Make A Vinyl Record Bowl

You can easily turn any old unwanted vinyl records into unique bowls.

Make a vinyl record bowl.

An lp vinyl record or another size if you want a smaller bowl 2. The classic style and a newer one. Buy an armful of cheap outdated vinyl records at your local flea market or at a garage sale and make decorative bowls for everyone on your christmas list this year. A cookie sheet 3.

This instructable is about how to make a bowl out of a record. An oven safe bowl which is about the shape and size you want your record bowl to be 4. 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. All you need is an old vinyl record a heat safe bowl an oven and a few minutes of free time.

A record bowl is a classic project where you can reuse an outdated item. Step 1 wash both sides of the record with a gentle soap and rinse and dry it with a lint free cloth. Take the record off of the bowl and start shaping it by bending and pinching until you get the look you want. In this instructable i will be showing off two versions of this bowl.

Another thrifty present for christmas is to take some old vinyl albums or records large or small and make them into trinket bowls. These crafty creations can be used for any storage purpose and make great gifts. The side of the record placed directly on top of the bowl will become the inside of the vinyl bowl. With cds even on their way out it s safe to say that many records can be safely molded into something new without the world losing any of its music.