The watch is homemade big. How to make a clock for the kitchen with your own hands (51 photos). Paper clock

Stylish wall or table clocks can radically affect the mood in the interior, add some kind of shade to it. And wrist chronometers can change the image of a person. However, looking for suitable option you can spend a lot of time and still not find the right one. In today's article, we bring to your attention ideas on how you can make a watch yourself, the master class describes in detail various techniques making and decorating watches.

Do-it-yourself watch from a record

Using the decoupage technique, you can make very beautiful chronometers from the plate, which can be a gift for loved ones, especially those who are constantly late.

1. Find an unnecessary vinyl record, remove the label. It is better to choose such that the middle is white - it is almost impossible to paint over the red with white acrylic.

2. We buy a clockwork or take it out of an unnecessary watch.

3. We prime the plate from the spray can. You can simply paint the surface with acrylic using a sponge, but further work will be more convenient if primed with an aerosol. We dry it.

4. Paint the background with a sponge. We chose a slightly golden acrylic. We are waiting for drying again.

• we spread the surface with glue;
• soak the card;
• we apply the card to the adhesive surface;
• apply another layer of PVA on top;
• we expel all air bubbles from under the card with our fingers or a brush;
• dry with a hairdryer.

6. Glue rice paper on top. We work with it in the same way as with a regular decoupage napkin.

7. Apply at least 3 layers of varnish.

8. Make layout drawings and glue numbers of suitable size.

9. Cut the hole glued in the process of work again; turning the scissors a couple of times, we increase the hole for the clockwork to the desired size.

10. Insert the mechanism, put on the arrows.

11. If there is no hinge in the set with the mechanism, then you can glue it on the "Moment" glue.

12. Also, if necessary, the arrows can be painted in a contrasting color.

13. Insert the battery.

So we learned how to make a wall clock with our own hands, the master class also revealed to us the features of working in the decoupage technique.

Coffee clock

We continue to use decoupage to decorate watches, but we also apply another decoration option. In this case, we will make a watch from coffee beans with our own hands, and the master class below is devoted to this particular topic.

Materials:

• workpiece with a hole in the center;
• clockwork;
• a napkin with a beautiful pattern on the theme of coffee;
• coffee beans
• priming;
• decoupage varnish on water based;
• colored acrylic;
• glass contour - silver, gold, bronze;
• stained glass paint;
• sponge, brush, regular and rubber roller, file for papers, toothpick;
• PVA glue.

1. We prime the surface of the workpiece.

2. Paint one side with white paint, the other with brown paint.

3. Spread PVA glue diluted in a 1: 2 ratio on a dry surface. We wet the napkin and glue it on top. Cover with glue again. We apply a wet stationery file and roll it over with a roller, getting rid of air bubbles. Leave it to dry completely. Then we cover with varnish.

4. With a contour draw the boundaries of filling with coffee beans.

5. In 10-20 minutes we can start decorating with grains. For this small area cover with stained glass paint and carefully place coffee on it in random order, moving it towards each other with a toothpick.

6. After an hour, the paint will dry and everything will stick.

7. The dial can be made from improvised means, the same coffee beans, you can draw numbers using a contour. With the same contour, you can draw additional details: at least butterflies, if you think they are appropriate.

8. It remains to insert the clockwork, and in it - the battery.

Such a clock can be hung in the kitchen: if you have not varnished the grains, they will give aroma for a long time.

Video compilation

In this selection you will find other options for making watches with your own hands.

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The clock in the kitchen is the main clock in the house, because it is needed both during cooking and during gathering of all household members on their own business. They can also decorate the interior and demonstrate the taste of the hostess, so you should choose them deliberately. Today we will tell you how to choose a clock for the kitchen using 6 tips and 40 photo examples. Well, for those who like to do needlework, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with a master class on making wall clocks for the kitchen with your own hands, which you will find at the end of the article.

6 tips for choosing a watch

1. Small kitchen - small clock, large - large

A large clock will clutter up the space, but in a spacious kitchen, or it will show itself in all its glory and will be visible from any end of the room.

Average and small hours in large kitchen Will "get lost" and will not look so impressive. But in a small room they will be both comfortable and compact.

• The universal dial size is 33-36 cm in diameter as in the photo below.

1. "Duty" hours must be quartz

Mechanical watches are timeless classics, they are durable and are valued more than quartz ones due to a more complex mechanism and manual adjustment during assembly. However, they have significant disadvantages - high cost, small choice designs, inaccuracy and the need for timely winding. Agree that it will not be very convenient to regularly monitor the work of the "duty" kitchen clock and wind it up, especially if it is wall-mounted.

