Do-it-yourself clock from wooden sticks. DIY watch decor: we make a masterpiece from Chinese stamping (44 photos)

In kitchens, clocks are an indispensable attribute. In addition to the fact that the hostess is guided by them while cooking, gathers her family for work and school, modern chronometers demonstrate the taste of the owner and decorate the interior of the room.

How to decorate your watch

How to make your watch, stamped in a Chinese factory and having thousands of clones, the only and exclusive model? Especially if, after repair, they do not fit the new style at all. But did you know that there are completely inexpensive means to make this necessary kitchen attribute serve as a source of pride for your household and admiration for guests in the future?

Decoupage clock update

Decoupage is a way to decorate objects with napkins.

Do you think this clock was bought in a store or converted from ordinary old ones that have been hanging on the wall for several years?

Even a novice master can master the decor of watches with his own hands using this technique, the only condition here is the presence of accuracy and perseverance. To restore clocks in this way, you just have to stock up on decoupage or ordinary beautiful paper napkins that are sold in supermarkets. An important point - they should be two- or three-layer (they are more durable).

beautiful napkin;
PVA glue;
tassel;
white paint (you can buy acrylic at a hardware store)
fine skin;
clock in need of alteration;
file;
alcohol, acetone or white spirit for degreasing the surface;
soft cloth.

The device is disassembled, the clock mechanism is removed.
If the old picture was pasted, it is removed. In the case when the pattern was applied to the surface, it is degreased and covered in several layers of white paint with intermediate drying.
The surface is sanded, removing all roughness.
Remove the upper paint layer from the napkin, try it on the watch and carefully tear out (do not cut out) the beautiful middle so that there are no clear boundaries of gluing.
The next manipulation is best done near the sink. The napkin is placed face down on the file. Moisten it abundantly with water from a spray bottle so that it floats on the file. Carefully straighten the folds with a brush. Then, tilting the file, drain the excess water. The napkin is placed on the place of the intended gluing and, carefully lifting it from one side with a brush, remove the file.
The paper is smeared with a mixture of water and PVA glue (1: 1). Allow to dry, small folds can be removed by lightly passing over them with a fine sandpaper.
The product is covered with several layers of acrylic varnish. A beginner needleworker should not spend money on expensive professional glue. You can buy an acrylic substance for saunas and baths in hardware stores.

The final touch is the collection of the chronometer. Then the product is mounted on the wall and admire the result.

Using craquelure in watch decor

If just using a decoupage napkin is boring, then you can complicate the work and create an imitation of an old clock. Layers of special varnishes and structural pastes are applied to the product, as a result of which one layer breaks the other and cracks form, giving the craft a touch of antiquity.

What is the best way to transform an old product? There are many ways, someone resorts to craquelure.

white openwork napkin;
vintage picture in the center;
white thin lace;
rhinestones and half beads.

The paper napkin, the second hand and the dial are painted in gold, gold paint has been rubbed into the cracks, which allows them to be attributed to the now fashionable vintage style.

Another work done using craquelure. Butterflies cut out of plywood and decorated with decoupage napkins attract attention.

Decorating watches using the alter-scrap technique

This method involves decorating products with various volumetric details and is characterized by a multi-layered composition. It is always something unusual and creative. "Alter" in translation from English means "change", "alter", "improve", "update".

In the case when it is not possible to repair a broken alarm clock, it is advisable to restore it in this way, giving a second life.

See how beautifully you can decorate an old broken alarm clock. I want to look at the details endlessly.

Literally everything is used in alter scrap: the remains of lace, beads, scraps of chains, keys, fabric and paper flowers, various stickers, etc.

Even old spare parts from an alarm clock and fragments of a figurine are suitable as decor.

And look at this beauty. Don't you want to create something similar?

Decorating old clocks with plastic spoons

An interesting design solution (and also very cheap) will be decorating a round wall clock with disposable plastic spoons.

Such an idea can be realized even by an absolute non-professional. Will you take on this job?

What is needed to create such a "sun" on the wall?

round clock;
cardboard from the box;
scissors;
ceiling glue or any other;
about 250 spoons;
paint of the desired shade.

