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A couple of weeks ago I received a fun box of goodies from Plaid Crafts. In it was Mod Podge, acrylic craft paint, chalkboard paint, metallic and glitter paints, stencils, paintbrushes, and the coolest little foam brush caps that fit right on top of the bottles of craft paint (just squeeze and paint – SO handy!). The box also contained a $25 gift card to spend at Walmart to purchase a surface on which I could show off some of these great craft products.
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| Photo by Literally Inspired (thank you!) |
Have you seen the new craft department at Walmart yet? The Plaid section is HUGE! There’s everything from an entire rainbow of paints and supplies to every sort of wooden surface you can imagine!
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| Photo by Literally Inspired |
See what I mean? TONS of stuff! If you’re feeling uninspired, I suggest a trip to the Plaid aisle of your local Walmart – there’s loads of great ideas to be found there!
I used my gift card to purchase two 14″ wooden plant stands (from the garden department, $7.97 each) and this clock ($5.88). I also grabbed an orange and purple Plaid Folk Art paint to complete the rainbow of colors that they sent to me. For this clock project I only used one of the plant stands, but I already have a matching outdoor thermometer idea in the works!
The first step was removing the caster wheels from the bottom of the plant stand. They were just pushed into the pre-drilled holes, so I only had to wiggle them a bit to get them off.
Next, I gave the entire piece a good sanding to remove the finish, and then spent forevvvvver (seriously, days) trying to decide how I wanted to paint my clock.
No matter how many possibilities ran though my head, I kept coming back to the idea of a color wheel (even though my house is already overrun with rainbow colored projects!)…it’s just so ME! What can I say? I love the way that color and order appeal to my eye! I divided my plant stand into 12 equal sections, one for each hour on the clock.
I kept painting the colored sections one at a time until the entire color wheel was complete. 12 sections worked out perfectly to complete an entire spectrum of color.
Since my clock is going to reside outdoors, I gave it a coat of glossy outdoor spray varnish to finish it up.
To turn this from an art piece into a time piece, I removed the hands and gear box from the clock that I purchased (this is easily done by unscrewing and removing the back of the clock) and then drilled a hole into the center of my plant stand to accommodate the new clock pieces. They just snap back together, easy peasy.
I enlisted the service of Handy Hubby to help with his drill skills. He attached two screws to the fence and hung up the clock where we can see it from nearly any place in the yard – yay!
I LOVE it! So glad that I trusted my first instinct on the paint job!
If you’re looking for inspiration, be sure to keep up with Plaid on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for more great creative ideas!
Need even MORE inspiration? Check out all of these great projects that were also created with Plaid products:
DISCLAIMER: This is a paid post for Plaid Crafts via The Blueprint Social. I received compensation for this post as well as products and a Walmart gift card to purchase supplies from Plaid; however, all opinions and project ideas are 100% mine.
It’s SO pretty & somehow comes off as very elegant even though you gave it the Roy G. Biv touch! 🙂 I love it!!
Holy cuteness! This is awesome! So creative!
Awesome. Our Hell-mart craft section blows monkey chunks. I have to drive at least an hour in any direction to get my supplies. And then you throw in gas cost….
Nice job!
Nice Painting skills too!
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Wonderful idea, great execution. A bright spot even on a cloudy day!
You are Brilliant! Creative! Colorful missy! I love this outdoor clock! So fun and Rings with smiles! 🙂 Great job!!
Jen
Such a fun idea! I’ve never seen anything like it.
You are so smart! 😉 Turned out really cute!
I want one~now you’ve really got me thinking! What a wonderful idea 🙂 I love it!
Debbie
how clever and pretty your outdoor clock is! I love it!
gail
You are a genius! That is amazing.
I haven’t used Mod Podge since college. I never realized it had so many uses.
Heidi! This is super cute! I’m co-hosting a summer link party and would love it if you linked this up!
http://embracingmessy.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-with-chance-of-link-ups.html
This is my favorite in the whole world. I love rainbow!
Awesome!
I don’t think I would ever have thought of using a plant stand this way…nice job.
This is awesome!
Wow! That is really thinking outside the box! I love how your clock turned out! Thanks for sharing!
Did you buy an outdoor clock? Does the clock still work after the rain?
Sorry for the slow response – I didn’t see this comment until just now. I used a clock kit that said it was for indoor/outdoor use. It’s just a standard battery operated kit though, so I’m not sure what makes it suitable for outdoor use, but I took the chance! We haven’t had any bad weather yet, but I’ll be sure to report back if I have any issues with it holding up.
How did your outdoor clock hold up to weather?
Thanks!
Great! It’s still going strong! I do bring it indoors in winter when the wet and rainy season hits us though. 🙂
this is so cute, i love it!!
You are seriously so clever. I would never think to do something like this. I love the paint job that you guys did on it. It’s gorgeous! I want one for my craft room wall!
I included it in a post I did with my favorite rainbow crafts, DIY projects and recipes! I’d love for you to take a peek and share if you think you’re audience would be interested in it.
http://hellocreativefamily.com/27-rainbow-crafts-diy-projects-and-recipes-your-family-will-love/
Best Wishes,
Crystal
Just saw your project on hello creative family and love it. I tried to make one for my living room. Mine wasn’t looks so good as yours but I’m happy with my work.
Thank you for sharing your great work with us.