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Bloom No green thumb? No problem, with these clever garden-related crafts. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-103L

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Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza transform old records into conversation-piece planters.

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Rock 'n' Roll Pots

Rock 'n' Roll Pots

Materials:

1 vinyl LP record
two glass or other oven-safe bowls, one slightly larger than the other
oven
oven mitts
cookie sheet
potting soil
plant

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Place the smaller of the bowls upside down on a cookie sheet and center the record on top of the bowl (figure A).

3. Carefully place the cookie sheet, bowl and record in the preheated oven. Set a timer for four minutes.

4. After four minutes, check the record. It's done when it's curving and drooping over the shape of the bowl (figure B). If it's not done, allow it to remain in the oven for another minute and check again.

5. When ready, wearing the oven mitts, pull the cookie sheet, bowl and record out of the oven.

6. Place the larger bowl on top of the smaller bowl and melted record. Press down (figure C). This forces the melted record into a bowl/planter shape. Flip over, remove smaller bowl and press the record with your fingers for any last-minute adjustments.

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

7. Plant with a favorite flower.

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