More clocks

Today I am thinking about clocks. My decorative painting club is sponsoring a workshop with Prudy Vannier in March and as the Seminar Chair, I am responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly. One of her projects is a large wall clock with a Christmas theme. I have 4 boxes of wood clocks in my foyer and living room right now waiting to be distributed to students on Sunday so they can do the preliminary preparation before the seminar. I have painted a number of clocks. Most of them are small table clocks. One of the most fun is to use an old CD. When you are going to paint on a CD, it is important to first sand the surface to scuff it up so that the paint will adhere. Then, you need to basecoat it with your background color. At this point, you will have a paintable surface and can paint any design you wish. When the painting is finished, apply several coats of a good varnish and then assemble your clock. You will need a clock works with a short shaft and you will need to find a large flat washer to cover the hole in the CD so that it is small enough to install the clock works. When you are designing a clock project for a CD, you need to make sure your design is off-center so that the clock works do not come up right in the middle of your painting. Here are a couple of examples. The apples are a class that I taught as a Make-It-Take-It and the penguins were a gift for a friend to add to her penguin collection. Small clocks like this make wonderful gifts. Something to think about when Christmas gift exchange season comes around. (or birthdays, or whatever)