Clocks don't just tell the time and keep us from staying up late - they can also serve as impressive pieces of art to decorate our home.
Beautiful and ornate watches can be expensive, but there are many ways to make your own watch. All you need is a little time, creativity and motivation to start and you can create something completely different, something that no one else has, a thing that has no analogues in the world.
floating wall clock
Gather all the necessary material. To create a floating clock, you will need the following tools:
- adhesive putty;
- wooden numbers from 1 to 12;
- 4 different sheets of paper for cuttings;
- glue;
- knife;
- set of watch mechanisms.
Wooden numbers can be purchased at a craft store, or you can cut your own. A set of watch mechanisms can be purchased in specialized stores, they are inexpensive. Search the internet and you will find several. You can use a mechanism with hands from an old clock that you have in your house or gathering dust somewhere in the attic.
More interesting wooden numbers will look in different fonts and sizes. You can lacquer the wooden numbers or glue on scrapbooking paper and then lacquer them. An interesting effect is obtained if the numbers are sprayed with metallic silver paint.
Set the clock. The size of the clock will be about 60 centimeters wide, so choose a place to mount it where you have plenty of space. Once you have chosen a spot, use a ruler to determine the center of the spot. Here you will hang the clock mechanism.
Attach the clock mechanism to the wall using adhesive putty. This piece looks great when placed above a mantelpiece or low cabinet.
Decide where you will hang the numbers. Use a ruler to measure 30 centimeters right on top of the watch. Mark this spot with a pencil. Here you will hang the number 12. Measure 30 centimeters to the right of the clock and mark it with a pencil. This is where you will hang number 3. Measure 30 centimeters below your clock and mark it with a pencil. Here you will hang number 6. Measure 30 centimeters to the left of the clock and mark it with a pencil. Here you will hang the number 9.
Hang up the numbers and set the clock. Use adhesive putty to hang 12, 3, 6 and 9 on the pre-marked pencil spots. You can then use a ruler and pencil in space and mark where the rest of the numbers will stay.
Use adhesive putty to hang the remaining numbers. The adhesive putty is easy to remove, so if you need to customize the room's placement, you can easily remove it from the wall and reinstall it elsewhere. Insert the batteries into the clock mechanism and set them to the correct time.
Clock “Rainbow”
Know that recycling of old things is of great importance for the preservation of our nature. And if you learn to recycle things, and not throw them away and pollute the environment, that will be wonderful.
An additional bonus will be cost savings and the opportunity to make a great gift for your loved ones. Try making this watch out of recycled items. Consider how to make a wall clock with your own hands using ice cream sticks.
What you need:
- 12 ice cream sticks;
- Watch mechanism;
- Styrofoam;
- 1 sheet of plywood;
- fabric or acrylic paints;
- glue.
Progress:
- Color the popsicle sticks the colors of the rainbow. Line them up on the wall and mark the line with a ruler. This is to determine how much space you need to insert numbers.
- Cut a circle with a diameter of 5 centimeters from the foam. Draw numbers on it with a pencil. Then you need to paint the circles with acrylic paints.
- Form the face of the clock. Make a circle out of a sheet of plywood and paint it white. Take a ruler and divide the circle into 12 parts. Drill a hole (you can use a large nail if you don't have a drill).
- Apply glue. Lightly glue the line on the right side of the clock and stick with glue.
- Now all you have to do is stick on the numbers. Add a clock mechanism and you're done!
Instead of popsicle sticks, you can use buttons and barbecue sticks, or felt that you can cut out flowers from. Use any material at hand - it can be fragments of broken children's toys, etc. Remember that you can create a masterpiece from garbage and help nature.
Photo clock
Quite an original idea to make a watch with your own hands from portraits of loved ones, which can become a true decoration of your interior.
To make this original clock, you will need the following materials:
- 2 sheets of 18x24 newsprint or banner paper;
- scotch;
- pencil;
- 12 photo frames 2×3;
- 12 photos sized 2×3;
- Watch mechanism;
- ruler;
- a sheet of cardboard measuring 8.5 x11;
- scissors;
- insulating tape;
- a hammer;
- nails.
