How to make a poster board with your old VHS tapes

A while ago I decided to get rid of my old (vast) collection of VHS tapes. I didn't want to simply throw them away, so I browsed the net for some ideas for what to do with them. Well, I found... zero good ideas. =p So I had to do this the hard way: I had to THINK! :O
And what I thought of was a poster board made of VHS tapes. =) I had an old poster that desperately needed some extra protection, so I went through with it.
Here's how to give a good use to your old VHS tapes.

Step 1 What you'll need + preparing the VHS tapes

What you'll need:

- VHS tapes (I used ten)
- a poster
- packing tape
- some strong glue (I won't recommend any here, but I'm adding a picture of the one I used)
- double-face tape
- transparent contact paper (enough to cover the whole poster board)
- scissors

First of all, because the VHS top is not very firm (the one that protects the magnetic tape and that can be opened), you need to tape every VHS with packing tape. One strap of tape aroung the middle of the VHS is enough to make it more reliable.

Comments

[pigsnfish]

Awesome idea! We just culled out our VHS tapes the other day. I have a daughter who does jigsaw puzzles. I think this might be a way for her to mount those, too!!

[porcupinemamma]

ditto pixicat

[pixicat]

Awesome use of the old vhs, Good work.

[Transquesta]

. . .Still another idea would be to use the old covers from VHS movies in a collage--a collage which you could then mount to your tape cartridge "poster board."

[cuteychao]

Yep, that's also a good idea. :) I don't have any interesting covers, though, as most of my VHS collection is of recorded stuff from TV instead of original movie tapes.

[Transquesta]

Excellent idea!

[Browncoat]

Better use than throwing them into a landfill, but doesn't that make hanging it pretty heavy?

[cuteychao]

Not at all. VHS tapes are very light. you can safely hang it with two nails. :)

[DIYADD]

Interesting concept, I wonder if you might reduce the number of VHS tapes by just building the outside frame and laying poster or foam core board over the gap. I have innumerable amounts of old VHS tapes, this is as good a use for them as any.