Vinyl Record Wrist Cuff
I have always been a fanatic for vinyl records. I remember listening to Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” on my Fisher Price record player on the sidewalk in front of my house dancing with all of my friends. When the iPod first came out, I was still listening to my 45’s. And now that I am all grown up, I have refined my collection down to only a few hundred vinyl records. So I go through them and listen to records every day, but today I stumbled upon a techno remix of Earth Wind and Fire. Keep in mind I adore Earth Wind and Fire, but this remix just wasn’t my taste. So I started thinking- what can I make with this record?
It was only natural that I made it into something I could use to show my love for records. So a wrist cuff? I say YES!
What you will need
- A vinyl record
- A cookie pan
- An oven
- Kitchen sheers
- Oven mits
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees
- Place vinyl record on cookie sheet
- Allow to sit in oven for about 5 minutes or until you can see it warping- The amount of time you leave the record in the oven will depend what era the vinyl is from because the thickness of records changed from time period and company
- (Using Oven Mits) Take the cookie pan out of the oven and cut one strip down the middle of the record. Cut the strip about an inch wide
- Once you have finished cutting, the record probably has cooled down and is no longer as pliable, so pop it right back in the oven for about another 4 minutes!
- (Using Oven Mits) take out the strip you had cut and roll it around itself, leaving the middle open enough to comfortably fit your wrist
- Hold the record strip in this position until it has cooled and is no longer pliable
- Your cuff should be flexible enough to take it off and put it on.
- Go out and show off your new awesome bracelet to your friends and look like an absolute rockstar
Are you going to make this? Have you recycled and revamped something you didn’t have use for into an awesome creation? Hit me up on Facebook or on Twitter and give me some more ideas for my next DIY craft!
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