Making a Vinyl Record Bowl

Trinket Bowl from a Vinyl Record

Another thrifty present for Christmas is to take some old vinyl albums or records large or small and make them into trinket bowls. Place the vinyl on top of a smaller glass bowl and put in the oven for about 5 minutes till the vinyl starts to droop into the bowl. It's easier if you put a heavy tin of something on top but if you do be sure to open the tin a bit so it doesn't burst under pressure. As the vinyl droops into the glass bowl because the glass bowl is smaller, the vinyl will also flute all round the edges in folds which are very pretty. Then take out the oven and let it cool and you have a nice trinket bowl which can be filled with sweets. It makes a groovy present for a teenager as retro is fashionable and it's also recycling old stuff.

By Carol from England

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Vinyl Record Bowl Instructions

This is an easy recycled craft that you can make in 20 minutes or less. It makes a hip container for that small potted plant that you are planning to give someone as a gift this Christmas.

Warning: Make sure you do this in a well ventilated area to avoid inhaling fumes. Open windows and make sure the fan is on in your kitchen.

Ingredients:

• Record that you no longer care about
• Oven safe bowl (approx. 9" across the top)
• Cookie sheet

Directions:

Preheat oven 200 degrees F. Place Bowl upside down on the cookie sheet place record on top of the bowl. Once oven is preheated place in the oven for 8-10 minutes.

Now the record should be soft enough to mold, and cool enough to touch but use pot holders at first, just to be safe. The bowl and cookie sheet will be much hotter than the vinyl. Turn the bowl right side up and place the record in side it, and mold until you got the shape you want. You only have about a minute to work with it, so work fast. If it is not just right put it back in the oven for a few more minutes and try again.

Once it has completely cooled it is ready to use. It took less than five minutes for mine to cook completely. What for you may ask?

• Fruit bowl
• Flower pot (already has the drainage hole)
• A place to put your keys
• A decoration
• A gift
• Nail it to your wall has art
• Paint it

* Notice to pet owners: hair sticks to this very easily. Simply just wipe it down with a wet cloth.

By Stella Bui-Rivet

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Making a Vinyl Record Bowl

This short video gives you quick lesson in making a bowl from a vinyl record. It's quick, easy and fun.

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I have tons of vinyl records; I need information on how to craft a bowl.

Thanks. Cindy

By Cindy from Dallas, TX

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By 2ggmsmolly 09/10/2010

Here is a Youtube video: http://www.trendhunter.com/youtube/G-KVx5U5NRA I have made tons of them.

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