Quartz watches on batteries are more affordable and more accurate, do not require winding, and are silent. And the design range in this category is much larger today. You can choose from classic models such as those with a pendulum, to the most modern ones, including electronic ones.

• However, if you choose a clock in the dining room or prioritize not ease of use, but beauty, durability and chic, then choose mechanical models. Most often they have very high quality cases, excellent finishing and classic "functions" of a beat, a pendulum or a cuckoo.

1. Pay attention to watches with additional features

When choosing a clock for the kitchen, think about which additional functions you may need:

• If you need them primarily for cooking, then get a small electronic or regular clock with a timer as in the photo below.

• Pay attention to the weather station clock if you grow or have, say, wooden floors and kitchen set... A hygrometer and thermometer will help you control the humidity and temperature of the air.
• Displaying the date and day of the week is simple but useful in Everyday life function.

1. The best watch for classic cuisine- wooden, with a round dial and Roman numerals

• For classic interiors kitchens (in style, baroque, empire, etc.), it is better to choose a wooden clock with a round dial, but not necessarily with a round case. After all, for example, watch cases with a traditional pendulum are rectangular or elliptical.
• As for the numbers, the most traditional will be Roman, but beautiful Arabic will not spoil it.
• The case and the dial of the watch in classic style preferable from natural wood, and not from common MDF or wood-like plastic. At the same time, for elegant and strict classics, for example, in a palace style, the tree should be polished, and for Provence and shabby chic styles - aged. The rest of the details (dial, hands, etc.) can be metal in the color of antique bronze or gold.
• For a dining room in a classic style or for a very spacious kitchen, you can choose not a wall clock, but a grandfather clock with a pendulum, weights, striking, or with a sideboard and a bar.

1. The best clock for the kitchen in modern style- laconic but original

V modern interiors(, etc.) the clock can be laconic or, on the contrary, complex, but in any case original design due to the texture, color, shape of the dial and case, as well as unusual divisions and hands. Modern clocks can be made of plastic, wood, and metal.

• We do not recommend buying a clock for the kitchen without divisions - they look interesting, but it is inconvenient to track the cooking time on it or navigate how many minutes are left before leaving the house.

In the slider, you can see a photo of a clock in modern kitchen interiors.

1. Place the clock in such a place that it can be seen both during cooking and during a meal.

Where is the most convenient place to put or hang a kitchen clock? The following places are most often suitable:

• Above dining table or above the bar;
• Above a door, arch or entrance;
• Above the hood (if it has a visor or allows you to hang the device high);
• There is a headset on the shelf (but farther / higher from the stove and sink).

Try to select a location so that no direct Sun rays... In the next selection of photos, some examples of the placement of clocks in the kitchen are presented.

Master Class

And finally, we present a master class on how to make a wall clock for the kitchen with your own hands.

Step 1. Prepare any basis for making the dial. It can be anything: wood, plate, vinyl record, cardboard, polyurethane foam socket, or even an old colander. The main thing is that the workpiece fits in size with the hands of the clockwork and a hole can be drilled in it to fasten it.

Step 2. Mark the center of the dial and make a hole in it using a screwdriver drill (at low speeds so as not to damage the workpiece) or an awl. The drill diameter must match the diameter of the screw in the watch movement.

Step 3. If the material requires processing and decoration, then this must be done before installing the mechanism. As soon as the background of the dial is ready and dried, you will need to draw divisions or numbers on it (best with a stencil to get it neat). However, if you wish, you can do without them. At the end of the drawing, the entire dial must be covered with a matte finish. acrylic varnish water-based in 2 layers. Then the whole decor will become more wear-resistant and tolerant of wet cleaning.

Step 4. Now is the time to install the watch movement (you can buy it separately or remove it from an old / cheap watch). To do this, separate the mechanism from the second, minute and hour hands and insert it into the prepared hole on the seamy side of the dial. Then, from the front of the watch, we put on the nuts on the screw, the hour, minute and last of all the second hand (if there is one).

Step 5. Hooray! The clock for the kitchen is ready, it remains only to turn the hands to make sure that nothing interferes with their rotation, insert the battery and hang the product on the wall.

But such photo-ideas for the design and decor of homemade kitchen clocks can be taken into account.

