I first saw these when I went to Bonnaroo this past summer. I came across the project online at CasaSugar and had to make one for myself.

Over the past few years, I've started a record collection. Some of them are framed and displayed on my wall, and the others are stored up in my closet. This project seemed like a great way to use some of the records.

Tools and Materials Needed

• 1 vinyl album
• 1 bowl
• 1 baking sheet
• Oven

Instructions on How To Make a Bowl Out of a Record:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
Place bowl upside down on baking sheet and center record on the bowl.
Put into oven for 8-10 minutes.
You'll have to perform the following steps with the quickness because the record will harden quickly.

Using a pot holder quickly remove everything from the oven.
Place it on the counter and take the record off the bowl.
Turn the bowl right side up and put the record inside to help mold the record.
Remove the record from the bowl and let it cool.


My Take on the Project
Overall this is one that I'd definitely recommend and is useful. I didn't have to many different size bowls to use, but the one that I used was workable.

I can see these being used in many different ways - to store produce , change, jewelry or you can put a nail through the whole in the center of it to hang it on the wall.

A word of advice when making one—when you are removing the record from the oven, you have to work quickly otherwise it'll harden and you won't be able to mold. If it does harden, you can just put it back in the oven.

So if you have some old records laying around, definitely make yourself some bowls (or wall art) out of them.

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