Post the clock. Place two sheets of newsprint or banner paper on the floor, then tape them together. Place the clock mechanism kit in the center of the sheets, and then position the photo frames around the clock mechanism.
Experiment with the frames by placing some horizontally and some vertically. Play with the layout until you find the design that works best for you.
When you are satisfied with the result, draw the outlines of the photo frames on a piece of paper with a pencil.
Insert photos into frames. Choose the best photos for this project. Try to come up with a theme and choose twelve pictures that match that theme. For example, choose pictures of twelve places on your vacation. Or choose twelve different photos from key events in your life or relationship with your partner.
Attach the clock mechanism. Use a pencil, ruler, and scissors to cut the card paper into a square or rectangle. It should be large enough to cover the clock mechanism.
If the clock mechanism is small, cut out 3.25 x 3.75 cardboard, the same size as the picture frames. Cut a hole in the center of the cardboard. The metal part of the watch mechanism will be located here, attach it. Use a sheet of cardboard instead of a "dial".
Find an empty wall where you can hang a wall clock. Attach your paper blanks to the wall with tape, and hammer the photo frames with nails. Make sure they match the dial pattern.
After you've finished scoring, pull the newsprint off the wall. The nails should stay in place and the paper should slide out easily.
Button watch
Such a clock will look quite original, and give the room more comfort. Take the hoop, buttons, do not forget about the clockwork, stock up on braid and fabric you need colors.
The fabric should be well fixed on the hoop, the edges should be trimmed so that they do not crawl out of the form. This will be your dial, of course you need to make numbers for it. To do this, sew on the buttons in the order in which the numbers are located on the dial.
Make a hole in the center so you can attach the clockwork. And in order for the clock to hang beautifully on the wall, you need to hang it. To do this, take a ribbon, attach them to the hoop, and then hang them on a carnation on the wall.
Other creative ideas
As you can see, a lot of interesting things can be created from improvised materials. Globe halves or wooden spools for winding the cable can be used. Needlewomen can create this piece of furniture from a lace doily or knit a cover with threads.
It will be interesting for children to have a clock made of lollipops or sweets in their room. Vinyl records will perfectly fit into the interior in modern style. The shape of a vinyl record can be easily changed by heating it. You can also paint a vinyl disc with acrylic paint and then your product will take on an absolutely incredible shape.
And if you take a cut wooden circle as a dial, you can place a clock made of wood in any room.
A great idea is a cardboard clock in the form of a picture or map of the area, or grandfather clocks. You can also take old unnecessary mechanisms and make a clock for the kitchen, decorating it with scrapbooking paper or coffee beans. Even if you don't have anything in the house, you can buy a kitchen cutting board and create a clock out of it. And the decoupage technique will help you decorate the board and turn it into a true masterpiece.
Feel like a real designer, create your own projects, decorate the space of your home and give joy to your friends!
Any home interior will be incredibly transformed by brand new wall clocks. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to travel all over the city in search of a new masterpiece that will become a wonderful new thing.
Wall clocks in the interior will look great if you make them yourself! For example, you can decorate an old clock you have. You can also make new ones using various materials, moreover, they are also easily accessible.
In addition, they will be an excellent gift, especially for relatives and friends, who are not distinguished by punctuality.
How to make a wall clock with your own hands
Taking the most ordinary embroidery hoop, you can get quite interesting wall clocks. You will also need decorative buttons for this. The basis can be chosen from fabric which is perfectly combined with the invoice and color registration of your interior.
You can also use any buttons (preferably a collection) that are completely idle. They can be of different shapes, colors, sizes.
For a brand new watch, you need to prepare: an old watch or find hands with a mechanism, a hoop, fabric with buttons, braid / ribbon, if you wish - a thin board / cardboard.
Clockwork / old clocks should not be a pity to disassemble in order to remake for a brand new decor. The arrows should be removed along with the nuts that hold them together. It is important to know in this case in what order they are connected. The fabric is attached between the hoops, cut off unnecessary edges, then sew on the buttons. Place the latter in accordance with the numbers on the dial.