Do-it-yourself watch. Step-by-step instruction with photo

Safety precautions when working with glue:
- when working with glue, use a brush if needed;
- use the amount of glue that is required to complete the work at this stage;
- it is necessary to apply the glue in an even thin layer;
- try not to get the glue on your clothes, face and especially eyes;
- after work, close the glue tightly and remove;
- wash your hands and workplace with soap.

S. Usachev "Clock"
The hours go by the days.
The clock runs over the century ...
- Where are you in a hurry, Clock? -
A man once asked.
The clock was terribly surprised.
Thinking.
We stopped.

The history of the invention and development of watches.

The first primitive concepts for measuring time (day, morning, day, noon, evening, night) to ancient people were subconsciously prompted by the regular change of the season, the change of day and night, the movement of the sun and moon across the firmament.
The history of the clock is very interesting and informative. It was important for a person to know exact time, in order to optimally plan their actions, so progressively sundial, water and mechanical clocks were invented. The result at the moment is those complex mechanisms that can be seen in modern stores.
The origin of the name of the word "watch".
The word "clock" appeared in everyday life in the XIV century, its basis was the Latin "clocca", meaning a bell. And before that, the first experiments in determining the time were associated with the observation of the movement of the sun across the sky. In 3500 BC, the first sundial was used. The principle of their work was to observe the shadow formed when sunlight because the position and length of the shadow change at different times.
In Greece, they came to the conclusion that it was necessary to divide the year into twelve months of thirty days each. Subsequently, the inhabitants of ancient Babylon and Egypt divided the day into hours, minutes, seconds, which played an important role in the development of watchmaking.
Jost Burgey made the first watch with a minute hand in 1577. This product also had a minute hand, the oscillations of the pendulum turned a cogwheel, which, in turn, changed the position of the hands on the dial. The dial was graduated at 12 o'clock, so the hand moved in a circle twice a day.
Currently, mankind possesses sophisticated, reliable and high-precision watch movements, created using the latest scientific research and designed in a wide variety of styles.
Unusual clocks, ideally suited to the interior of the room, are always a successful decor element. Not only in terms of aesthetics, but also in terms of functionality. Like these ones original watch you can do it yourself.
A watch is a necessary, useful and, in general, common thing. Few people think about their design, because the main thing is that they show the time correctly.
But try to make a wall clock with your own hands - and you will notice that the atmosphere in this room has subtly changed.
Of course, it's not about assembling and adjusting the watch mechanism yourself - you should use it ready-made, bought in a store or taken from an old watch. But it is very possible to dream up the design of the dial.

Step-by-step workflow:

1. Two sheets of A4 cardboard are glued onto an A3 sheet.

Clocks don't just tell the time and keep us late - they can also serve as impressive pieces of art to decorate our home.

A beautiful and ornate watch can be too expensive, but there are many ways to make a watch yourself. All you need is a little time, creativity and motivation to get started, and you can create something completely different, something that no one else has, a thing that has no analogues in the world.

Floating wall clock

Collect all required material... To create a floating clock, you need the following tools:

• adhesive putty;
• wooden numbers from 1 to 12;
• 4 different sheets of scrap paper;
• glue;
• knife;
• set of clock mechanisms.

Wooden numbers can be purchased at a craft store, or you can carve yourself. A set of watch movements can be purchased in specialized stores, they are inexpensive. Search the internet, you will find several. You can use a mechanism with hands from an old clock that you have in your house or is gathering dust somewhere in the attic.

Wooden numbers will look more interesting in different fonts and sizes. You can varnish wood numbers or stick on scrapbooking paper and then varnish. An interesting effect is obtained if the numbers are sprayed with metallic silver paint.

Set the clock. The watch will be about 60 centimeters wide, so choose a place to mount it where you have a lot of space. Once you have selected a spot, use a ruler to determine the center of the spot. This is where you hang the clock mechanism.

Secure the clock mechanism to the wall using an adhesive putty. This product looks great when positioned over a mantel or a low cabinet.

Determine where you will hang the numbers. Use a ruler to measure 30 centimeters directly from the top of the watch. Mark this spot with a pencil. Here you will hang number 12. Measure 30 centimeters to the right of the clock and mark it with a pencil. Here you will hang number 3. Measure 30 centimeters below your watch and mark it with a pencil. Here you will hang number 6. Measure 30 centimeters to the left of the clock and mark it with a pencil. Here you will hang number 9.

Hang up the numbers and set the clock. Use an adhesive putty to hang 12, 3, 6 and 9 onto the pre-marked pencil spots. Then you can use a ruler and pencil in space and mark where the rest of the numbers stay.

