine!

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  6. Wendy says

    July 13, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    Just brilliant – love how the mobile repurposes old CD’s!!!

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  7. Hoppo Bumpo says

    July 13, 2008 at 10:17 pm

    The cupcakes are gorgeous. I have no idea how you make the marshmallow petals looks so nice. Every time I try to cut marshmallows my flowers look mangled!

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  8. Soo says

    July 14, 2008 at 2:42 am

    Yum! those cupcakes look too good to eat!

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  9. driftwood says

    July 14, 2008 at 3:24 am

    really cute cakes!

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  10. Lisa says

    July 14, 2008 at 4:53 am

    Your mobile would look perfect in any teenagers room Sarah.

    Buttercream frosting sounds just divine and the flower marshmallows are so cute.

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  11. Ruth says

    July 14, 2008 at 6:55 am

    Hi Sarah
    I love your cupcakes and mobile! Lovely!

    Ruth xx

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  12. Arlene says

    July 14, 2008 at 8:15 am

    Those marshmallow flowers are ADORABLE! I’ll have to remember that. I have two little girls who love all things pink and pretty (and sugary)!

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  13. LizzieJane says

    July 14, 2008 at 11:10 am

    What beautiful cupcakes, I’m coming to your house for tea!
    What a great idea for a mobile, it’s so great to recycle stuff.

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  14. Selina says

    July 14, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    You’ve won me over with the cupcakes!

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  15. Cascade Lily says

    July 14, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    I am NOT showing my daughter those cupcakes! Yummy!

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  16. Leanne says

    July 14, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    I would weigh 150kg if I lived with your Sarah…those cupcakes look very yummy. Cute mobile.

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  17. Jacquie says

    July 14, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    CD’s make great mobiles. Love them! They make great wall art too.

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  18. Kellie says

    July 14, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Sarah you are so busy you make me feel like I need to have a lay down! Yum!

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  19. BigCat says

    July 15, 2008 at 1:55 am

    Yum. Yum. The cupcakes look great.

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  20. Tine says

    July 15, 2008 at 4:24 am

    I love the marshmallow flowers!! What a cute idea 🙂

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  21. méri says

    July 15, 2008 at 4:58 am

    Check out my blog, please :))

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  22. Christy says

    July 15, 2008 at 8:42 am

    your cd mobile rocks! i can just imagine the spectrum of colours it creates.

    your cupcakes are yummy and so pretty!

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  23. Thimbleanna says

    July 15, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    Great job Sarah! Those cupcakes look yummy!

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  24. Rosezilla says

    July 20, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    Oops, it didn’t post my last comment. I’ll try again. The cupcakes are darling, almost look too good to eat. The mobiles look like something i got at Party City for my mom’s 50’s theme party, they were a big hit!

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