the guts of a dvd player
Posted by Leah on Jun 25, 2008
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a dvd player looks like? Honestly, I never had. But then my (cheap) dvd player broke, with a netflix movie stuck inside it. So…I took it apart.
One of the screws was on so tight that I ended up breaking the plastic exterior, and then I figured it was beyond repair, so I took apart all the stuff inside. Turns out dvd players have a lot of fancy circuit boards inside that look like the insides of a computer hard drive. (Bud dvd players are easier to take apart. If you’ve never tried taking apart a hard drive, you won’t fully appreciate just how difficult they are to dismantle - tiny, supertight screws, and thick metal casings - they are definitely built to last.)
I once got a bunch of free hard drives that someone was going to throw away because I thought pieces of the circuit boards would look really cool embedded in resin. But I quickly got frustrated with how difficult it was to get them apart and gave up on that idea.
Fast forward to last week, when my cheap dvd player broke. I finally have some circuit boards to make into jewelry! This one is going to look so cool once I get it cut into little pieces and covered in resin….
Felt Bead Earring Tutorial
Posted by Leah on Mar 20, 2008
I wrote a guest tutorial for Jewelry and Beading on using felt beads to make an easy, cute pair of earrings. You can make the felt beads yourself if you know how to felt wool, or buy them if you want more of an instant gratification project. I sell the ones I make in my etsy store. Here’s a link to the felt bead earring tutorial.