Use an adhesive putty to hang the remaining numbers. The adhesive putty is easy to remove, so if you need to customize the placement of the room, you can easily remove it from the wall and reinstall it in a different location. Insert the batteries into the watch mechanism and set them to the correct time.

Clock "Rainbow"

Know that recycling old things is essential to preserving our nature. And if you learn to recycle things and not throw them away and pollute environment- it will be great.

An additional bonus will be cost savings and the ability to make a great gift for your loved ones. Try making this clock with recycled items. Consider how to make a DIY wall clock using ice cream sticks.

What you need:

• 12 ice cream sticks;
• Watch mechanism;
• Styrofoam;
• 1 sheet of plywood;
• fabric or acrylic paints;
• glue.

Progress:

• Paint the ice cream sticks rainbow colors. Line them up on the wall and mark the line with a ruler. You need to do this in order to determine how much space you need to insert the numbers.
• Cut a 5 cm circle out of the styrofoam. Draw numbers on it with a pencil. Then you need to paint the circles with acrylic paints.

• Shape the face of the watch. Make a circle out of a piece of plywood and paint it white. Take a ruler and divide the circle into 12 pieces. Drill a hole (you can use a large nail if you don't have a drill).
• Cover with glue. Lightly glue the line on the right side of the watch and stick.

• Now all you have to do is paste the numbers. Add a watch mechanism and you're done!

Instead of ice cream sticks, you can use buttons and barbecue sticks or felt from which you can cut flowers. Use any material at hand - it can be fragments of broken children's toys, etc. Remember that you can create a masterpiece out of garbage and help nature.

Clock from photographs

Enough original idea make a clock with your own hands from portraits of loved ones, which can become a true decoration of your interior.

To make this original watch, you will need the following materials:

• 2 sheets of 18 × 24 newsprint or poster paper;
• Scotch;
• pencil;
• 12 frames for photos in size 2 × 3;
• 12 photos 2 × 3;
• Watch mechanism;
• ruler;
• a sheet of cardboard measuring 8.5 x11;
• scissors;
• insulating tape;
• hammer;
• nails.

Lay out the watch. Place two sheets of newsprint or banner paper on the floor, then tape them to each other. Place the watch movement kit in the center of the sheets and then position the photo frames around the clock movement.

Experiment with the frames, some horizontally and some vertically. Play with the layout until you find the design that works best for you.

When you are satisfied with the result, draw out the outlines of the photo frames on a piece of paper with a pencil.

Insert photos into frames. Choose the best photos for this project. Try to come up with a theme and choose twelve pictures that match that theme. For example, take snapshots of twelve locations on your vacation. Or choose twelve different photos from key events in your life or relationship with your partner.

Attach the watch mechanism. Use a pencil, ruler, and scissors to cut the card paper into a square or rectangle.It must be large enough to cover the clock mechanism.

If the clock mechanism is small, cut out a 3.25 x 3.75 piece of cardboard - the same size as the picture frames. Cut a hole in the center of the cardboard. The metal part of the clock mechanism will be located here, attach it. Use a piece of cardboard instead of a "dial".

Find an empty wall where you can hang your wall clock. Attach your paper blanks to the wall with tape, and nail the frames of the photos. Make sure they match the pattern of the dial.

After you're done hammering, pull the newsprint off the wall. The nails should stay in place and the paper should slide out easily.

Button watch

Such a clock will look quite original, and give the room more coziness... Take a hoop, buttons, do not forget about the clockwork, stock up on braid and fabric you need colors.

The fabric should be well secured to the hoop, and the edges should be trimmed to keep them from sticking out of the mold. This will be your dial, of course you need to make numbers for it. To do this, sew on the buttons in the order in which the numbers appear on the dial.

Make a hole in the center so you can attach the clockwork. And for the clock to hang beautifully on the wall, you need to hang it. To do this, take a ribbon, attach it to the hoop, and then hang it on a stud on the wall.

Other creative ideas

As you can see, you can create a lot of interesting things from scrap materials. Globe halves or wooden spools for winding the cable can be used. Needlewomen can create this piece of furniture from a lace napkin or knit a cover with threads.

It will be interesting for children to have a clock made of lollipops or sweets in their room. The product made of vinyl records will perfectly fit into the interior in the Art Nouveau style. The shape of a vinyl record can be easily changed by heating it. You can also paint the vinyl disc acrylic paint and then your product will take on an absolutely incredible shape.

And if you take a sawn wooden circle as a dial, you can place a wooden clock in any room.

