The best crafts from records with own hands
In this article, we will consider what DIY crafts from records can be made at home using a minimal set of tools. Only the most interesting ideas and real products.
Wall Clock
The round shape and the presence of a hole exactlycenter makes gramophone records an excellent base for a wall clock. It is enough to draw or cut out the dial and attach the clock mechanism with hands. You can also make more original items if you have a hand jigsaw or a drill.
Read more about how to make a watch from records in this article.
Fixtures
Vinyl record lamps are no longeras spectacular as a wall clock. However, they also have the right to exist, because if you try, you can get a pretty nice product. There are not many manufacturing options, but you can come up with something of your own. The first option is to heat the plate and give it the shape of a lampshade. After cooling, it remains to insert the wire with the socket and the lamp is ready for use (but keep in mind that vinyl deforms from temperature, which means it is better not to use an incandescent bulb).
The second option is that the plates are put ona glass tube with a light bulb inside and fixed in this position in any way (in the photo, pins are used for this purpose). You can play around with the idea in a different way, use your imagination.
The third option is a lamp in the shape of a ball.Quite a labor-intensive option, since you need to enlarge the central hole and saw the records in half. Next, a frame is made to which the halves of the gramophone record are attached.
The fourth option is to saw the plate into a long strip. Afterwards, it is heated and the strip is pulled down, forming something like a lampshade for a lamp.
You will need to think about how to mount the light bulb; unfortunately, the author of the homemade product did not provide any ready-made solutions.
All kinds of containers
Perhaps the most popular crafts fromplates with your own hands - these are various containers, including vases, fruit plates, bird feeders, etc. At one time, when the plates had already ceased to be used for their intended purpose, but had not yet been thrown out as unnecessary trash, they were made everywhere. Probably, the maximum number of pots for house plants were made. Even in many schools and kindergartens, such flowerpots were used in fairly large quantities.
Much less frequently, fruit bowls were made from plates. Usually they were something like a plate, but there were also more complex versions with a leg.
Bird feeders made from plates can be foundwas already extremely rare, but they also existed. There are many implementation options, the simplest is to use two plates and a plastic bottle. How all this is done is clearly visible in the photo.
All crafts are made from vinylrecords in a similar way. First, the record is heated in hot water, an oven or over gas, after which it is given the required shape. The most important thing is not to overdo it with the temperature, so that the vinyl does not start to flow and catch fire (up to 120 degrees for 1-2 minutes, no more).
And don't forget about thermal gloves, otherwisethe burn on your hands will be very, very severe. You can use kitchen gloves, which are specially designed for working with hot dishes. By the way, you should buy them in any case, they are incredibly convenient when cooking.
The rest of the crafts from the records with their own hands
Other crafts made fromgramophone records with your own hands, we decided to put them in one section, since there are quite a lot of them. Look, maybe you will like some of the ideas presented. 1. Miniature coffee table. The frame is apparently made of thick wire. It is not clear how it is attached to the record, but in principle, something can be thought up.
2. Magazine racks. Quite an interesting idea, especially for some anti-cafe or similar establishment.
3. Pictures. Pictures from vinyl records are made in the same way as wall clocks, but the hands are not installed.
4.Curtains on the door (colloquially - pendants). Decorative curtains on the door from plates are made much easier than from other materials, due to their large size. But the size is also a disadvantage, it is not very convenient to use such pendants, especially in narrow openings.
What else can decorative curtains be made of?on the doorway, read our article. 5. Designer bags. Yes, designers suggest making men's and women's bags from gramophone records of various sizes. The records are supposed to be used as side walls, connecting them with fabric or leather. Such bags may look cool, but there are doubts that they are comfortable.
6. Wall and ceiling decor. In some interiors, records will look great on a wall or ceiling, the main thing is to choose the right place.
Well, that's it, although there are still options for creating crafts from records with your own hands, they are not so interesting, so they are not included in the selection.
The best application in the opinion of the editorial staff
Having studied a huge number of optionsusing vinyl records, we have selected several winners. The first winner is a clock with built-in colored backlighting, which is also a stylish wall lamp. Agree, they are simply gorgeous! 
The second winner is the use of records to decorate the room where people make music. Cool, cool, cool!