Before starting work, determine the size of the product. Then:

A ring is cut out of cardboard, the inner side of which is equal to the diameter of the clock, and the outer side should be slightly smaller than the estimated volume that is needed as a result of decoration.
Handles are cut off from spoons, leaving very small stumps. On the outer circle at a small distance from each other, they begin to stick. Spoons are glued next row so that they cover the space between the previous ones. And thus fill all the rows.
Produce staining in the desired color.
Glue the cardboard to the finished clock.
Hang a chronometer at a permanent place of residence

Plastic spoons are easy to paint with spray paint.

Decorating old watches with textiles

You can make the clock an interesting interior detail by decorating with textiles. Lace will give the chronometer airiness, romance and hide the shabby case.

How to decorate a wall clock with textiles can be seen in this photo.

How do you like this transformation of the device? And all you need is a twisted tourniquet, braid, lace, a brush, tape (in order to close the joint), glue and scissors. They will look great in the kitchen of a hostess who loves ruffles and frills, complete with curtains and capes for stools or chairs.

You can restore an old shabby watch with a twisted rope with tassels, lace, artificial
flowers and beads

Do-it-yourself clock painting and painting

Shabby and artificially aged wall clocks are quite suitable for a country house decorated in retro style. Painting can be done with the paints remaining in the household and, without waiting for complete drying, lightly rub the surface with a cloth (create scuffs and the appearance that the walkers have been repainted many times).

To build such a clock, you need a minimum of knowledge and skills.

So that's good too. You can originally paint the surface to your liking. Do you like this painting?

The style in which this table clock is made can be attributed to shabby chic. Soft decoupage in the middle and a little wear on the body give the impression of repeated repainting and exposure to the sun. In this way, you can make almost an antique thing.

Paint the watch case black and let dry.
Apply white paint on a dry layer and, without waiting for it to dry completely, remove the top layer of paint in the right places with light touches.

This watch combines the decoupage of the inner part, which is under the glass, and the painting of the outer case with golden color from a can. This is an example of a very simple product update.

Decorating a wall clock with coffee beans

clock;
coffee beans;
glue "Moment";
desire and time.

How to update several former and completely identical round wall clocks with your own hands using coffee beans?

Coffee products not only look beautiful, but also smell delicious. Do you want these for yourself? Take risks! It is easy to restore fashionable walkers from the "kitchen" material.

Shell clock decoration

What do vacationers bring home from the sea? Probably, shells, which then gather dust for years idle on antesols. There is a wonderful way to update your watch with these marine gifts. The easiest trick is to stick shells on the body.

Boring ordinary hours have become marine

Other ideas

There are many ways to decorate walkers. The most common ones will be discussed below.

Provencal notes

If outwardly the clock is not suitable for restoration, but the mechanism is still working, you can cut out a case of arbitrary shape from plywood and allow the clock mechanism to work in full.

This clock is made in the style of Provence, there are village pictures on them: lavender, roosters, cages with birds

Restoration of old watches with leather decoration

Masters who know how to work with natural materials create exclusive products. Old leather gloves, bags, raincoats and leather scraps are used.

A chic composition that will not leave indifferent any guest

The amazing compositional work, which is shown in the photo, shows that a small ordinary round clock, decorated with leather and flowers, framed by a painted wooden frame, can become an author's masterpiece.

Restoration with wood and jute rope

The original clock made of wood and thick rope will easily fit into the design of a wooden country house.

These walkers look great in a rustic style.

As you can see, everything can be used, even the remaining boards, knots and thick rope trimmings. The sticks from the boxes are used, which are initially burned with a blowtorch, then peeled with an iron brush until the texture of the wood appears, then covered with several layers of varnish.

2 knots are used as holders, on which recesses are made in the middle so that the middle board does not stick out of the composition. Then a hole is drilled in the center for fastening the clock mechanism, a dial is made from furniture nails and the product is decorated with a rope.
The masterpiece is ready!

Here is a variant of the walkers, which are made of a rope twisted into a ring.

