Melt the record in a bowl and fold it into a square. They’re sturdy and that hole in the bottom is perfect (yes, terracotta planters often have a hole or two for ventilation and drainage). But here’s one other way music can work for plants – old vinyl records make good planters. Or play classical music in their greenhouses. Some gardeners like to sing to their plants. This one has CDs and 7-inch vinyls draped off a wheel rim with bicycle spokes. It’s easy to make – just drill a hole through the edge of the record and hook it onto the mobile. So consider this vinyl records craft project for your nursery. Their jingling clink is soothing to adults, and they calm fussy infants when they move. This Yoko Ono album has been converted into a cute, floral wall hanging by painting bright ‘embroidered flowers’ on it. You could take cues from the name of the artiste or the genre of music. In that case, you can craft your vinyl record into display art. Or maybe the grooves are too worn and scratched to play. Maybe you don’t have a turntable to play vinyl records. Paint it Pretty Credit: bluecatdecorandcraft That string could be a fishing line, an elastic band, or a chain.Ĩ. This hook will slip over the ‘string’ section of your necklace.
Melt one edge of the vinyl to form a sort of loop of hook. Shear off bits of the records in irregular shapes. So if you want a cheeky necklace, look for colored vinyl. Most vinyl records are black, but certain brands and labels produced them in color. You can hang this on the wall or make a pedestal for them. Join the curled records with a wall bracket. The coil should be wide enough to hold a wine bottle. Melt the bottom third of several records, being careful to align the coiled edges. Instead, this vinyl records craft idea is quiet but curly. No, it’s not a shelf that sings, though that would be pretty cool. This cross-bowl is contoured into distinctly ‘curvy corners’. Control the formation and shape of your vinyl by tugging the sides. To melt the bowl, all you have to do is put the record on a heatproof bowl and slip it in the oven for a few minutes then take out the (ceramic). When you’re looking for vinyl records craft ideas, bowls are the lowest hanging fruit, pun intended. The triangles and looped through a chain-link necklace made of bronze, brass, or copper, though any hypoallergenic metal will do. For this bulky necklace, the vinyl records are cut into large triangular shapes. If you have a strong pair of scissors or crafting shears, you can carve that old vinyl record into creatively quirky ‘beads’. And if you plan to fill the bowl with something liquid (or with fine powdery products), seal the center hole and make your bowl leak-proof. But if you want a lot more flair in your vinyl records craft projects, you can paint the inside (and outside) of your vinyl bowls.
Often, the black of the plastic and the color of the record’s label are decorative enough on their own. It’s easy – just melt the record in a ceramic bowl for 5 minutes. You may be safer checking for used records at vintage stores, or thrown out records at garbage dumps – these are sometimes too scratched to play so the owners won’t mind you ruining them.
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It’s a simple image so you can probably find a free stencil online to make things that much easier.īefore you deface your grandpa’s vinyls, make sure he doesn’t want them anymore. For this vinyl picture, the whole record is painted (or wrapped) with a midnight blue backdrop before weeding the tree trunk silhouette. You’ll want to get vinyl-friendly paint that can comfortably stick to the plastic.
The simplest vinyl records craft idea involves paint. It feels like sacrilege and vandalism! But if you’re at peace destroying those old musical archives, you can find abandoned ones at estate sales and auction sites, so here are a few ideas to try. In fact, lovers of vinyl records still cringe at the concept of vinyl records craft projects. Yes, vinyl means something different among millennials and zoomers, but back then, a vinyl was a grooved record that needed delicate handling and storage sleeves. If you’re Gen X or older, you probably remember being yelled at when you scratched your parents’ vinyls.
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