Hi Everyday Home friends! It’s nice to be visiting with you today
while my sweet friend, Barb, recovers from dental surgery.
In case we haven’t met before, I’m Suzy and I blog at
Worthing Court, where my main focus is on
home decor projects and inspiration.
I’m all about DIY Southern Farmhouse Style! We’ve spent the
last 18 months completely renovating
our new-to-us 20 year old brick home.
So far, we’ve completed the laundry room, the kitchen, the
breakfast area and the screen porch. We’re finished with the
family room too, but I haven’t done an official full room reveal yet.
You can see all of the family room projects HERE though.
The next room on my radar is my dining room, where I’ve got
big plans to add some farmhouse style!
Today, I want to share a fun, fun project with you that I made to
raise money for a local charity event. Maybe you’ve seen
garden clocks other places and thought that it would be too
hard to make – it isn’t! It’s so easy and the only tool that you’ll
need is a screwdriver or a drill.
For my clock, I had a vision in my head. Instead of a clock with
rusty, crusty gardening tools, I wanted it to be bright and cheerful.
Thus my choice for new and colorful gardening tools to
be the “numbers.” I found mine at Tuesday Morning, but I’ve seen
them online and in other stores too.
I wanted it to be a living clock, so instead of a
gardening tool, I placed a galvanized bucket at the 12, 3, 6 and 9
positions on the clock face and filled them with faux succulents.
If I were making it for myself, I would have put live plants into
the buckets, but since this was going to be in showhouse for
two weeks (and couldn’t be watered), I opted for faux plants.
I had assumed that I’d have to use an old pallet or reclaimed
wood boards (attached together and cut into a circle)
for the clock face. I was dreading trying to cut a perfect circle,
but then I came across an old tabletop for $5 – perfect!
Here’s what it looked like before I got started.
My friend, Amy from Atta Girl Says, was working on a project for
this charity event also, so she painted the tabletop for me with
gray chalk paint and a wash of white paint and a bit of water
mixed together. Once the painting was completed, I was ready to
turn it into a clock!
When I had the painted “face” home from Amy, I set it on
an old table out in my driveway and got to work.
Here are the supplies that you’ll need.
SUPPLIES:
round table top or wood cut into a circular shape
chalky paint, old brushes and rags for wiping to achieve the weathered look
waterproof polyurethane
2 “D” ring picture hangers
4 galvanized buckets
4 pipe clamps to hold the buckets, can be found in the plumbing section at any
home improvement/hardware store
4 screws to attach the pipe clamps to the table top
screwdriver or drill with screw bit
gardening tools of your choice
plants, real or faux
compass shaped stencil or sticker
clock hands, I purchased mine HERE
unfinished wooden cabinet knob
black craft paint and a brush
epoxy glue
ASSEMBLY:
1. Attach a D ring hanger on each side of what will be the back of the clock. Make sure they are placed more than halfway to the top and that they are perfectly straight across from one another – or else your clock will hang crooked. Do this step before painting the face to avoid having to touch up scratches.
2. Paint the clock face with gray chalk paint. Allow the gray paint to dry and then apply a coat of white chalk paint mixed with a little water. Wipe the excess white paint mix off with a rag as you go to achieve a weathered finish. If your clock will be hanging outside, I’d also apply a coat or two of waterproof polyurethane before proceeding to the next steps.
3. Apply/paint the compass in the exact center of the clock face. I was afraid that I would wrinkle a compass sticker, so I chose to paint a compass using a stencil instead. I used black craft paint for the compass and chose not to paint the N, E, S and W letters. You can find a stencil similar to the one that I used HERE. Allow the paint to dry before proceeding.
4. Taking into consideration the location of the “D” ring hangers, attach the pipe clamps at the 12, 3, 6 and 9 positions, using a screw to attach each one to the clock face. Adjust their opening to fit the circumference of your pots.
Here’s how it looked while I checked the opening of the pipe clamps
against my buckets.
5. I don’t have a picture of this step, but paint the wood knob with the black craft paint. It will be used to look like it is what’s holding the clock hands in place. Using the epoxy, glue the hands to the center of the compass medallion. You’ll want to add glue where the hands would normally be attached on a real clock and also spots along the full length of each hand. Then glue the knob on the top of the hands (where the hands would normally be attached).
6. Without gluing, place each garden tool where you want it to go. It’s best to do this before gluing because you’ll probably have to make adjustments.
7. Once the gardening tools are in place attach them with epoxy glue and fill the pots with plants. Allow the glue to dry and you’re done. Enjoy your clock for years to come!
One more note – you could make this a functioning clock by attaching clock works (that can be purchased online or at a craft store), but I chose not to do that since my clock was meant to be hung outside.
I’m already on the lookout for another old tabletop so that I can make
one to hang on my porch!
I enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with you today!
I’d love for you to follow along with my adventures by visiting my
blog and signing up for my newsletter HERE, where you’ll be notified
every time a new post is published. Let’s connect on
Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter too!.
Thank you for having me over for a visit today, Barb. I hope you
have a speedy recovery!
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Thanks Suzy. I absolutely adore your clock and I sure do hope
to make one for my back patio this Summer.
Thank you so much for sharing your project with us here at
The Everyday Home.
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xxoo, Barb
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