Thursday, April 12, 2012

DIY Whatever Clock - Done and Done!

Whatever Clock DIY
Whatever clock by Blooms And Bugs

I swooned over this clock the moment I saw it. Such a fun and functional piece. I bet it will give every guest a chuckle if you hung it in the living room. I like art pieces which serve as conversation starter, not to mention I myself would love to have such fun clock.
At the time, the best price I found for the clock was $100 which is not really what I like to spend on clocks ( Well...on anything actually). So I thought...well that doesn't look too hard to make, may be I can pull this off myself. Well, that conversation remained lodged in my brain for about 3 months but I never could quite forget the clock. So when Michaels had these canvases on sale, I just bought a value pack, thinking that I could convert it into a clock.
Then the canvases set beneath my sewing table for about a month until one day I found a few minutes and took apart an old clock to repurpose its machine for the new clock I wanted to make.
I took a deep breath, put back the clocking mechanism through a hole in the center of the canvas and pulled out the battery from something and put it in the battery slot of the clock. Lo and behold! the clock started ticking. Score!
Thats when I got pulled into something else and the 'clock' sat right there on top of the dresser where I was 'operating' on two clocks at the same time.
A week went by before I had the chance to stop by at the nearest Dollar Store. I was pretty sure that it will have something that would let me bring my project to a reasonable closure and I was not disappointed.
I spent $2 at the store and came home with a few things that I hoped will do the trick. And ya know what? It worked.
Whatever Clock in living Room

With dollar store accessories and 20 minutes of my time....my clock was ready. Here it is prettying up my living room. Done and Done!
It seems pretty simple but I'll just do a mini tutorial one of these days...Just Because!

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13 comments:

  1. LOVE this! I never even thought of making my own, but I'm definitely going to try.

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  2. Ha ha ha, that's awesome! :)

    Claire @ alittlesomethinginthemeantime.blogspot.com

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  3. This is awesome! I love how it came out. For sure needs to hang in my living room.

    Thank you for linking up to A Pinteresting Party! :)

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  4. Hi, I'm visiting from the Truly Lovely blog! I love this clock, it's soooo me! Lol! Looks like it would make a great gift too. :-) Take care!

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  5. FUN.. love the whatever clock! Thanks for linking up at Friday Fun Party.. :)

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  6. This clock is so much fun! What a great project! Thanks for linking up to my party!! Have a great weekend :)

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  7. I've been eyeballing that clock too.. Started making it several monthes ago but then the clock itself quit working a week after i hung it on the wall.. But it looks so good hanging there that i think i will run by the $$ store and get the rest of the stuff to finish it today & worry about it actually telling time for me later :)

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  8. I LOVE this!!! I'm pinning it and so going to try it! Thanks for the inspiration!


    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  9. HaHa, that made me smile. It is such a cute idea. Thanks for sharing this with us at the Sunday Round Up.
    Rose @ http://www.arosiesweethome.com/

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  10. Thank you for participating in Show Your Stuff Blog Hop, You are invited to come back:
    http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/04/show-your-stuff-21-sloppy-dave-recipe.html

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  11. Thanks for linking up to the Tuesday To Do Party! Hope you'll come again this week! This month's Pretty Packages party is now up for any of your lovely wrapped gifts!
    http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/2012/04/pretty-packages-party-14-highlights.html
    Smiles!
    Jami
    www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com

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