The clock for a photo shoot is large. How to make a watch with your own hands - ideas and a master class

You do not need to have special knowledge to understand how the watch mechanism works. Probably, in every house there are old Chinese clocks with a still working mechanism. It can be useful to you when creating an original wall clock with your own hands. Watches in the understanding of man have a certain mystical power. After all, they have a special function - to be the control link of time.

Creating watches with your own hands is within the power of any housewife. It may take only a little imagination from her, and a certain amount of time to create this decor element. As a result, such a clock will be an attractive place in your interior. It is necessary to proceed from the fact that anything can serve as a dial. Most importantly, such watches should be original and beautiful.

One of the creation options could be a round board, which used to be a cable reel. In this case, the designer, not paying attention to the main purpose of the coil, saw stenciled inscriptions and a hole in the middle as the basis for the dial of homemade watches. If you are decorating a travel agency office or a room with a geographical bias, a special option for creating a clock would be to use halves of a globe. Such a clock will take up a lot of space on the wall, but in any case it's worth it. In the kitchen, you can use a variant of the watch with buttons to place the numbers on the dial. Such a clock will create the effect of a grandmother's chest with old things. Difficult, but rather unusual will be a clock-ball. Here you need to take a bright ball and curved arrows as a basis. Such a wall clock will look like a real time machine from science fiction films. To create a clock-picture, you will need to take any picture you like and adapt it so that it shows the time.

The strict style of a living room or office will suit the option of a clock decorated on a chessboard. In this case, elegance, rigor and accuracy in the room are guaranteed to you. Use wood as the basis for your homemade clock, and thin twigs can be used as hands. It will turn out a natural and environmentally friendly version of the wall clock. Music lovers and music lovers have the right to life figures cut from old, unnecessary gramophone records. This will be a very creative clock design. If you still decide to hang a clock, then make sure that it will be visible from anywhere in the room, and you will always be aware of what time it is at the moment.

Classic and modern clocks made of solid wood with oak veneer, natural elements in combination with black glass, chrome and plastic will be an excellent element of interior decor for a modern home. You can choose from several options: with a different number of arrows, from different materials, different sizes and shapes, arranged vertically or horizontally, additionally decorated with various decors. The choice of options is simply huge. The clock is a very important element of the interior, because it has not only an obvious practical function, but can also become the main decoration of the walls.

They can be hung in any room, but when we buy models for the bedroom, it is worth listening to them so that they do not tick too noisily. This sound can be disturbing and wake you up in the silence of the night.

The choice of dial design is extremely important for interior design. For original options, it is worth allocating a place on the wall with plain wallpaper or plaster. In the kitchen, they should be placed away from the stove to avoid getting grease and dirt on them.

Such a wonderful interior decor item will show time and will remind you of the most beautiful moments that you have captured in photographs, and will also contain pictures of relatives and friends. They are the perfect gadget for sentimental people and their families.

This is an ingenious solution - a clock under the photos. They can be equipped with colored frames in which you can place your favorite pictures, sayings or pictures. Their interesting design will suit almost any interior. If you are looking for a gift for the owners of a new apartment, for a wedding or any other occasion, or looking for a way to decorate an empty wall, this option will be the perfect solution. This decor is brilliant, original and practical!

The clock from the photos on the wall attracts at first sight:

• colored or chrome frames for photos;
• unique interior decoration;
• beauty;
• practicality.

There is such an option, which is sold as separate elements with a dial. You will stick each division yourself, and insert your favorite photos into ready-made frames. Made in a minimalist style, they will be perfectly presented in the design of a modern hall in an apartment.

They can be glued to the wall, glass, furniture - wherever your fantasy tells you. The clock is supplied in parts for self-assembly. Separate dial and magnetic photo frames. The mechanism is quartz. Realization - metal. A template is supplied with the mechanism and hands to facilitate the even distribution of the individual elements.

Such an original decor item can be made independently. To make a wall clock from photographs with your own hands, you will need to purchase a wall clock with a minute and hour hand, be patient and have good shots. First you need to drill a hole in the wall for the dowel and place the clock mechanism.

To make a clock with photographs, you need to carefully make a markup on the wall, outlining the 12 digits of the dial. Next, turn on the fantasy. You can place just 12 favorite pictures.

For a children's room, you can use photos on the clock of the first 12 months of a baby's life, such a clock will clearly show how your baby has grown and what successes he has achieved every month. They symbolize the transience of time and the first thought of the guests will be: “how quickly time has passed”. Such a sentimental decor will appeal to parents, grandparents of the baby.

