Many of you who have been around since the floppy disk days would have seen loads of floppy disks becoming unusable for storage of data. Like the old CDs these days, the old unused floppy disks used to create a lot of junks. If you still have those floppy, here are cool ways to use some useful stuff using old unused floppy disks.
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This post has a collection of how you can use your floppy disks in interesting ways. All the creative ideas are via instructables.com
1. Floppy Ceiling Lamp
You can create a nice looking ceiling lamp using floppy. Here Floppy discs were used to update an old ceiling lamp.
More info here.
2. Floppy Disk Notebook
Create some nice Floppy Disk Notebooks using some pretty simple instructions.
More info here.
3. Floppy Disk Bill Caddy
Conveniently build a caddy to hold all bill paying supplies and unpaid bills.
More info here.
4. Earrings made from floppy disk parts!
Make some cute looking metal earrings in five-minutes.
More info here.
5. Floppy Disks into Bracelets, Necklaces, or Belts
Easy to make floppy disk jewelries!
More info here.
6. Floppy Disk Laptop Desk/Stand
Here is a Laptop desk made from 82 floppy disks.
More info here.
7. Floppy Disk Pen Holder
This is very simple and most of you would have already tried.
More info here.
8. Floppy Disk Bird Feeder
Create a bird feeder with old floppy disks.
More info here.
9. Floppy Disk Wall Clock
This is a cute one. Make a Floppy Disk Wall Clock using your old Floppy Disks
More info here.
10. Floppy Wallet
Make a floppy wallet to store your cash
More info here.
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