https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/diy-clock-makeover-2 • Posted by Common Sparrows
redo an old clock with this simple tutorial.
redo an old clock with this simple tutorial.
in your photo editor of choice (I used Inkscape), make a circle. I chose to change the background of my clock's face to white.
place a smaller circle inside the circle. set the new circle on the path of the larger circle.
scatter inside the circle making sure that their are twelve new small circles (one for each hour).
insert sizable numbers in the font you want (I picked Euphoria Script. whoo). Erase the circle outline.
print out your new clock face. I printed mine so four would fit to a page and it ended up being the perfect size.
disassemble your clock with a screwdriver. [pay close attention to how everything goes together so you can put it back!]
carefully remove the hands from the clock's face and retrieve the background.
trace the old clock face onto your new design and cut it out. [if it is too big or too small to fit the original face, adjust it and reprint it. you can do it. go you.]
paint the hands of the clock and the frame.
paint the legs and the bells of the clock. [I used a tissue to cover up the clock as I sprayed the ringer. I was scared tape would mess it up somehow.]
after the paint dries, put all the pieces back together.