Thus, with the help of a simple and inexpensive clockwork, which you can easily buy in a store, you can make a completely unique piece of decor for the interior of your home. At the same time, it does not look at all cheap and simple, but very original and stylish. It will suit many styles, we can say that it is universal. When making it, you realize your creative abilities, which brings a lot of joy and satisfaction.

Now, in order to remember the most pleasant moments in life, you do not need to get an album out of the closet, photographs are always in front of you, and in addition to aesthetic satisfaction, they bring practical benefits. It is unlikely that your guests will remain indifferent to your creation, most likely they will ask you to tell them how to do it in order to also decorate their home.

In kitchens, clocks are an indispensable attribute. In addition to the fact that the hostess is guided by them while cooking, collects 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 an ordinary old one that has 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).

Necessary tools and materials:
• 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 update steps are as follows:
1. The device is disassembled, the clock mechanism is removed.
2. 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.
3. The surface is sanded, removing all roughness.
4. Remove the upper paint layer from the napkin, try it on the clock and carefully tear out (do not cut out) the beautiful middle so that there are no clear boundaries of gluing.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.

In this photo, watches made using the craquelure technique can be seen as decorations:
• 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?

You will need:
• 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:

1. A ring is cut out of cardboard, the inner side of which is equal to the diameter of the watch, and the outer side should be slightly smaller than the estimated volume that is needed as a result of decoration.
2. 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.
3. Produce staining in the desired color.
4. Glue the cardboard to the finished clock.
5. 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.

Creating scuffs is not difficult at all:
1. Paint the watch case black and let dry.
2. 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

It is very easy to update the round wall clock with your own hands. Decorating with coffee beans is quite popular. There are many transformation options. You only need:
• watch;
• 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 watch 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 watch, 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.

Beautiful wall clocks are always not only a source of information about the time, but also decorate the apartment interior, give it a special charm.

And if you think that making a wall clock with your own hands is very difficult, then you are deeply mistaken. This is a very real task, which is within the power of almost everyone. After all, for such a watch you do not need to assemble the mechanism itself.

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It is taken from old watches or taken out of cheap Chinese alarm clocks. And already on this basis, you decorate them to your taste, taking into account the design of your apartment.

What are wall clocks made of?

If you decide to make a wall clock yourself or make a grandfather clock with your own hands, then you need to know that this can be done from almost any material. Of course, the most popular is wood. Due to its properties, wood clocks are made in a variety of shapes and serve for a long time.

Usually, not only wall clocks, but also floor clocks are independently made from this material. By the way, drawings for the manufacture of wall clocks are usually not required, but they may sometimes be needed for floor structures that have a more complex assembly.

Record clock

Plastic and other materials

Plastic watches are also popular. They are even more durable, but their manufacture is more complicated. The original clock can be made from cardboard, and the simplicity with which this can be done is surprising. As a material for wall clocks, you can use paper or, for example, records.

Note!

It is quite possible to make a clock for the kitchen from a tin can.

The additional material used mainly for the manufacture of arrows is also distinguished by a great variety. It can be tree branches, buttons, pencils or wire.

Cardboard clock

As we have already said, cardboard watches are made quite simply, so we will now tell you how to make a cardboard watch yourself. In order to carry out this venture, we need the following materials and tools:

1. Clockwork. It can be pulled out of an old unnecessary watch.
2. Piece of corrugated cardboard. Its dimensions depend on the dimensions of your future product.
3. Wooden disk.
4. , PVA glue, kraft paper (special high-strength wrapping paper).
5. (fine-grained and possibly coarse-grained), hook, decorative elements.

Paper clock

Main stages of execution

First you need to take a disk made of wood (the same goes for a wooden clock), and make a hole for the clock mechanism with a puncher. After that, we cut out two circles from cardboard and stick them on both sides, and in one of them we also make a hole for the clock mechanism.

Having made the base for the clock, you need to paste over the ends of the disk with cardboard, cutting out a piece with a width equal to the thickness of the disk and a length equal to its circumference. We fix it with PVA glue. Then you need to paste over the watch with craft paper and, on the reverse side, fix the hook with which we will hang our product on a carnation. By the way, a master class on making watches can be viewed below.

DIY wall clock video:

Final work

Now we need to color our disk black. It will be enough to do it from the front side. After the surface has dried, we make a hole for the arrows, using an awl for this. Now we need silver paint, which contrasts as well as possible with the black color of the disk and with its help we apply divisions and numbers on the dial. Paint the arrows with the same color. We finish our work with the installation of the clock mechanism and the decorative decoration of the ends and edges of the disk.

Note!

This can be done, for example, with rhinestones.

