DIY Vinyl Record Bowl

I really thought it was going to be a lot harder to make these bowls. But it was actually insanely easy. 

I followed this easy tutorial, but I thought I would include a few pictures for ya'll. 

Place in a 200º oven for 8-10 minutes.

Quickly place inside of a bowl to shape the record. 

Use for storage, as wall art, or for a chip bowl {as I did}.

DIY Vinyl Record Door Hanger

This door hanger was a very last minute idea. I was really done with making things for the shower, but 2 days before I thought my cute Easter Bunny door hanger didn't really fit the theme, and I needed something to replace it stat. 

Of course, since this was a last minute project, I didn't remember to take pictures of all the steps. But, it really was quite easy, and took me only about 20 minutes to complete. 

Cut out circles to fit the center of the record from scrapbook paper. 

Apply a thin layer of glue to the record, and paste on the circle. 

I printed out a picture of a drummer {the same one I used for the onsies and burp cloths}, then traced it onto another sheet of scrapbook paper, cut it out using an X-acto knife, and glued it onto one of the records. {If you don't like the drummer you can always replace him with a guitar, musical note, or anything else that fits your theme.}

I don't have a picture of the final step, but all you have to do is hot glue all of the records together. Then attach a piece of ribbon {also with a bit of hot glue}.

You end up with this adorable door hanger - perfect for a musical/drummer themed shower. 

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DIY Vintage Record Cake Stands

I had intended on making a drum related center piece/cake stand for the shower. But ended up going a different music related route. I keep referring to the baby shower as a "little drummer" theme, but it was actually more of a music theme with drums being our main instrumental focus. 

I was inspired by these vintage record cake plates; but what I ended up doing is a simplified version. {I didn't even realize that they used candlesticks as their base until I went back to find the link for this post}

Prime and paint the candlesticks.

I used Krylon spray paint and primer. Then used a clear matte finish spray. 

There is a screw pictured, but I didn't end up using it. 

I just hot glued the record to the base. Hot glue works well enough, but I would suggest using a heavy duty super glue if you have it on hand. I didn't {and didn't want to run out and buy any}, so the hot glue worked for me.  

I stacked two together {but did not glue them}, and used a smaller record on top to make a 2-tiered cake stand. 

Also, it's worth noting, even though I wiped down the records before using them, since I didn't use the plexi glass, I laid down a napkin for the little pastries on the center stand to sit on.