Next, the clock mechanism itself is attached. Right in the center of the dial you need to make a small hole, and on the other side you need to attach the mechanism so that the mount for the hands is right in the center of the dial of your watch. To fix the mechanism, cut a circle from a cardboard sheet, wood. Its diameter should be the same as the hoop. The mechanism is glued to it. You can also simply hang it on a ribbon that is attached to the hoop. We recommend making a loop so that you can hang the accessory on the wall. It remains to screw the arrows and voila! See options for similar items on our photos of wall clocks with your own hands.
Option number 2
Clocks can also be made from old unwanted magazines / newspapers.
To do this, you need to prepare: 24 pages of the same size; pencil, scissors, transparent adhesive tape, long needle, silk thread intended for embroidery / floss, transparent plastic discs (2 pcs.), Cardboard circle with a hole right in the center, clock mechanism with hands.
And so, first you need to take a pencil that turns into a newspaper. The tubes need to be made accordingly, 24 things. Their ends should be fixed with adhesive tape, then they will naturally not unwind. Approximately the third part must be retreated from the end of the tube, then bent here in half.
You need to stick a silk / floss thread into the needle, then thread it through the very bent tip of the paper tube. Pull the needle and tie a knot at the end of the thread. Other tubes are also stitched. They should be placed around your clock.
On top of the tubes you need to put a prepared transparent disk. This must be done so that the hole remains in the center of the circle, which was obtained thanks to the tubes. Then the mechanism is applied, taking into account the fact that the place of fastening of your arrows coincided with the hole in the disk. Then you need to turn the clock over and put also the second same disk. Cardboard is applied on top of it, and using a nut, a clock mechanism is attached. At the end, it remains to fasten the clock hands and voila!
We offer you to view photos of ideas on how to decorate a wall clock, as a result of which you will succeed!
Photo of a wall clock made by hand in the interior
Marianne Nettina
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In order to introduce clocks to older preschool children, to teach them how to set the time, we need a clock layout with arrows that can be rearranged.
For handouts or a didactic game, you can make a do-it-yourself clock layout from cardboard and cocktail tubes.
prepare white cardboard, the black cardboard, glue, adhesive tape, tube, matches, clock face printed on a colored office leaflet (downloaded from internet)
Cut out the dial, stick on white cardboard, "laminate" with adhesive tape. With the help of an awl do a hole for a cocktail tube in the center of the circle. Cut from black cardboard arrows short and long. punch holes with a hole punch.
piece of tubule (1 - 1.5 cm) insert into the center of the dial, insert the arrows. With the help of matches or a lighter, set fire to the horses of the tube and press it down. The same on the other side.
These watch can be used in a didactic game to consolidate parts of the day, to consolidate numbers.
Hour hand
hour hand
Hour after hour,
Slowly, not lagging behind
And he takes us with him.
Minute hand
Minute hand
You are the watch sister.
Minute hand,
You are long and fast.
Count down the minutes
It's not a joke!
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watch face model. Master class with step by step photo
Suslova Natalya Viktorovna, primary school teacher, secondary school No. Admiral F.F. Ushakov, Tutaev, Yaroslavl region.Description: This master class is intended for children from 6 years old, primary school teachers, educators, parents.
Purpose: didactic material for mathematics lessons, interior decoration.
Target: clock face making.
Tasks:- to consolidate the ability to work with paper;
- to develop creative abilities, imagination, fantasy of children;
- develop fine motor skills, accuracy when working with glue, a needle;
- to cultivate patience, confidence in their affairs.
The man who wastes his time
he does not notice how he is getting old.
E Schwartz
Even in ancient times, people knew how to navigate in time and space:
according to the stars, according to the sun, even then the first sundial was invented.
What kind of clock has not been invented by man throughout his existence: lunar, water, candle, sand, oil.
Such an ingenious invention could not but find general application. Many of the first watches served mankind for a long time and faithfully, but over time, more modern and comfortable watch models appeared.
In today's dynamic world, you have to appreciate every minute, as the saying "time is money" becomes more and more relevant every year. In order to control yourself, you just need to be well versed in time.
