What can be made from vinyl records: ideas and crafts

Now it is fashionable to decorate the house with original things. The best way to get a beautiful and unusual interior detail is to do it yourself. Moreover, for this you can use almost any available materials, for example, expired vinyl records. There are quite a few options for crafts of this kind, and they look quite decent.

As a material for the embodiment of creative ideas, vinyl records are quite suitable. In the solid state, they are strong, their wear resistance depends on the amount of additives and stabilizers.

This material is also very easy to process.... First of all, we are talking about the fact that at high temperatures the plate becomes soft, and its shape is very easy to change at your discretion. And the plates can be cut, polished, painted and decorated in almost any known way.

In addition to this, the material has other advantages:

• availability;
• cheapness (most of the cost of the craft is occupied by additional decor);
• the opportunity to translate your ideas, apply talents and abilities;
• environmental friendliness (since the material is reused).

Vinyl records are suitable for making some kitchen utensils. Perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is make a multi-tiered stand for fruits or sweets in packages. Moreover, there is already a ready-made support hole in the center. If the tiers are straight, you need to take two or three plates, clean them well and cut off the upper ones so that the diameter of each subsequent one is slightly less than the previous one. After that, it remains only to assemble the entire structure using the base from the old stand, or make new supports from wood or thick cardboard.

The shape of the tiers can be easily changed to a more interesting one, moreover, the raised sides will better hold the content. Here's what to do.

• Place the plate of the required diameter on a baking sheet and send to the oven.
• At temperatures above 100 degrees, the plate will become soft and pliable in a few minutes. Gloves should be used to remove and handle the workpiece while it is still hot.
• While holding the center, you need to gently lift the sides. While they are warm, you can give the edges a wavy or curved look.
• Tiers can be collected only after they have completely cooled down.

In the same way do all kinds of vases and saucersthat can be used under cold food or as a kitchen decoration. In order to give them greater depth, the disc is placed on heat-resistant dishes of the desired shape, turned upside down. After heating, the edges will fall down nicely. There is another way - to put the plate on the edges of the container, then it will be inside. The resulting vase can be left in this arbitrary shape or slightly tweaked with your hands.

To turn the dishes into a real work of art, it can be painted with acrylic paint. Pre surface better primed - then the coloring layer will lie smoother. If you don't have the ability to paint, you can use a stencil. Alternative option - decorate a vase with decoupage... To do this, a layer of PVA glue is applied to the primed or painted surface, then - the desired fragment of a napkin or decoupage card and once again coated with glue.

Vinyls fit well for the manufacture of flower pots and pots. Gnew products are obtained very budget, lightweight and durable. In addition, there will already be a ready-made drainage hole in the bottom, and if necessary, their number can be easily increased. For manufacturing, you can use the above method, by reflowing in the oven and applying it to a container made of heat-resistant material (iron, ceramics, glass). Wherein the height of the pot will depend on the depth of the container, which acts as a form.

In order to reduce the width, the hot sagging plate, without removing it from the mold, must be covered with another container (slightly wider than the lower one).

Using different devices, you can get both the already familiar pots with wavy walls, and narrower ones with folds and tucks. Having got used to, the plates can be given a more complex shape, for example, in the form of a rectangle.

Wide vases are best used instead of planters, placing ordinary unsightly flower pots in them. They can be easily turned into suspended ones - just make holes in the side walls and tie strong ropes. The resulting containers can be painted or wrapped with jute.

Not everything made with your own hands can be placed in a city apartment. But the interior of the cottage is often informal or the room is decorated in a retro style. Vinyl records are used to make good things that are useful.

• With their help, you can make a seat near a stool, replace the cover of an old chair or table (it is better to fix it with glue).
• An inverted planter looks like a shade, and several flat blanks connected to each other become a table lamp.
• Folded plates can serve as stand-alone shelves for small items, or serve as sidewalls for large bookshelves.
• They are used to decorate hangers or furniture (table, cabinet, wardrobe).

The simplest example is large flowers that can be painted over with leftover oil paint.

Sometimes records make unusual things looking at which it is sometimes difficult to guess from what and how they are made.

• Bijouterie - earrings, brooches, pendants, bracelets, which can be supplemented with a bowl for storing them. It is necessary to give the pieces the desired shape, attach the necessary accessories and decorate.
• Real clock. For beauty, the canvas is painted or decorated with a carved pattern, and then the clockwork is attached.
• Painted on vinyl has become practically a separate direction of art. It can be a thematic image or landscape, especially autumn or winter looks especially bright against a dark background.
• Bags. Suitable for people who prefer catchy, unusual accessories.
• Organizers for stationery and other little things... As you create them, you can play with shape and design to clean up your workplace.

If you have a large number of records, you can make various panels on the wall. Butterflies or animal figures are suitable for the nursery. The composition in the living room usually emphasizes the features of the interior or the musical preferences of the people living in the apartment.

You will learn how to make a clock from a vinyl record in the next video.