As can be seen from the presented instructions, the manufacture of watches from cardboard is within the power of almost any person.

Wood clock

Let's look at how quickly you can make a wooden clock. For their manufacture, you will need the following materials and tools:

1. Wooden disc with a diameter of 330 mm.
2. Wooden sticks and balls of small diameter in the amount of 12 pieces.
3. Clockwork.
4. Sandpaper, glue, .
5. Nippers and perforator.
6. Black cardboard and paint in two colors.
7. Pencil, scissors, ruler.

Step-by-step instruction

1. Sand the disc and balls to a smooth surface and wipe them from dust.
2. Cut wooden sticks to the same length. We choose the length.
3. Using a perforator, make a hole in the center of the disk, intended for the arrows.
4. Let's drill 12 holes on the end of the wooden disc. They will serve as grooves for sticks with balls. The distance between the disks must be the same. To do this, use a protractor and make marks every thirty degrees.
5. Pour glue into the holes and fix wooden sticks in them.
6. At this stage of making wooden watches, you need to treat the surface with a primer and, after drying, apply several layers of paint. The paint color, in our case, should be white.
7. Now we need to color the balls in red (it is most suitable for a white disk). To make it convenient to do this, we need a piece of foam and the remains of our wooden sticks. We string balls on them and paint them, after which we insert them into a piece of foam and wait for them to dry. For painting, we use a spray, since it is unlikely that it will be possible to evenly paint with a brush.
8. After drying, insert the balls into the sticks and “sit down” on the glue.

1. The final step will be to install the clock mechanism on the back of the disk and fix the arrows to it. The arrows are made of thick cardboard, painted black.

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Paper clock

In order to make a clock out of paper, we need the following materials:

1. Clock mechanism and hands.
2. The dial is made of wood or other dense material.
3. Decor paper and buttons.
4. Decoupage glue (acts as glue, varnish and sealant), ordinary glue, paints.
5. Small paper plate.
6. Ruler, scissors, pencil, pen.
7. Brush and foam brush.

plastic watch

Manufacturing steps

Let's look at how to make a watch with your own hands in stages.

1. First, we cut the paper (choose the color that suits you), in the form of an elongated trapezoid, along the length of the dial. In this case, all pieces should be the same in size and shape. The total area of ​​the paper should be larger than the dial, so that later it will be possible to bend the ends. Then we fix the paper to the dial with decoupage glue and wait until it dries. After that, we bend and glue the hanging ends to the back of the dial.
2. We apply decoupage glue to the surface of the dial in several layers. Each subsequent layer is applied to the previous one, but after complete drying. When properly applied, the surface of the dial will become glossy.
3. We make the markup of the dial. It is convenient to do this with a paper plate. That is, first we mark all the points on the plate, then we apply it to the dial and put the points already on it. After that, in place of the numbers, we glue, for example, buttons or something else that your imagination is designed for.

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Tired of the mediocre interior? We will share ideas on how you can decorate any room with unusual clocks made by yourself.

Happy hours are not observed. However, a decorative wall clock can be not only a great addition to any interior, but also an original gift.

You will need a watch mechanism (you can buy it in a special shop or take it from an old watch), some kind of flat object to create a dial and a little imagination.

This idea will appeal to creative people.

You will need:

• dominoes;
• strong glue;
• clockwork;
• metal sieve for filtering noodles;
• ruler;
• ballpoint pen, marker or pencil.

1. Wash the sieve thoroughly and dry.

2. Use a ruler and a pen to mark where the dominoes should be placed. Glue them to the sieve and leave to dry completely.

3. Install the clockwork as indicated in the instructions on its packaging.

Set the time on the clock and hang it on the wall.

2. Vinyl wall clock

You will need:

• clockwork;
• vinyl record.

Make a hole in the center of the vinyl record. Attach the mechanism on the back side, and the arrows on the front side.

A vinyl record can be given an unusual shape. To do this, you need to put it in a preheated oven for several minutes, then take it out with kitchen gloves and “blind” any figure from the melted plate.

3. Clock with a floral motif

If you haven't been able to get hold of a clockwork, you can creatively remake an old wooden clock.

You will need:

• wooden wall clock;
• acrylic paint for wooden surfaces;
• tassel;
• glue spray;
• rhinestones or beads;
• a printed color drawing with a floral motif (you can use beautiful wrapping paper or a piece of wallpaper instead).

1. Unscrew the clock mechanism.

2. Paint the edge of the dial with colored acrylic paint. Wait for it to dry.

3. Place the clock face on the plant motif and draw around the outline of the clock. Then cut out a circle slightly smaller than the clock face.