Wednesday, 2 March 2011

On the Wings of Time....


Recently I bought a round, black plastic clock from the Euro Shop in Lintorf. There was even a battery with it! As it costs more to buy a DIY clock, this was a bargain.
Yesterday I altered it with structure pastes in gold satin and pearl white, roughing it up with a spatula and a sponge, and then heat dried it to make it *boil and bubble*. When it was completely dry, I rubbed some *Stazon* timber brown over it, before adding *Time*, placing the letters on the four strategic points. I then added some wings (Melissa Francis) which I rubbed with Inca Gold and timber brown *Stazon* again. The little circlet of flowers in the middle has been cut and embossed with a Cuttlebug die, adorned with four small, red gemstones, to match the second hand.
That was it. It was very difficult to take a picture, as the light is not ideal this morning, so I will try to get a better pic later on.
I am entering this into 2 challenges:
Alter it Monthly - theme *Time*

And
Daring Cardmakers - Pound shop pretties
although I know it is not a card!

Thanks for looking, and have a great day!

P.S. The clock even works, and is ticking merrily away on my living room wall!

21 comments:

  1. Wow Valerie!!!You did a great job!!!

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  2. what amazing texture - fab piece

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  3. Love this, what a gorgeous and unusual clock! Hugs, Sarah

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  4. i agree.. i love the texture on this ( i am a fan of texture... nice job!
    Thank you so much for joining us at alter it monthly......

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  5. What a beautiful creation. i love this idea. the textures are great and the wings give this design a fabulous look...

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  6. Great work Val - and such a bargain! Love it!
    Hugs xx

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  7. Gosh I really like your style so much texture and so clever too!

    love Dawn xx

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  8. Terrific altered clock, great textures. Annette x

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  9. Oh I love those textures that you create, Valerie! Really gorgeous!

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  10. It looks amazing. Thank you for going bargain hunting with The Daring Cardmakers this week

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  11. Val what can I say, Wow, it looks amazing and would fit so well in any one craft room and what a gift , such texture I just adore it hugs alma x

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  12. lovely val and what a fab idea for a altering project...

    maria xx

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  13. Hi Valerie, this is absolutely gorgeous. what an excellent altering job you did, so creative and beautiful. I also wanted to say thank you for your special words and support of me in the last couple of weeks .... thank you, you are a dear friend
    hugs June xxxxxxxx

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  14. I just love rustic, textured, layered things!! And throw on some cool wings, AND it actually works- this is too cool! Excellent TIME entry!

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  15. I love the clock and the technique you've used Val. xx

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  16. Great fun! The textures are fantastic!

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  17. This is gorgeous, great idea to use a ready made and deconstruct! I would love to give this a try.

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  18. That is amazing Valerie - a real work of art. Thanks for being a Poundshop princess with Daring Cardmakers this week :)

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  19. Amazing that you can take a cheap find and transform it into something like this! Another fantastic make, Valerie. CoB

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