A great idea is a cardboard clock in the form of a picture or a map of the area, or a grandfather clock. You can also take old unnecessary mechanisms and make a clock in the kitchen by decorating it with scrapbooking paper or coffee beans. Even if you have nothing in the house, you can buy cutting board for the kitchen and create a clock out of it. And the decoupage technique will help you decorate the board and turn it into a true masterpiece.

Feel like a real designer, create your own projects, decorate the space of your home and bring joy to your friends!

A kitchen clock is a necessary, useful and, in general, common thing. Few people think about their design, because the main thing is that they show the time correctly, helping to control the process of cooking various dishes.

But try to make a wall clock for the kitchen with your own hands - and you will notice that the atmosphere in this room has subtly changed.

Of course, it's not about assembling and adjusting the watch mechanism yourself - you should use it ready-made, bought in a store or taken from an old watch. But it is very possible to dream up the design of the dial.

Handmade kitchen clock

Many of us have some kind of hobby related to needlework. These skills can be applied to watch making, even if it seems impossible to you. In fact, the watch can be knitted, embroidered, woven, painted, etc.

Don't believe me? Take a look at the following photos.

As you can see, a little imagination and skill - and your kitchen will acquire a real handmade designer thing.

If you don't know how to sew, embroider, or draw, you can come up with something different, no less interesting (see also the article on). Perhaps you will like one of the ideas we have proposed in this article or video clip.

Watches from scrap materials

Look into cabinets and drawers in your kitchen, and you are sure to find many unnecessary or worn-out things that can still serve in a different capacity. For example, an old saucepan lid, the only remaining plate from the service, or a flour sieve can be an excellent base for a watch.

And here are the options for using them:

• Unscrew the handle from the old cover and you have a watch case with a pre-cut hole in the center. The lid can be spray-painted, painted or decorated with stickers. At the back, a mechanism from a watch with a battery is attached to it, and on the front there are arrows.

• The simplest and most original kitchen clock can be made from disposable tableware: plates and plastic cutlery. This idea is not new, but still interesting. In the same way as in the previous case, you just need to glue the clockwork on the back and install the hands.

Advice. Instead of a disposable plate, it is better to use a more rigid base - a lid from a mayonnaise bucket or a circle cut out of thick cardboard.

• If you need a fairly large art object, take a large tray of any shape, drill a hole in the middle and use good glue attach twelve coffee cups to it. Further instructions are similar to the previous ones.

These ideas may not be copied literally, but only used as hints. For example, instead of a lid, a frying pan with a handle or an old vinyl record can be an excellent watch case.

Coffee clock

Coffee beans are a favorite material for making various crafts among masters of applied arts.... They can also be used to decorate watches. In the kitchen, they are especially appropriate, as they will not only show the time, but also exude a magical aroma.

It is not necessary to make a watch with your own hands, you can use the existing ones, and only decorate them with coffee beans by sticking them directly on the dial or on the bezel of the case. Although you can come up with your own composition. Watch the master class to understand how to work with this material and what it can be combined with.

Advice. Instead of coffee, you can use any other grains, as well as pasta. If you paint them with spray paint, you can create an interesting ornament or a whole picture.

Decoupage

Today, this method of decoration has found a second life, because it allows you to create truly unique things. Its essence is extremely simple: it is an ordinary applique, which is coated on top with a varnish that protects the pattern.

Sometimes craquelure varnishes are used, creating small cracks on the surface and giving the effect of antiquity.

For kitchen clocks, you can use paper napkins with a pattern that matches the style and color. They are glued to the prepared base with PVA glue diluted with water. After drying, you can paint on the contours, stick or write numbers, and then cover it all with acrylic varnish.

Wooden clock

If you enjoy working with wood, and your kitchen style calls for just such a decor, there are tremendous possibilities open up before you.

• A do-it-yourself wall kitchen clock can be made from a thin saw cut from a tree (see also article on). It only needs to be sanded, varnished or stained and a hole drilled to attach the arrows.

• Remember the old cuckoo clock that used to hang in almost everyone country house? Their likeness can be made from wooden planks, and decorated with figurines made of salt dough.

• Another one interesting idea that your children or grandchildren will love. Cut a circle out of thick plywood, and drill 12 thin holes at its end at regular intervals. We will not remind about the clockwork and hands - everything is as usual here. But the role of time indicators should be played by lollipops inserted into pre-made holes. Just do not take off the wrapper ahead of time.

Advice. Stock up on candies to replace those that will constantly and mysteriously disappear.

Conclusion