I made a clock!

For Christmas my husband bought me this gorgeous mirror.  A few weeks later I found these awesome glass bottles.  I love that they are so big.  The mantel still needed something more.  Decorating a corner mantle is tricky especially when the ceiling is high.  Everything on the mantle has to be over sized to fit the space.  I had the idea to put a clock on the mantle, it too would have to be big.  A big clock means big money right?  Then here comes the thought.....you can make a clock. 

I'm not a carpenter but I play one on my blog!

The best way to cut a circle from plywood is with a jig saw.  We have almost every tool and saw there is, but not a jig saw.  The whole point in making the clock was to save money, and I didn't want to buy a new tool.  I looked at the hardware stores for a wooden circle that was already cut.  Sometimes they sell particle board table tops to make end tables.  All I could find were the really nice wood table tops but they were
 too small 17," and too big 36", and way too expensive.  The large one was $40.00.

I was complaining talking to my friend and she says, "I have one of those and I don't use it any more!"
So thanks to a great friend, I got exactly what I was looking for, for free!

 

I wanted the edges on the clock routered.  My husband has been working a lot and hasn't been around to help with any of my projects, and I don't have much patience!  When I get an idea, I want it done, now!  So I got to work trying to figure it out.  The power button was easy, but the depth adjustment, not so much.  Thankfully the router bit I wanted to use was already on.   It took a little tinkering, but I got it figured out.  I practiced on some extra wood and was able to achieve the look I wanted.  I routered both sides, and was able to get the bullnose edge I was looking for. Not so scary after all!

 

Next, I took this project inside and painted the edges and half of the circle with black acrylic paint.  I cut around the design on the scrapbook paper and used Mod Podge to glue it to the clock.  (I used 3 pieces of coordinating paper.)  I used metallic teal and metallic silver paint to stencil the swirl design.  This stencil came from Micheal's.
  

I used a paint brush to create a distressed effect on the edges.
 

I cut out numbers using my Cricut with the Storybook Cartridge.
 

I purchased the clock kit at Micheal's for about $5.00.
The large clock hands were sold separately, and luckily on sale for just 79 cents.

Well, here it is!  I love it...it looks great on the mantle and it's just my style.
 

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