Record Bowls

First off I would like to say that I am sorry that it has taken me 10 days to post something else on my blog. I have been very busy. I really hope you enjoy what I have made today record bowls. I got this idea from someone a while back and have been wanting to try it but I couldn't really part with any of the records I already had. So I bought a polka record at the thrift store on half off day which made it 45 cents. I got one that came in a sleeve so that I could use the sleeve for another project. =-). The first thing I did was turn my oven to 350. I decided to use a square bowl because I thought that it would make a fun shape, but you can use a round bowl, a rectangle one, or an oval one. Just make sure the record is bigger then the bowl or it wont work out well. Depending on what you are wanting it for would really depend on the shape.

The first thing I did was set my oven to 350 and picked the record I wanted to use.

I then chose what shape I wanted my record bowl to be. I went with a square bowl because I had a square candle that I thought this would make the perfect holder for. I then put the bowl and the record in the oven. I recommend standing right there because it will literally take seconds for the bowl to heat up and start to bend. I also recommend putting it on a cookie sheet so that it will be easy to pull out of the oven.

This is how my bowl turned out. I am pretty happy with it because it turned out the shape I wanted it. I do think with a round bowl you might be able to get a few more waves in it, but remember no two bowls will look alike it just depends how the oven heats that record up and how quickly you get to it to bend it.

So I put my candle and my rocks in it and whala I have a new way to display my candles. You can also use these bowls to store things in them, my husband brought up that the square ones could also be used as an ashtray, you would just need to put a little piece of duck-tape on the bottom.  If you would like some record bowls and don't have time to make them or don't want to risk making them I will make them and sell them for $5.00 plus shipping and handling a bowl. Just send me an email or comment on this post.