This work is made in the technique of "Jute filigree". Here, ordinary, bleached and dyed jute is used. This material is sold in reels in hardware stores.

Human fantasy is limitless. There are many options for reworking and restoring old watches. All you need is a little time, love for your home and a desire to make your home individual.

To create a cozy home, you need to think through many details. First of all, this applies to interior and decor elements, such as curtains, lamps, clocks and pillows. Today we propose to consider how to make a watch with your own hands. Anyone can make them. The main task is to install a large working mechanism, usually bought in a specialized store. The presence of an old clock will greatly simplify the task, because you can use their mechanism. Everything else depends on your skill and imagination.

Wall clock in decoupage technique (MK)

You can make a clock in the kitchen with your own hands from improvised materials. But, if you want to create an original product, then the decoupage style will be the perfect solution.. These clocks look elegant and will be a unique decoration for the interior of the house. We offer an interesting master class that will help you create a wall clock yourself at minimal cost.

You also need to prepare:

clockwork hands;
wooden base (round or square);
napkins and ready-made patterns on paper;
acrylic paints;
brushes;
sponges and varnish.

Making watches with your own hands in the decoupage style is carried out in a certain sequence:

1. The workpiece is being processed . The basis of the future product must be sanded with sandpaper and coated three times with white acrylic paint, it will serve as a primer.

2. When the paint dries, a couple of centimeters recede from the edge of the workpiece and outline the future frame .

Outlining the frame

3. The basis is given an invoice , the color of painting is selected, the most suitable for the interior. The paint is diluted and applied with a sponge in a chaotic manner to age the product.

Applying a second coat of paint

4. The frame of the future watch stands out more dark color, brown paint is ideal for this.

Coloring the frame

5. From prepared rice paper cut pattern and applied to the workpiece. . If a napkin is used, then it is soaked in water and applied to the selected place on the dial. Glue is applied over the image.

Paste the image

6. Now you need to connect your imagination and make sure that the drawing fits organically into the surface. Paints of appropriate tones and a sponge will help here. With their help creates a smooth transition from the pattern to the surface of the dial. It is important to be extremely careful, if you cope with this task, then you are a great master.

Making a smooth transition

7. At this stage need to aging the product , for this, a two-component cracking agent is applied to the surface with a dry brush (you can buy it at a store where needlework products are presented).

Applying a layer for craquelure

8. After the craquelure dries, cracks will appear on the product, which will give it elegance. The workpiece is varnished as a protective layer.

We cover with varnish

At the end, it remains to install the arrows, the mechanism and glue the numbers (the latter can be drawn according to the template). Now the clock has a complete look, they can be used as decor for the kitchen, bedroom, living room.

Finished result

On video: making wall clocks using decoupage technique

Cardboard clock (MK)

Some needlewomen make do-it-yourself clocks for the kitchen from cardboard. Such a decor item can become not only useful, but also an exclusive thing. Before answering the question of how to make a clock out of cardboard, you need to make sure that you have the appropriate materials.

For work you will need:

thick cardboard;
multi-colored caps or buttons;
working mechanism and arrows;
compass;
PVA glue.

To make your own wall clock, follow the steps below:

1. A circle is made on cardboard with a compass, after which it is cut out.

Cut out a circle from cardboard

2. Using glue, caps or buttons are glued in appropriate places.

Glue the lids to the cardboard

3. Numbers are depicted on the caps (use a marker or acrylic paint, depending on the material from which the parts are made).

Draw numbers

4. A hole is made in the center of the intended circle for installing the mechanism and arrows.

Making a hole

5. The last step is to install the arrow mechanism. A battery is also inserted to operate the watch.

As you can see, you can make a clock out of cardboard very quickly and you don’t need special skills for this, but such decoration will complement the interior of the selected room.

Quilling product(MK)

A good option would be to make a quilling clock. In such arts and crafts, paper strips of different widths and lengths are used.. They twist into patterns, a composition is formed. You can make such a clock according to the following scheme:

The basis for the clock will serve thick cardboard or plywood. Black paper is glued to the body. To create contrast, decorative elements are mainly created from white or light-colored paper. When choosing a color, the interior of the room where the clock will be installed is taken into account. They should fit in harmoniously.

This is what the finished product looks like

Numbers are made from prepared strips of paper. To do this, use short strips. At the same time, decorative elements are twisted. Various compositions are used for decoration. It can be flowers or just patterns. It is better to draw a sketch in advance, which will allow you to evaluate the appearance of the future product.

We twist patterns and numbers from paper strips

3. The created numbers and decorative elements are glued to the selected places using PVA glue.

We glue the finished elements to the base

4. A hole is made in the center of the base and a mechanism with arrows is installed.

Installing the clockwork

Ideas for creating wall clocks are different. Focus on the materials that you have available, but there can be a lot of them. It is allowed to use additional elements, be it lace, satin ribbons, beads, rhinestones or even stickers.. A wall clock for the kitchen made of paper or other materials will always let you know the time. And the made element of decor with your own hands will please the eye.

As an idea, you can try to make a watch, but in this case everything is much more complicated.. This is due to their small size. The best option here would be to experiment with straps. Combining chains of different thicknesses will allow you to create an original watch on hand. Also, zippers, elastic bands, beads can serve as a decorative strap.

Clock made of paper and CD (2 videos)

Homemade watch options (35 photos)

Currently, do-it-yourself clock decoupage has gained immense popularity! This is not surprising: in the age of stress, sometimes you want to do something for the soul, and if it still has a functional and aesthetic purpose, then this hobby is simply doomed to success!

Clock decoupage technique

If earlier it was difficult to get decoupage materials and templates, now they are available in abundance in any bookstore or department for creativity. In them, you can easily purchase stencils, dials, blanks, hands, accessories or other attributes for decoupage watches. Therefore, this newfangled hobby is an acceptable option for beginners.

Consider the technique of decoupage watches with your own hands in stages.

Stencil preparation. So, you have purchased a watch blank in advance in a needlework store (as in the photo).
The surface of the workpiece should be prepared in advance: sand if the watch is wooden or degrease if it is plastic.
Create a background image, as in the photo. You can choose any style depending on your preferences or the interior features of the room that you want to decorate with a future masterpiece.
We glue the selected picture onto the workpiece (see photo).

Advice! Torn edges are easier to mask, so it's better not to cut out the image, but simply tear it off the paper with your hands.

You can glue the picture on the template either with PVA glue diluted with water, or with special decoupage glue. The main thing here is to act carefully, avoiding wrinkles in the picture. After that, the workpiece of the future clock should be dried and covered with acrylic varnish, after which the workpiece should be dried again. Repeat this pattern three times.

This technique is described in more detail in the video at the end of the text.

Choose a style

Before proceeding directly to the decoupage of watches with your own hands, you should decide on the style of the future masterpiece. Now the most popular decoupage options are:

provence;
vintage or "antique";
"Hollywood".

First you need to choose the room in which you plan to hang your future masterpiece. For example, if this is a kitchen, then some kind of romantic sketch, or a Hollywood-style clock, will look out of place in it. On the contrary, Provence or vintage style clocks will fit perfectly into the interior of most kitchens.

Perhaps the Provence style is one of the most common and understandable. If the directions of Provence and vintage are somewhat reminiscent of each other, then the Hollywood style is fundamentally different from them. So, it is characterized by the following nuances:

Use as the main following colors: black, red, white, blue. Whatever colors you choose, they should, if possible, contrast with each other and stand out from the background.
Maximum brilliance, the use of all kinds of rhinestones is welcome.
Using images of famous Hollywood actors, preferably from the Golden Era of Hollywood: Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, etc. In this case, you will partially get a retro style.

All styles are suitable for beginners. These options can be found by watching the video at the end of the text.

Features of decoupage of the dial

The finished dial can be freely bought in the store, but it is much more interesting to make it yourself. So, the numbers on the clock can be made almost from the first objects that caught your eye. It all depends on your imagination and, of course, on the style of decoupage watches.

Let's say you chose the Provence style. Then for the dial it would be appropriate to use corks from wine bottles, dried lavender branches, soap in the form of small hearts. In addition, it is not necessary that there are numbers on the dial: it is enough just to mark the divisions.

The idea for the clock on the Pink Floyd record.
It is also convenient to make a watch on a plate because the center of the dial for the hands is precisely marked. However, it should be remembered that the round printed label in the center is difficult to "overlap" if it is white. It would be more practical to take a plate with a red sticker for the base.

If decoupage of ordinary wall clocks may seem boring, then we have saved up another original option for you - decoupage of clocks on a vinyl record. The technique of such decoupage is not much different from that described above, but it has its own characteristics:

First you need to prepare the plate, primed it with white paint. Let her dry for a while.
To apply the picture, it is better to use special napkins for decoupage. We tear off the two lower layers and apply only the upper one to the plate. With a flat synthetic brush, apply glue on top of the napkin. Let it dry, and then cover our workpiece with a layer of varnish. After drying, apply varnish again.

Attention! You need to use special varnish and glue for decoupage.

We make the markup of the dial. To do this, you can use wine corks, shells and any other items that have enough imagination.

Advice! Apply the paint with a dishwashing sponge.

We cover the clock with at least three layers of acrylic varnish.
Glue the sticker on the back of the plate with cardboard. We make a hole in the center and glue the clock mechanism. We attach the arrows, insert the batteries.

The original watch is ready!

You do not need to know the device of the clockwork at all in order to make original DIY wall clock. In any home there are broken clocks and inexpensive Chinese-made alarm clocks. From all this wealth, you can create original and useful decorations for the interior with your own hands.

WHY IS A WALL CLOCK SO INTERESTING?

Clocks are a kind of conductors of a mysterious invisible, but felt by all, energy called Time. Therefore, in the human mind, the clock also carries a charge of something mystical. Watches have an interesting, inexplicable property to speed up or slow down as they please. People will always be indifferent to the clock and to the Time personified by them.

How to make a wall clock with your own hands?

Check out these cool design ideas. The photo shows that creating an original wall clock with your own hands is quite within the power of a simple housewife. As a design solution, such a handmade clock will be the brightest and most attractive place in your interior!

Here we should proceed from the fact that anything can be a dial. The main thing is that such watches should be beautiful and, like design objects, they must carry some idea.

A creative thought that has received a direction is very fruitful. Once you feel like a designer, it's forever. And such a fertile direction as the creation of original wall clocks with your own hands is simply inexhaustible.

Here is a photo of a dial made from the cover of a large wooden reel, on which cables were previously wound. Here the designer saw exactly the interesting texture of the lid as a circle, not paying attention to the main purpose of the item. Stenciled inscriptions and a metal overlay on the opening of the coil perfectly emphasize the idea of a dial made of wooden planks.

Clocks made from halves of a globe require quite a lot of space, but look amazing. Such watch-compositions are suitable for and will give the spirit of travel. By the way, such hours can be well suited for a travel agency.

Wall clocks create something so homely, like a grandmother's chest ...

A ball clock with rounded hands is a real time machine.

Wall clock-picture and the following image, a clock made of a flat surface draped with an unusual material can be suitable for a living room and a hall ...

An interesting color scheme visually hides the arrows on the clock, and the map clock will allow you to travel around any country. Additionally, you can specify a lot of different data, mark the places where you have been with flags. A very original design solution for a DIY wall clock.

But this laconic clock in the form of a chessboard is well suited to the strict style of a living room, office or library.

A clock from a tin can is, of course, for the kitchen. The following photos clearly show that even such an abstract thing as a clock spring can be a decor item.

A very interesting decision is to make the dial from a saw cut of a tree, and the hands from twigs.

Figures cut from old gramophone records can be distinguished as a separate type of creativity. They themselves are very creative and have the right to life. But in combination with the idea of time indicators, it's just super!

DIY wall clock design

People very often, getting used to a certain environment, do not dare to make even the slightest change in it. And this staticness is so contrary to the creative spirit that sits in each of us. Try to change this static, start with the original DIY wall clock.