Vinyl Record Bowl

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You can easily turn any old, unwanted vinyl into a unique bowl!

How To Make Bowls Out Of Vinyl Records

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Get some cheap and useless vinyl records. Don't use anything that doesn't belong to you; instead, check out the local second hand store for cheap records.
Preheat your oven to around 200-250 degrees Fahrenheit (100-150 Celsius).
Place your record on the center of an upside down pot or metal bowl. Put this onto a baking sheet.
Put this into the oven. Keep a close watch because each vinyl starts to "flop" at a different time. It usually takes 4-8 minutes.
Take the whole thing out of the oven (wearing oven mitts, of course) once you notice some real "flopping" going on.
Put your record into another bowl and shape it around that, or you can hand mold it. Sometimes, you might like the way it looks right as you take it out of the oven; if so, skip the molding.
Let it cool for 10-15 minutes.
Flip it over.
Put your bowl to use!
Find an oven proof glass bowl that is only slightly smaller than the record.

Place the record on top of the glass bowl and center it.
Put the bowl and record in the oven and place a can on top of the record, in the center.
Watch closely as the record sinks into the bowl. If the sides fold over the glass bowl, then the can might not be heavy enough, or you need a larger glass bowl. If you don't want to start over, or if you simply want a deeper vinyl bowl, you can try pushing it down carefully.

Take everything out of the oven when you're satisfied with the depth and shape of the bowl.
let it cool, flip, and enjoy! ^^

Edit, may 10th 2008: Hey guys! Wow, I can`t believe this project got so popular!!! I just want to say that i love everybodys versions and that anybody who hasnt made one should get to it right now, its so fun! :)

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Cat Morley

14 Mar 03:12

This rocks, I want to melt my sparkly pink record in to a bowl now.

Yvette K.

14 Mar 03:13

Wow that's cool. But that would suck if you touched the valuable records XD

Jeanette

14 Mar 15:14

sweeeet! i love it!! lol i'm totally going to make one and it's do doable! <3333

(watch, my oven explodes or something)

^_______^

miquette

14 Mar 16:57

this looks so much fun! i love melting stuff

Kateapot

14 Mar 22:59

Just made a little bowl out of a Long Blondes Vinyl, so theres a nice big pink centre. It's gone all crinkly and looks fabulous.

Beverley B.

15 Mar 01:22

Wow! i can't believe it was featured! :)

My sister did this about 30 (OMG am I that old?) with Beatles record including some that weren't only released in England. Who knew that she was melting away a fortune. She also painted them (with spray paint) and put glitter on them. Then she gave one to everyone for Christmas.

B@iL3Y

16 Mar 01:00

thats so cool! im trying to create a nostalgic theme for my room, so this is perfect

Betty K.

16 Mar 05:10

These are great!!! I made two shortly after reading this post... one for a candy dish and the other i borrowed ur idea and i am using it for my bracelets!!! now i want to break a record up to make cuffs and earings!!! thanks for the posting!!!!

Laura R.

17 Mar 14:58

ive been wanting to do this for ages, and i heard you could do it with hot water, but i thought it would be a bit dangerous, so this way is ideal for my clumbsy hands!!

nouk

24 Mar 15:21

Haha that's cool!

abigaaaaay

24 Mar 20:55

this is aceeee :) me mum just went mad cos i wanted to melt her records... oh well ive done it now ^_^

Tawny T.

27 Mar 00:03

Who knew that melting vinyl in the oven rocks! I love these. I spent 7$ at the local junk store and now I have gifts for all!

Miss Mess

27 Mar 11:23

This a great idea for all my scratched records...and I have alot of them...still have a record player too how sad...can't wait to try it though

Poodle lover

30 Mar 16:03

SWEET!!!

Ginger Ginger.

15 Apr 07:16

that is very very cool and youre so lucky to have so may people make your creation! one quessie - does any bowls or cans or ovens get wrecked in any way during the process?

Ginger Ginger.

16 Apr 07:37

i cant tell you how cool that is - i just made one!

Loco- Lita

18 Apr 20:23

instead of using an oven, you can heat water in a large pot/pan over the stove, put the record in it , taking out after a few minutes (depending on heat)
and then mold it how-ever you like =)

Samantha B.

22 Apr 07:15

Awesome project and so easy, i have these cool bowls populating my house now

David L.

02 May 18:55

This was the first craft I made and i really enjoyed it! although when i had the beans in the oven i was slightly apprehensive that they would blow up haha

dc c.

06 May 02:42

very cool I'm going to have to try that.

Cilja

06 May 19:44

I think I will make one for my friends birthday!

queenfairypants

09 May 18:49

is this a cut out and keep record? LOL get it RECORD!? 122 favs and 11 versions!?

queenfairypants

09 May 21:36

So I got a whoosh of inspiration and made my own. I think you know what records you don't touch like Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, and because my mum would have put me in the oven if I'd melted that! I was so hot while making my version and I was scared I'd break the oven or something would catch fire or I'd bake my own hand haha

Cilja

13 May 17:57

Done! I made two of these today! I got some cheap records at the 2nd-hand/charity store.
Even my mum thought it turned out cool :D

I'm definitely going to give one to my friend on her 18th birthday :)

Char P.

27 May 09:16

That's awesome idea! I love records... though I couldn't possibly do this to my mums record collection. op shop here I come!
*stocks up on Kamal records* lol

Ezme

03 Jul 15:12

that is amazing i am so doing this! try and stop me!!! ^^

LoZzA G.

06 Jul 07:42

<3 Moshical <3

ragdoll--

07 Jul 17:38

wow.this is awesome
i just made one and now it is home to my plastic junk
=)
thankyou

Rainbow Girl

16 Aug 13:45

This is megaawesomeee. I was wondering what to do with those 80p records I got at my local garage sale. :) Thaaaanks! x

Susan

05 Jan 11:09

Wow! I love this project! I have a few old records lying around. Going to try this right now!

DeeDeeJ

05 Feb 17:12

I'm going to try this and use it for an ashtray. Very cool.

Baba Boop

16 Feb 20:51

im so mad i made like 10 of these while back and someone threw them out before i got the chance to use them but i deff will do this again i like how you use it for store or beaded jewelry awesome

Bobbie L.

08 Mar 22:32

This is great, I think I have a scratched Abba record upstairs so will try it on that.

Crystal C.

18 Mar 20:10

is anyone else feeling bad about melting a record? lol....guess i should just get over it and find a crappy record i don't care about and use it. i can't bare to take one from my own collection for sappy sentimental reasons. but these are freakin cute. so as soon as i make it back up to great escape(likely this weekend) i'm gonna make one, too...just gotta find a record i don't feel bad about melting. :)