This blue beauty by The Grateful Thread takes the record wall clock to a whole new level. The attention to detail with the clock hands is what sets this clock apart from the others for me. The plastic clock hands are custom cut in the shape of a record needle adding to the authenticity of the whole thing and making me love it that much more.
Sure we have all seen room dividers made with vinyl records, but when you paint those records you can hardly tell what they are. Take this retro inspired wall adornment from Quick and Easy Decorating Magazine. With a couple of coats of paint it would take an outsider a couple of double takes to realize that these circles were in fact records. Remember at the Half Price Book Store you can get a big box of random records for $10, perfect for a project like this.
IKC original (re)design has come up with something clever. Just when I thought I had seen everything a vinyl record could ever be transformed into they come out with Bookends! Makes me want to warm up my oven and sharpen my paper cutter to try my hand at a pair of my own.
Haven’t you heard me gush enough about the book Pad at this point that you have already rushed out and scored yourself a copy. At the height of melted record bowl popularity I saw this project about making boxes out of record covers and all was right in the world. Finally I knew what to do with not only the records, but their jackets. I even re-created both projects on my old blog if you wanna check it out!
Another book I gush about often here on the blog is The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts: Fifty Fabulous Projects from the Fifties and Sixties by Leah Kramer. This fun book is chocked full of odd crafty goodness and this vinyl record napkin holder is no exception. I think it would be awesome to make one out of Weird Al Yankovick’s “I’m Fat” to keep it in theme.
Do you have any vinyl records hanging around your house living a second life as a home décor item? We would love to hear all about it.
I have a Rod Stewart picture disc record, just screaming for something like the clock idea. I have been planning on just hanging it up on it's own - it's so bad it's good!
ReplyDeleteAlso, here in Tampa, we have an artist that makes really cool art out of old records. Her name is Susan Janvrin, here is a pic of her art (no website, though):
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/19/l_8febf5ca8d7c72368c81e95a30d8fc64.jpg
It's the image in the top right corner. You can get the idea of her work from that.
There is also a few artists in the Flickr group called "STENCIL", that use records as a canvas for amazing stenciled paintings:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/funkyreddog/
Thanks for all the links Melissa I must go check them out!
ReplyDeleteThis is so funny that you posted this today..Yesterday i was in Target and they had record clocks and i told my friend not to buy it for $15 cuz we could make it for less then $5.
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Good stuff! Lots of fun and function. That wall divider idea might work in the new studio. But what If I painted them with chalkboard paint- or magnetic paint- and used it as my inspiration wall??? Hm....got some craft testing to do!-Jenny at CraftTestDummies
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