Improvised materials can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including creating original clocks that will decorate home interiors.
A wrist-type watch, made independently, will appeal to children and will allow them to quickly teach a child to navigate in time.
There are a lot of options for creating such crafts, and we will tell you about the most interesting solutions on how to make a clock with your own hands at home.
Do-it-yourself cardboard clock, photo
wall clock ideas
One of the most popular do-it-yourself clock master classes is wall crafts. If you want to make a large clock on the wall, you can take a large one as a basis vinyl record or disk. How to make a clock from disks?
It's quite easy:
Attention! Make such a clock in the kitchen with your own hands - and they will become great gift close. The record can be cut to the desired composition.
The original wall clock will be obtained from coffee beans. For such crafts, do-it-yourself wall clock decor in the form of decoupage is also suitable.
Coffee wall clock master class:
- we prepare a round base and a clockwork;
- choose a napkin for decoration. It is better to take the option with coffee-themed patterns;
- prime the base - and paint the sides in white and brown;
- after drying, cover the watch with glue, diluted in the form in a ratio of one to two;
- glue napkins, remove air and dry;
- carefully draw a scheme for applying grains to decorate the picture;
- after about a third of an hour, we start gluing the grains. They should be close to each other. Instead of glue, you can use stained glass paint;
- after the complete drying of such watches from improvised materials, it remains to decorate the dial and fix the mechanism;
- varnish your hand-made coffee clock for safety.
You can also make a wall clock out of wood. This craft is done in just a few steps:
- take a sawn off piece of wood of the right size. You can make a clock from plywood if there is no natural fragment;
- remove the bark, clean and remove all unnecessary. We give the tree the desired shape;
- in the center we make a hole for the arrows;
- varnish a smooth surface;
- we fix the mechanism for the clock and make out the dial.
Attention! A wooden wall clock can be made from saw cuts of trees with a thickness of about three centimeters.
Do-it-yourself wood clock, photo A stylish do-it-yourself clock from a plate will complement the kitchen theme. All we need is to fix the mechanism and hands, as well as decorate the base of such a watch. Any wall-type clock can be decorated with homemade frames. For example, watches made of tires are popular: it is enough to fix it around the dial.
Homemade clocks made from spoons and forks are great for the kitchen. As a basis, let's take a box from the disk - and give it a round shape.
- drill a hole in the center;
- wash and dry plastic cutlery. Degrease for ease of staining;
- glue them in a circle, observing the correct distance between the "divisions". Alternate spoons and forks with each other;
- paint all the elements;
- fasten the mechanism - and turn on the clock. Now they can be mounted on the wall.
There are many more ideas for creating bright and unusual clocks on the wall, and they are suitable not only for the kitchen, but also for other rooms. Therefore, look at the photo of the wall clock with your own hands to make it even more original.
How to make a clock on the floor and on the table
The specificity of creating a table clock is associated with the need to use a reliable stand for the dial. Otherwise, this process is quite simple, and you can use quite a few material options for such crafts.
It is more difficult to make a grandfather clock for a home interior. It is better if you use the drawings to cut out the wooden case. Get a suitable clockwork and also decide whether it will be a cuckoo clock or a regular model.
The dial of such watches is made of copper sheet. The hands for the dial can be made on a brass base, as well as the weights in the central part of the case.
Step-by-step procedure for creating grandfather clocks:
- we make a plinth. The legs are glued to the lower frame, and only after that the body of the structure is assembled. Reinforce the walls of the base with pins and corners. Check that such clocks are stable;
- cut a groove in the upper frame of the product - and insert the case. Attach it to the plinth with screws. Insert the glass into the door;
- the last to assemble the watch case. Carefully check all dimensions and adjust the parameters to fit the rest of the details. How such watches are assembled, see the diagram.
When fully prepared, install the clockwork, as well as the weights and the pendulum. For a harmonious design that matches the style of the interior, you can repaint the clock or varnish the surface.