Teaching a child to navigate the clock correctly is a real art. Such activities have to take a lot of time, to explain the options for the name of the same designation. The main thing is patience and the ability to wait, not to demand skills and abilities from the child right away.
The first and best benefit is a home clock with hands, which we will make today.
Walk all century.
Not a person. (watch)
We don't sleep for a day
We don't sleep at night
And day and night
We knock, we knock. (watch)
I have no legs, but I walk
There is no mouth, but I will say
When to sleep, when to wake up
When to start work. (watch)
Here is a hut with arrows,
And inside sits a cuckoo
And screams: "Ku-ku-ku-ku!
I watch the minutes!" (hours)
Watch.
When to go to bed and get up
When we start the game
When to sit down for a lesson
When there is a pie with raspberries -
The clock will show us everything exactly,
To the question: "What time is it?" -
You can answer anytime.
Watches are a mystical gift.
Not time has power over you,
And you are above it - let it be bright
Your every day and every hour!
The clock does not tolerate inattention,
And in happiness, be a little close to the clock.
They are wealth and recognition
They bring it to us at the appointed hour.
Material:
colored cardboard,
colored paper (album sheet),
scissors,
glue,
thread, needle,
small flat button
hole puncher.
Sample
Step by step job description:
We need templates to work.
1. Making a dial. On the reverse side of the colored cardboard, trace the outline of the dial.
Circle the inner circle on the landscape sheet.
Cut out details.
Put the parts on top of each other, glue.
Fold the landscape sheet "accordion" into 12 parts, draw circles (other geometric shapes) for numbers.
Cut out details.
Glue the details to the dial, draw numbers with a felt-tip pen. The dial is ready!
2. Arrow making. On the back of the dark cardboard, make 2 holes with a hole punch.
Align holes with template holes. Outline arrow patterns.
Cut out the arrows.
3. Assembly of the dial model. Put the arrows on top of each other, align the holes of the arrows, and put them in the center of the circle.
Attach a flat button on top, sew to the dial.
Reverse side of the dial.
Mark the minutes with a marker.
Models of dials are ready in different design options.
Creative success!
Hello dear friends and readers! Today I want to show you how to make a clock with your own hands for a child.
All parents know how important it is to teach children to correctly tell the time by the clock. Especially if the kid is going to school.
Many children have difficulty counting minutes. Some cannot understand what 13, 14, 15, etc. means.
To easily explain how the clock works, how to correctly determine the time from it, you can make a clock model with your own hands at home. Moreover, it is not difficult at all.
How to make a watch with your own hands
For crafts we need:
1. A sheet of colored or white cardboard
2. Sheet of colored paper
3. Low box or box lid
5. Ruler, simple pencil, compass
6. Markers
7. A piece of foam
8. Needle with a tip at the end
9. Scissors
Sequence of execution step by step with a photo
♦ Take the box and turn it upside down.
♦ We cut out a square from cardboard to fit the box and glue it, this will be the watch case.
♦ Cut out a circle from colored paper. We draw it with a compass, you can also circle a round object, such as a plate.
> First, we divide our circle into equal 12 parts, in each part we write the numbers with a felt-tip pen from 1 to 12 as on the clock.
> Below, in front of each digit indicating hours, we write minutes in a different color.
> We draw lines from the edge between the numbers, 3 cm long, cut along them with scissors.
♦ Then draw and cut arrows from cardboard:
> We make the hour hand 6 cm long, 1.5 cm wide.
> Minute hand - 8 cm long, 1 cm wide.
♦ Glue the circle with the dial to the center of our case, leaving the edges free.
♦ We bend each edge in order, starting with 1 and write 13 under it, under 2-14, under 3-15 and so on up to 12.
♦ Attach the hands to the center of the clock with a tipped needle.
♦ To prevent the sharp end of the needle sticking out from below, you can attach a piece of Styrofoam or a cork to it.
Now you know how to make a clock with your own hands from cardboard and paper for a child.
With the help of them, it will be much easier for the baby to learn to tell the time.
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