Showing posts with label What to do with old record albums. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What to do with old record albums. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Creating with Old Records

 











VaVaVabloom Vase or 
Desk Organizer
Design by Joan Fee

Get organized for the new year or add a colorful touch to your desk with fun record creations!

Supplies
  • Oven
  • 2 old scratched records
  • Scissors
  • Cookie sheet
  • Glue, waterproof
  • Glass or metal object, approximately 3” in diameter
  • Pot holders 
  • Cotton gloves
 Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place one record in oven on cookie sheet. Remove pliable record from oven.
  2. Immediately, cut record in half.
  3. Place one half of record back in oven until pliable.
  4. Form around 3” diameter object and hold until set.
  5. Place other half of record in oven until pliable.  Cut a 7” x ¼” and a ¼” x 1” wide strips. Make loops in end of long pieces. Wrap short piece around center of loops to form bow.   
  6. Cut the center from one record.
  7. If necessary, glue record together where they overlap.  Glue center of record to overlapped piece. Glue on bow. 
  8. For vase, insert glass, fill with water and add flowers!
Check out more fun old record crafting ideas at www.lulu.com for the ebook Cheryl Ball and I created - it's filled with unique and crazy ideas for old records!

Friday, November 05, 2010

Get Those Old Records Off the Shelf




We all have them...a pile of old records and no record player or the records are so scratched that they won't play. Here's a fun project to preserve the album covers - make a tray for that special person (you included!) and it will be music to their ears...My buddy, Cheryl Ball, from the old Aleene's Creative Living television show days and I put together tons of ideas to repurpose the old records in our ebook - you can check them out at http://stores.lulu.com/craftproductsatyahoodotcom

Servin-up Rock ‘n Roll

Designs by Joan Martin Fee

Supplies

  • 1 Record Album Cover
  • Frame with glass to fit album
  • 2 Drawer pulls
  • Screwdriver
  • Drill
  • Scissors

Directions

  1. Cut album to fit frame. Tip: Cut and paste to fit frame or buy a mat to fill in open space.
  2. Drill pilot holes for handle screws on ends of frame.
  3. Attach handles. Replace glass.