I know what you are thinking:" That is one ugly clock!" And you are so right! I first caught site of this poor thing at an estate sale last weekend. It was the first sale I had been to this year, and I was so excited to go on another treasure hunt! Anyway, I just knew that with a little paint and imagination, she could go from drab to fab!
First off, I had to remove that ugly (err, I mean lovely) faux stained glass insert at the bottom. Luckily it can out really easy. I had my hubby cut a small piece of 1/4" plywood to fit the opening, then I painted it with chalkboard paint and epoxied it into place. Then I found some really pretty wooden appliques at Hobby Lobby (30% off this week!) and also picked up a can of American Accents spray paint in aqua. It was my first time using bright aqua in a project, and I thought it would be fun, since it's really "in" now. Then I mixed up a bit of epoxy & glued the appliques on. Oh, I almost forgot to mentiont hat I also removed the clock face, because I didn't want to take a chance & get glue on it. After the epoxy dried, I gave her a couple of coats of primer, then two coats of the aqua spray paint. Once that was all dry, I distressed it and used some of my favorite Ralph Lauren antiquing glaze in "smoke". There's hardly a project I do that I don't use Ralph!
And here she is! What do you think? I am so happy with the way she turned out! I am going to be adding her to my Etsy shop. Now I want one for myself, though, so I guess that means I need to get out & hunt for more ugly clocks that I can transform!
I am linking this project up at Beyond the Picket Fence and metamorphosis-monday
and Chic on a shoestring's Flaunt it Friday
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Thanks so much for stopping by! I believe that everyone can have a beautiful home without spending a fortune! One of my favorite things to do is find creative ways to re-purpose things I already have on hand, or have picked up at yard sales and thrift stores. Join me as I share with you some of my favorite ideas for crafting and decorating, as well as travel adventures, and fun things that I pick up on my treasure hunts! Much of my work is influenced by my love all things French, nature, and of course shabby chic! I have gotten so many creative ideas from you very talented bloggers out there, and I hope that I can be an inspiration to you as well!
12 comments:
Darn if you didn't take an ugly duckling and turn it into a cottage clock pretty. I love the color and the antiquing glaze made it look wonderful. Great job!
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Sissie
Very pretty! You did a great JOB!!! Blessings, Vicky
I love it! I've painted some things that pretty turquoise, too. It's so springy and cheerful, you know?
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What a Make Over ~ Love Her, not only because Blue is My Favorite Color..... You Did Fantastic!
What a great job you did! I would have never guessed you could revamp that ol' clock! Love it!
Oh my gosh, it looks so much better! I love that fab color you chose, great job!
Hello there -- Great job on the clock! LOVE the color!
Best regards,
Gloria
That is one cute clock! Great color, too. :)
Donna this is not ugly no more!~ I have to admit I do not know If I would have given that clock a second look. BUT now WOW! Love the color too. Thanks so much for linking up to my very first party. If you could add my link to your post I would so much appreciate it:) Thanks and look forward to seeing you again. P.S. Hope you get a moment to visit just a few of the others, I am certain they will do the same for you.
amazing! hard to believe it's the same clock! I love the color and the embellishments!
gail
LOVE the new color with the vintage clock face! You did a wonderful job! You have a good "eye."
wow, this is beautiful, very creative!!!
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