I worked on a fun simple project today! I was reading Better Homes and Gardens 2010 issue of 100 Ideas Flea Market Style magazine~ they featured Sarah Andersen's home and this vignette of her old clock faces displayed on her mantle...
I love this look, but clock faces, especially the large ones, can be pricey. I decided to see if I could make some! The first place I checked out was The Graphics Fairy ~ Karen has wonderful clip art and graphics, and fun project tutorials, too! I found two fun clock faces here and here. I also scanned some other small alarm clock faces I have, and printed out all of the faces in different sizes and on slightly different colors of heavyweight card stock...
I cut them out and distressed a few...
You could use these to make an vignette like the one in the magazine (you could even glue these to stronger backings to make them stiffer), but I decided to make a large collage piece. I had a piece of black mat board and cut it to a standard size 16" x 20", so I could easily frame it. I played around with the clock faces until I had an arrangement I liked and glued them onto the mat board. Now I am going to find a frame for it, when I'm out thrifting! I love how it turned out~ so graphic~ and I'm looking forward to trying more projects with clock faces!
I am linking to The Boardwalk Bragfest
The Graphics Fairy Brag Monday
Until next time...
Linda
WOW that is just so pretty! Great job can't wait to see it framed. Have a great week, Vicky
ReplyDeleteHey Linda, You are so CLEVER!!! I love the idea of scanning and copying!! I haven't quite got the hang of scanning yet~maybe I can get some advice from you sometime! Thanks for sharing your great idea! Love, Julie
ReplyDeleteI love clocks too--and this is fantastic!!!! I think I live at the Graphics Fairy I'm on that blog so much looking for stuff! This piece is just too awesome!
ReplyDeleteHUGS,
Cindy Adkins
www.recoveryartist.com
I'm checking this post to come back to later...LOVE it! lol, didn't know you were at the bragfest~ just so you come up on my reader! Lezlee
ReplyDeleteI love it!! and I'm probably going to steal your idea for myself!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
ReplyDeletelooks so fantastic, and love the idea,you took me thinking in new wayes ,about making pictures of things loved,but not for me to buy.
Thanks,dear.
Hugs, Dorthe
Hi Linda, this looks great! Very effective against the black background. Do you enter My Creative Space (Kooyotoo hosts) on Thursdays? Its alot of fun, you should join in tomorrow with this post. The links etc will be on my blog if you are interested xo
ReplyDeleteVery nice! How clever you are! Love the variety you found and how you put them together.
ReplyDeleteLinda,
ReplyDeleteVery, very wonderful. I am going to file that idea away for a future project!
Carol
Hi Linda,
ReplyDeleteI love your idea! Very creative, and it hardly cost anything to make. I love the Graphics Fairy, too! Those are my favorite kinds of projects! Great job!
They look great that way! Good project.
ReplyDeleteOH -- I absolutely love this, Linda!!! What a creative and clever projects! Thank you for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteWow! I love it! It's such a nice, graphic piece of art. And very economical, too! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this. I love clock faces, what a wonderful job you did.
ReplyDeleteLinda, you are a genius! This looks amazing. I am crazy for clock/watch faces, and this certainly looks like a fun and "do-able" project. Thanks for sharing the inspiration. ~ Angela
ReplyDeleteI like the roman numeral clock face. They would like great just leaning up against wall.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could recall the blog that showed these mounted on cardboard; she used them as chargers under plates. It looked too cool.
Well, hi Miss Ingenious!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow creative are you???? I just look at things like that and wonder where I could buy it for next to nothing. (my answer is usually nowhere!)
Can't wait to share the idea....Oooh-maybe a small version for a card???
Lynn
Love it and like you said clock faces are so darn expensive. Great idea thinking outside of the box.
ReplyDeletetammy
Beautiful project! One quick question, since you're so talented: Can you make time stand still?! Thanks for sharing your project with us.
ReplyDeleteYou are so clever! Love it
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Sounds like you like thrifting as much as I do! :)
ReplyDeleteSo very cute indeed...I love that mantel look. That was a great idea Linda!
ReplyDeleteI love these and I think the Graphics Fairy is superb to come up with so many wonderful things to have us with! Jennifer
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! I love clock faces too but they are kinda pricey. Love this idea! Mimi
ReplyDeleteLinda, You had a great idea and it has so many possibilities. Finding the economical way to reproduce the look was genius. This has the makings of a jumping off place for other projects too I think!
ReplyDeletexoxo Kim
oh how much am I loving this! it is wonderful Linda! you are the crafty queen, aren't you!
ReplyDeletehopefully you can find the perfect frame for it...but I know one thing, it won't fit in your blue shop chic bag !!! lol
it's gorgeous! i love it!
ciao again!
a pleasure to read you!
This is really wonderful! Great idea, because basically these are paper anyway over metal. Great job with the collage!
ReplyDeletexo,
Debra
Great idea to scan them Linda! They look great!
ReplyDeleteGina at Vintage Junk in My Trunk
Oh I love this!!! Thanks for visiting my place and leaving such a nice comment and now I have a new blog to follow too!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat project! This is definintly one to put on my list. Stopping by from the Graphic Fairy!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic Linda, what a super creative idea!!! I love how you printed them out all different sizes too. I may have to try this one myself! Thanks so much for linking this up for Brag Monday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project! It looks fab.
ReplyDeleteLinda, Thank you so much for linking to the Boardwalk Bragfest. I LOVED your project and I'm featuring it on Bobbypins Boardwalk. You can view it here:
ReplyDeletehttp://wwwbobbypinsboardwalk.blogspot.com/2010/06/highlights-from-boardwalk-bragfest-11.html
Please feel free to take a "featured" button, and I hope to see your next project at the Bragfest on Wednesday.
Fabulous...
ReplyDeleteLove karens graphics...
What would we do without her!!!!
Great idea, think I'll give it a try .
Thanks for sharing,
xoxo~Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings...
Love your blog!
congrats on your feature...cool, huh! Lezlee
ReplyDeleteLove it! I love clocks too but I agree they can be so pricey! I am going to be a follower too!
ReplyDeleteJody
I LOVE clock images and have been collecting them and also clock faces when I can find them. Love your project! My daughter just gave me a bunch of wrist watch faces, just perfect for a smaller project! Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Just fantastic!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being featured for your FABULOUS clock!!!! I have a new blog...I'd love it if you'd pop over to see it...I've got some drawings going on too.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Cindy
I Love it Linda. You did a beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Suz