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 Don’t know what to do with all those old cassette tapes and vinyl records
you have stored away collecting dust? Now that all your old favorite
songs from the 80s are probably happily filling your MP3 player, what
should you do with all your hard-to-let-go music media memorabilia?
Break the Record knows exactly what to do with it to “keep the music
alive.” Break the Record transforms previously-loved vinyl records and
cassette tapes into functional and decorative household items, including
clocks, bowls and lighted center pieces (a particularly awesome choice
as a centerpiece to your 80s party decorations).
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Vinyl Records Ideas
Vinyl records and cassette tapes are both made of materials that will
never biodegrade if they are thrown away and sent to a landfill as their
final resting place. Wouldn’t you rather see your favorite record album
hanging in your living room or office as a totally rad retro vinyl
record clock? Pick up a clock movement at your local craft store and pop
it into that old favorite record and hang it on your wall so you can
admire it everyday and reminisce of the good ole days when you went to
your favorite little record shop and flipped through to find the perfect
new album.
Other ideas include vinyl record bowls to hold keys, remotes, jewelry,
snacks and whatever else you may need to throw in there. Just place
vinyl record into oven and heat at 200 degrees for approx. 5 minutes,
remove with oven mitts and then press into a glass or ceramic bowl to
shape by hand.
Cassette Tape Ideas
And for those old cassette tapes packed away in the attic or top of your
closet, how about a pencil holder for your office? Just glue four of
your favorite old tapes together, attach a cardboard bottom, and now
your pens and pencils will be happy to rest in their new home surrounded
by great music from the 80s. And the most recent item at Break The
Record is the Cassette Tape Night Light. Eight or more cassette tapes
and one CD are handcrafted together along with LED lights into a
“totally 80s” lamp which can be used as a night light, a decorative
lamp, or a super fun 80s party centerpiece. This and other great ideas
can be found at
www.BreakTheRecord.etsy.com.
