Thursday, July 1, 2010

The day time stood still...

I seem to be on a clock kick lately, so I was way excited to find 2 wooden clocks at my FAV dollar store! Problem is...they looked like this:


HOLY UGLINESS! It needed paint, PRONTO! So, I gave it a nice coat of Valspar Antique Blue. And the hands got a nice coat of Heirloom White. But, it was still too plain...I needed embellishments! Then it hit me! Check out these cute little tea light holders I found (yes, at the same dollar store).


So, I took a tin snips to their little legs and cut them off the base. But...I wasn't digging the color...so, they got a good coat of London Grey. Then I liquid nailed them to the clock. I used some of the silver contact paper that I cut with my cricut to mark the 12, 3, 6, and 9, and look at my $3 clock!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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13 comments:

  1. This is GORGEOUS !!!!!! WOW I wish my dollar store had such great finds to work with. I love the blue paint. I'm really into chocolate and blue !

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  2. Those birds are killing me! I want that clock, and I want it now.

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  3. Nikki those are awesome! I love how you can take something form the dollar store and TOTALLY repurpose it!!! You have inspired me again....now if I can only find some of those birdies....

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  4. Stopping by from Sumo's Marketing Monday ....

    I love it, too...so pretty!

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  5. I found this on All thingz related... so pretty and I can't believe you can make a dollar clock look this good.

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  6. Wow! That's great! I wish we had a decent dollar store around here... I found you from All Things Related, thanks for sharing with us! What kind of Spray Paint do you use?

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  7. That is crafty indeed! I've been wanting to make a clock lately just to see if I can. You've given me some confidence to try.Oh, yeah, I found you from All Things Related, too. :-)

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  8. SOOOOO cute! You have a great eye at the dollar store!

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  9. That is so cute and totally unexpected. Love it!

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  10. I LOVE your new clock! SOOO Cute -- that color is just beautiful, too!

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  11. Super cute. Love the little birds that you used. :-)

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  12. Way cute clock! Love those birds - awesome!

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