SK On Elderberry: SK's Time For A Clock Break

Fun Clock Project

This was a fun project. I wanted an oversize wall clock. I have seen some really cool wood ones, but I didn't want a wood or metal clock. The painted alternative was a little more difficult to figure out.

I had an old clock with battery powered hands. The battery unit was a small square box with the hands attached. The hands come off with needle nose plyers. Work very gently with these parts.

In the center of my clock I cut a square hole in the sheetrock which the battery pack will fit snug. I put a new battery in and tested to make sure it was working properly. I used the Durham's Hard Rock putty to cement it into place. This battery will last two years.

I cut stencils for the numbers and using Durham's Hardrock Putty as per directions on the label I troweled this pudding like texture over the stencils leaving three dimensional characters. This product hardens very quickly so you'll have to move fast.

I just use a paper plate and throw the whole mess away when it gets to hard to work with. It works just about the same as plaster of paris, but it gets much harder. Let it dry.

I used Modern Masters Metal Reactive Paint for the graphics and clock hands. The damask stencil was painted with copper reactive paint. The clock hands were painted with iron and rusted. The numbers will be a lighter color so they stand out from the background.

I knew I would never move it so I wasn't worried about painting the wall. Easy to take the battery pack out and patch the wall if I end up hating it...

I painted the vines and leaves free-hand with Modern Masters copper and iron metal reactive paints.