1. Molded vinyl record bowl

Vinyl melts and bends under high temperatures, allowing it to be molded into these amazingly decorative vintage bowls! They make great centre pieces for weddings or even just fruit bowls for your kitchen. (Source: Offbeat Bride)

2. LP clock

Clock motors and mechanisms aren’t expensive or hard to find, but they’re practically the perfect way to repurpose  a scratched LP. After all, they already have a hole through the centre for the hands and the motor to connect through! (Source: Apartment Therapy)

3. Record cupcake stand

No matter what kind of treat you decide to stack on it, this dessert stand made of LPs is just as decorative as it is functional. It’s the perfect touch to a 1950s throwback party or a formal musical event! (Source: Shelterness)

4. LP record purse

As long as you’re very careful not to hurt yourself, records can be cut so that they have one flat edge rather than a curved one all the way around. They can also be pierced by heavy duty sewing needles, like the kind one might use for sewing thick layers of denim or leather. Combine those techniques to transform two records into a purse! (Source:Vintage Tagbuch)

5. Record wine rack

If you have the tools and expertise to cut large holes in a series of LPs, then you’re well on your way to having a uniquely vintage wine rack! You must be very precise, though, because the win bottles won’t go through if all the holes don’t line up just right. (Source: How to Recycle)

6. Center LP coasters

Remember those large circles you just cut out of the records to make that wine rack? Repurpose those even further by using them as drink coasters! Alternatively, cut out the very middle of the record so that the sticker of each artist or musical production is visible. Guests will find your new coasters rather novelty to read. (Source: Makezine)

7. Vinyl notebook

Rather than cutting just one edge straight, like you would for the purse, try cutting them all until you have a notebook-sized rectangle. Add a few small holes down one side, loop it to the front of your journal, and voila! A notebook cover that is both new and vintage at once. (Source: ST33)

8. Wall art

Who said record art has to be complicated? LPs are already so unique and decorative that they make great art just as they are! Try collecting records from your favourite vintage artists and creating a wall display. {found on Crafting a Greener World}.

9. Magazine holder

Remember the heating and bending technique from the bowl project? Use that method once more to bend scratched records in half like little baskets, then attach them together and use them as little baskets! They’re perfect for holding mail or magazines. (Source: Clicamila)

10. Junk holder

If you find you’re not using your LP purse enough, remove the straps and zipper and repurpose it a final time into this awesome holder for odds and ends. It’ll prove especially useful by your house phone or the front door. (Source: Second Street)

11. LP record side table

Besides the record and your tool kit, all you’ll need to make this table is the stand to an old planter! The record is already flat like a tabletop and you’ll love looking down and seeing reminders of music past every time you use it. (Source: The Flourishing Abode)

12. Shelf organizers

This project might be the easiest DIY on the list! Grab some alphabet stickers, stick them on the edges of old LPs, and slide them into your book shelf to help keep your titles alphabetized. It’s practical and it looks totally awesome!

13. Wine rack

We’re back to the heating and molding technique once more! This time, fold the heated LPs until the two edges across from each other meet. They’ll be the perfect length and width for a bottle of wine to slide into!

14. Book ends

Rather than cutting the record to get flat edge this time, you’ll use your folding and heating technique and fold very carefully so that a completely flat bottom is created. Do this with two records and the slide the folded pieces underneath your books at each end.

15. Earring rack

Drilling small holes into a record is all you need to do for this design besides looping a ribbon at the top so the rack can be hung up! Hook your dangling earrings through each hole so they can stay on display and be worn more.

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Vintage Cake Plate (via Oh Happy Day)

2 Record Bag

Record Bag (via Andi B. Goode)

3 Vinyl LP Coaster

Vinyl LP Coaster: These are by no means an original idea. I saw them on all sorts of websites when shopping for unique Christmas gifts. However, $20-45 for six or eight coasters seems like a bit much. For the same investment [for the hole saw], you can make these guys by the thousands, and by picking out your own LPs, you can select from the choicest of colors and label designs.And while you’re feeling LP-tastic, check this out!Supplies:12 vinyl albums (raid the 25 bin!)Electric drill or drill press Bi-Metal Hole Saw (I already had a 4 1/4 saw, but if you’re buying new, go… (via Curbly)

4 Vinyl Record Wine Rack

Vinyl Record Wine Rack: This past weekend was chock-full of fun crafts for me to do! More like ones I have had the supplies for, but have been putting off for a while. Guilty. Anyway, my roommates were out of town, so it was the perfect time to try out some crafts! I waited because I was warned this (via The Pinterest Diaries)

5 Record Sleeve Bunting

Record Sleeve Bunting (via Oh Happy Day)

6 Record Wall

Record Wall: Our playroom makeover is coming along nicely, and I’m having so much fun coming up with unique art to complete the space! If you follow me on Instagram, you saw a sneak peak of today’s project while I was speed shopping through a 3 story antique warehouse with a hungry 3 year old in tow! (via Love Grows Wild)

7 Vinyl Record Earring Holder

Vinyl Record Earring Holder: Convert an old LP record into a cool, vintage earring holder that is functional as well as creative. (via Craftbits)

8 Vinyl Record Magazine Holder

Vinyl Record Magazine Holder (via Morena’s Corner)

9 Record Magazine Rack

Record Magazine Rack: How to make a magazine holder out of vinyl records. (via Mary’s Making)

10 Vinyl Record Guitar Holder

Vinyl Record Guitar Holder (via Roots and Wings Co.)

11 Vinyl Record Notebook

Vinyl Record Notebook (via Stars for Streetlights)

12 Vinyl Record Table

Vinyl Record Table: An oh-so-easy upcycled furniture tutorial on how to make a neat little side table using a vintage record! Week 2 in a series of posts called the “Hack Challenge” on The Flourishing Abode (via The Flourishing Abode)

13 Vinyl Record Clock

Vinyl Record Clock: I have been on the lookout for a wall clock for a while but haven’t been able to find one I really liked. They’re all too loud, too big, too small, too crazy or too boring. I had my hand on a $3 clock in resignation when I spotted a wall full of old records for $1 and had an idea. How easy would it be to turn an LP into a clock? Here’s how it played out: (via Apartment Therapy)

14 Vinyl Butterflies

Vinyl Butterflies: Our newest moodboard Set Free showcases our awesomely handmade vinyl butterflies. Here’s how these butterflies transformed from old vinyl records. (via Threadsence)

15 Record Bracelet

Record Bracelet: A few years ago I participated in a Trash to Treasure craft fair at which I showcased my bottle cap creations (Who knew bottle cap earrings would be such a big hit?). I noticed a vendor selling bowls made from records and since then I’ve wanted to try to make the infamous record bowl. THEN, (via A Smith of All Trades)

16 Broken Record Ombre Wall Art

Broken Record Ombre Wall Art: Whenever I go thrift store hunting I always run into this sad stack of discarded albums. Theyre scratched, cracked, or a slew of easy listening, Barbara (via Tattooed Martha)

17 Vinyl Record Purse

Vinyl Record Purse (via Stars for Streetlights)

18 Vinyl Record Bowl

Vinyl Record Bowl (via Stars for Streetlights)

19 Vinyl Dessert Stand

Vinyl Dessert Stand (via Instructables)

20 Record Bookends

Record Bookends (via Treetrunkwise)

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