TICKING AWAY

AND SO WAS THIS LITTLE WALL CLOCK

 I PICKED UP OTHER DAY...

SHE WAS VERY DATED, WITH THE

BLACK AND GOLD GLASS ON THE

FRONT AND THE UGLY COLOR STAIN.

SHE WAS ABANDONED, AND JUST AS

ALOT OF OUT OF DATE, OUT

OF STYLE THINGS SHE ENDED UP

AT THE THRIFT STORE.

YUP THATS HER IN MY CART AT

THE THRIFT STORE.

HERES SOME OTHER SHOTS OF THE

BEFORE...

THIS PICTURE SHOWS A BIG CHUNCK

OF WOOD TAKEN OUT I JUST FIXED IT

WITH WOOD FILLER.

I CANT BELIEVE ANYONE ACTUALLY LIKED THAT

BLACK AND GOLD GLASS LOOK..

I TOOK OFF THE DOOR AND THE GLASS

 ROUND PIECE WHICH COVERED THE

FACE OF THE CLOCK

THEN I DID A COAT OF PRIMER..

AND I GOT RID OF THE BLACK

AND GOLD GLASS

YUP.. I SMASHED IT WITH A HAMMER...

AND THE AFTER...

I REPLACED THE GLASS WITH WIRE AND

I SCRUBBED THE FACE OF THE CLOCK TO

DISTRESS IT...

PAINTED THE HOUR AND MINUTE HANDS

WITH GOOD OLD ORB

(OIL RUBBED BRONZE SPRAY PAINT)

AND I ALSO OXIDIZED THE BRASS

PENDULUM BY A TECHNIQUE I FOUND ON THE

INTERNET WHERE YOU SUSPEND THE

ITEM ABOVE AMONIA, COVER IT,

 AND THE FUMES WILL ACTUALLY OXIDIZE

THE PIECE. BE CAREFUL THE

FUMES ARE KILLER...

AND TADA!!!

THE REALLY COOL THING ABOUT THIS CLOCK

IS THAT THE FRONT GLASS LIFTS UP SO YOU

CAN CHANGE THE TIME...

I LOVE THE WAY SHE TURNED OUT... AND

NOW I'M ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE WALL

CLOCKS....

HOPE YOU LIKE HER.