Wristwatches for children and adults
Very quickly crafts made of cardboard clocks for children are made according to layouts. By looking at different schemes, you can make cardboard clocks of any shape and size. The simplest cardboard clock models will help your child learn to tell the time faster.
So, here's how we make clocks with our own hands:
Advice: You can make a fashionable textile watch by attaching a homemade strap to any watch face.
You can implement other DIY clock ideas on a paper and cardboard basis. For example, a paper clock will turn out to be voluminous if you make it using the origami technique. These paper clocks for kids fold in just a few minutes.
Unusual watch crafts
How to make an hourglass with your own hands? To create these unusual watches, take a pair of identical plastic bottles. Pear-shaped containers are ideal.
Sand clock making process:
- we clean the bottles of everything superfluous and wipe with alcohol;
- remove the covers and glue them tightly together with the flat sides. Use a strong adhesive good quality, and not the usual PVA;
- now make a hole in the lids. Depending on its size, the rate of sand pouring will change;
- screw one of the glued caps on the bottle. Now, using this design, pour sand into the second container, checking the time. So you can determine the right amount of sand;
- wind an empty container onto a sand-filled one - and turn it over on a flat surface. Now you can check the operation of the clock - and, if necessary, correct the parameters of the hole;
- at the end, the bottles are connected with adhesive tape and decorated.
Advice: instead of ordinary sand, you can use colored, as well as small grits or sparkles.
Another interesting option crafts - sundial for kindergarten or cottages that any child will love. Sundial comes in several varieties, one of the simplest models is horizontal.
Here's how to make a sundial in the country for children:
- on the basis of plastic or wood, make a triangular-shaped arrow (gnome) with a base at a right angle. The second angle of the arrow should be the latitude of the settlement where the clock will be set;
- now we make the base of a durable material (it can be anything, starting with ordinary cardboard and ending with a stone surface);
- we place all this on the ground, we fix the arrow in the center. We focus on the north side;
- we make divisions with numbers, focusing on the time of the day and counting every hour on a timer;
- after readiness, we turn the clock correctly.
How to make a sundial with your own hands - watch the video:
Do you want to know another way to create an original watch with your own hands? With the help of bottles, water clocks are also made. To do this, the bottle is cut into two halves, a hole is made in the lid. This part of the bottle is turned upside down - and inserted into the second half of the container.
Next, you should measure the number of droplets that will pass through the hole in a minute. If necessary, you can make a clock that will help you measure other periods of time. When the right time has passed, mark the water level on the plastic.
Now it remains to close the plastic structure, as well as decorate the clock to your taste. An older child can be attached to the process of creating such crafts.
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Homemade watch decoration options
Now let's talk about how to decorate wall, floor and any other type of clock with your own hands. The most common way to decorate is to use paint, glitter, watch face stickers, and other bright details.
Advice: to create a cozy atmosphere, you can make a clock out of photographs on the wall by sticking photos adjusted to size and shape on the dial, or decorating it with frames in a circle.
DIY wall clock design, photo Immediately decide how to make a clock face, since the possibility of further decor will depend on this decision. For example, you can embroider numbers or skip a ribbon on fabric, and stick symbols on wood and cardboard.
Modern loft-style clocks can generally be decorated with unusual coatings (for example, imitate brickwork) or made in an unusual shape from materials that are easy to modify.
If these are models that stand on a shelf or table, a watch stand will serve as an additional decor. Depending on the style, you can even use antique figurines or gilded paint for a luxurious effect.
Another element of do-it-yourself watch decor is the hands for the dial. How to make clock hands with your own hands? For example, from wire, cardboard, wood, and even pens and pencils. And the design of wall clocks can be supplemented with mirror, glass frames or decorated with other stylish materials.
DIY watch decor, photo There are a lot of options for decorating and decorating such crafts. You can involve a child in this process, who will push you to creative solutions. By the way, today even whole sets for creativity are sold, and you can make beautiful watches with your own hands from scratch.
Use photos and videos - and you will definitely find bright ideas which you will like.
Video
Watch a master class on children's crafts for school - the lesson tells you how to make a decorative clock from colored paper: