Get down girl, that is so groovy!

>:O Don't you dare try that with my Led Zeppelin collection! (very cute BTW)

>:O nor with my old Alice Cooper vinyl!

Good grief, I'm vintage, LOL.

Is the bottom photo the same as the first? The bottom photo looks like the printed part is raised up, as if it were molded over something taller, leaving the centre intact.

I will NEVER be doing this with my old Beatles and Moody Blues albums! Perish the thought!!!

I was at an auction sale last summer and a box of LP's like that sold for over $100.00. Not sure I will be making planters out of my collection.

Cheers Al

My goodness, you guys are a bunch of die-hard rockers!LOL

Pudge, the second photo is the same as the first. I just took out the plant and took a pic from the top. All you do is place the record over a clay pot and I stuck it in the oven at 175* for about 4 minutes, until the sides drooped as far as I wanted. Setting it on an upside down clay pot ensures that the bottom will stay flat, but I suppose one could always experiment with different shapes too. I got the idea when I saw a program on recycling old LP's into bowls. This one artist had made a machine to heat and mold them into perfectly round(not wavy like mine) bowls. It looked really neat. They never mentioned how much he was charging for these bowls, but I can imagine!

I just figured that this way I could actually get some use out of this old K-tel record.......especially since I don't have a record player anymore. I was thinking of doing the same to my Andy Gibb and Shaun Cassidy albums, or does anybody want these?!LOL

A much better use for old records then letting the men folk use them for target practicing at the gravel pit :-(..that should work for making bird feeders etc..savona

Can't part with my Beatles or Elvis records, but I certainly do have some that could be made into various items. Need to experiment with this.

I just finished planting it up.

I plan on having it as the centerpiece on the dining table on the deck. Hopefully the sun won't melt it back to flat again!lol

Looks good, Laurie!

Brenda

That is so cute. I think I have some K-tel style Christmas albums around somewhere - I'll have to give it a try.
Connie

It has turned out very nice Laurie..savona

If you live in the UK you will remember Blue Peter, and when I was a child (Born 1954!)they showed you what to do with old LP's then.No need to put it in the oven and make a smell either.
All you have to do is boil the kettle, fill up the kitchen sink and put the LP in the water. It softens quite quickly and can be re-dipped when necessary. I've just done a few at home and when the vinyl is soft it can be cut with scissors and bent up that way. Also, when soft, put a bowl under the vinyl and bend it over, and re-shape by pouring boiling water over it.Now all I lack is imagination to think of unusual designs!!