Wood Clock Redo/Thrift Store Decor

I've got something new on the Bliss Ranch blog, or rather I've got something old.

The something old is a new to me thrifted item that once a month I'll spruce up.  You know I like challenges whether it's furniture or some other cast off I can update.

The new is that I'm joining eight other bloggers for this last Wednesday of the  month series called Thrift Store Decor, and I'm pretty darn excited to be part it!



Just look at this lineup.........

For my first project with these lovely ladies, I redid an old dusty wood clock that I picked up for five buckaroos.

It had a little bit of charm under the dust.

I taped it all up and started painting and sanding to distress.

I mixed up a custom batch of some Fusion Mineral Paint colors in Ash and Chocolate.

The back of the area where the pendulum swings received some Fusion Lamp White.

I spray painted the pendulum a bronze color and attached an old cow tag with some E-600 and a black thumb tack.

The open area was filled with some metal hardware cloth, also spray painted bronze.

I really like the look of hardware cloth, I used it in another clock makeover {here}.  I also added it to the inside of the door on the clock face so it shows through the glass.

My handy dandy husband hand model stapled the hardware cloth to the frame for me.

I used my vinyl cutting machine and tried something new.... I left the vinyl on my project and dry brushed right over it.  I will do that again, it instantly aged the letters.

The letters will get a coat of glue over to seal them on, but I haven't done that yet, not high priority.  Maybe when they start to fall off it will move to the top of the list, but for now they don't seem to be going anywhere.

The door was painted in the contrasting Lamp White and Ash was dry brushed over the whole thing.

Leaving the vinyl right on my project gave it more of a vintage sign look.

Both sides say REPAIR....

But no I'm not going into the watch or clock repair business, although I do have yet another clock makeover coming in September.

I think the whole clock looks better, but I may go back and dry brush some white over the center part that is solid.  I haven't decided yet.

I also haven't decided where to hang it, so for now it's hanging in our mudroom because that's where there happened to be an empty nail.

The thing chimes on the hour, and really...... I don't want anything else that makes noise around here, so for now there is no battery in it.

My favorite part is the pendulum.

Click over to each of the links to see what the other 

Thrift Store Decor ladies have created for your viewing pleasure.

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Redhead Can Decorate

Debbiedoos

Domestically Speaking

Bliss Ranch

Setting for Four

Petticoat Junktion

Our Southern Home

Mom4Real

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