Old VHS Tapes Repurposed as Planters: Captain Planet Would Be Proud

Remember when VHS tapes were the gold-standard in movie rentals? Seems like forever ago, doesn’t it? And where are all those VHS tapes now? I mean, besides my packrat parents’ basement? Landfills? Well, Etsy shop niftyrecyclables is doing their part to reduce, reuse, and recycle by selling VHS tapes that have been transformed into little planters. I’m going to grow a Blu-Ray tree!

Planters range in price from $25 – $30 depending on the movie title. You can even request a specific movie and, provided it isn’t too rare, niftyrecyclables will procure the VHS and turn it into a planter for $30. Obviously, Little Shop of Horrors is a must.

Provided you already have the movie you want to use, I can’t imagine modding a VHS tape for use as a planter is too difficult, even without instructions. Granted there’s no way I could do it, but I’m less of a do-it-yourselfer and much more of a destroy-it-yourselfer.

[via DudeIWantThat]

Blockbuster Video Inspired Eyeshadow Palette: For Browsing The New Releases

Blockbuster: once the powerhouse of VHS and DVD rentals, now a bygone dinosaur, killed by the meteor that was its inability to adapt to a changing marketplace. But to harken back to the days of actually having to drive somewhere to rent a movie, Hot Topic is selling these $14 Blockbuster inspired eyeshadow palettes, which even come in what looks like a VHS rental box.

I assumed the colors would all be blue and yellow, but there’s actually a variety, named after the different sections of a Blockbuster store, including (from top left to right): New Releases, Adventure, Classics, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Fantasy, Cartoon, Horror, Action, and Television. Obviously, there are bonus points if you apply the eyeshadow with your Blockbuster membership card, which I still have in my wallet because you never know when the company might turn around.

When my local Blockbuster closed, the space went up for rent and it was eventually renovated into a cycling studio, which, and this might come as a surprise, I visit far less frequently than I did the Blockbuster. Or ever really.

[via geektyrant]

Pac-Man VHS Tape Coffee Table

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I’m not exactly sure if making furniture out of your old VHS tapes is the best use but it’s probably better than just throwing them out. Or not. So maybe you can’t manage to part with your old copy of Police Academy 3 and Bobcat Goldthwait’s dramatic turn as a Citizen on Patrol. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Keep it on display.
pac man vhs tape table Pac Man VHS Tape Coffee Table No need to ruin your own tapes when you can just buy this table for a mere $995.
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That doesn’t scream “sturdy piece of furniture” to me, although there is a plank of wood underneath the table top. As a plus it does have another 80′s icon on it- Pac-Man and the center of the tape reels form the dots. So there’s that. (creepbay via technbob)

Pac-Man VHS Tape Coffee Table
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VHS Tape Pillow

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Sit back and relax, watch a streaming movie or a Blu-Ray and prop your head up on a VHS Tape Pillow. Kickin’ it old school, this 21″ by 12″ polyester pillow will have you longing for the days when you had to “be kind, rewind”. Perhaps you even bought a separate VHS tape rewinder just for that reason. Maybe it was shaped like a racecar. Don’t try to rewind your DVD’s. Lounge out, retro style and reminiscence about the good old days- of betamax and reel to reel.
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VHS Tape Pillow

VHS Tape Foosball Table

vhs tape foosball VHS Tape Foosball TableHere’s a pretty cool DIY project that doesn’t seem like it would require a lot of complicated construction skills to create. It’s a foosball table made almost entirely out of old VHS tapes (not sure if I really needed to say “old” there, as all VHS tapes are probably old). There’s no real information on how exactly they made this foosball table but I’m sure it involves mostly glue, glue, and more glue. Certainly it’s more fun than throwing them out. (via recyleart)

VHS Tape Foosball Table

Clutch Purse from a VHS Tape

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Turn those old virtually useless VHS tapes into a neat little clutch purse. This instructable gives you the complete process but as always we give you the simplified rundown: break tape into two halves along the seam, gut the reels and innards out, attach a pair of small hinges and some fabric to the sides to keep things from falling out when you open it. We’ve left out the most interesting part- the strap:
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The strap is actually crocheted from the tape itself! Of course if you don’t have crochet skills you could substitute some other type of strap (or learn how to crochet). This bag isn’t going to hold too much, but as a geeky clutch purse, it’s pretty cool. Here’s someone wearing it- apparently a female model wasn’t available, not that there’s anything wrong with a dude wearing a clutch, just saying.
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Great reuse of outdated technology.

Clutch Purse from a VHS Tape