DIY decoupage of an old wall clock. Clock with imitation of an ancient fresco MK

Currently, DIY watch decoupage has gained enormous popularity! This is not surprising: in an age of stress, sometimes you want to do something for the soul, and if it also has a functional and aesthetic purpose, then this hobby is simply doomed to success!

Watch decoupage technique

If previously it was difficult to get materials and templates for decoupage, now they are available in abundance in any bookstore or creativity department. They can easily purchase stencils, dials, blanks, hands, accessories or other attributes for decoupage watches. Therefore, this newfangled hobby is an acceptable option for beginners.

Let's look at the technique of decoupaging a watch with your own hands step by step.

Preparing the stencil. So, you purchased a watch blank in advance from a craft store (as in the photo).
The surface of the workpiece should first be prepared: sanded if the watch is wooden or degreased if it is plastic.
Create a background image as in the photo. You can choose any style depending on your preferences or the interior features of the room you want to decorate with a future masterpiece.
Glue the selected picture onto the blank (see photo).

Advice! Torn edges are easier to mask, so it’s better not to cut out the image, but simply tear it off the paper with your hands.

You can glue the picture to the template either using PVA glue diluted with water, or special glue for decoupage. The main thing here is to act carefully, avoiding wrinkles in the picture. After this, the blank for the future watch should be dried and coated with acrylic varnish, after which the blank should be dried again. Repeat this pattern three times.

This technique is described in more detail in the video at the end of the text.

Choosing a style

Before you start decoupaging the watch yourself, you should decide on the style of the future masterpiece. The following decoupage options are now most popular:

Provence;
vintage or antique;
"Hollywood".

First, you should choose the room in which you plan to hang your future masterpiece. For example, if this is a kitchen, then some kind of romantic sketch or a Hollywood-style clock would look inappropriate in it. On the contrary, a clock in Provence or vintage style will fit perfectly into the interior of most kitchens.

Perhaps the Provence style is one of the most common and understandable. If the Provence and Vintage styles are somewhat reminiscent of each other, then the Hollywood style is fundamentally different from them. So, it is characterized by the following nuances:

Using the following colors as primary colors: black, red, white, blue. Whatever colors you choose, they should, if possible, contrast with each other and stand out from the background.
Maximum shine, the use of all kinds of rhinestones is encouraged.
Using images of famous Hollywood actors, preferably from the Golden Era of Hollywood: Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, etc. In this case, you will partially get a retro style.

All styles are suitable for beginners. You can familiarize yourself with these options by watching the video at the end of the text.

Features of dial decoupage

You can freely buy a ready-made dial in a store, but it’s much more interesting to make it yourself. So, the numbers on the clock can be made from almost the first objects that catch your eye. It all depends on your imagination and, of course, on the decoupage style of the watch.

Let's say you chose the Provence style. Then for the dial it would be appropriate to use wine bottle caps, dried lavender branches, and soap in the shape of small hearts. In addition, it is not necessary that there be numbers on the dial: just marking the divisions is enough.

Idea for a clock on a Pink Floyd record.
It is also convenient to make a clock on a plate because the center of the dial for the hands is precisely marked. However, it should be remembered that the round printing sticker in the center is difficult to “overlap” if it white. It would be more practical to use a plate with a red sticker for the base.

If decoupage of an ordinary wall clock may seem boring, then we have saved another one for you original version– decoupage of a clock on a vinyl record. The technique of such decoupage is not much different from that described above, but it has its own characteristics:

First you need to prepare the plate by priming it with white paint. Let it dry for a while.
To apply a picture, it is better to use special napkins for decoupage. We tear off the two bottom layers and apply only the top one to the plate. Using a flat synthetic brush, apply glue over the napkin. Let it dry, after which we cover our workpiece with a layer of varnish. After drying, apply varnish again.

Attention! You need to use special varnish and glue for decoupage.

We mark the dial. For this you can use wine corks, shells and any other items for which your imagination is enough.

Advice! Apply the paint with a dishwashing sponge.

We cover the watch with at least three layers of acrylic varnish.
We cover the sticker on the back of the plate with cardboard. We make a hole in the center and glue the clock mechanism. Attach the arrows and insert the batteries.

The original watch is ready!

Some people know how to draw beautiful pictures, assemble furniture themselves, take stunning photographs, or knit rugs. And decoupage occupies a special place in this list. In fact decoupage is a type of applique, which most people have known since kindergarten.

Decoupage is done using napkins, both ordinary and special, the main thing is the presence of an interesting pattern. The structure should be varnished, and later it becomes very similar to skillful painting. There are also a huge number of master classes on decoupage watches on the Internet that you can view.

Since such technology is still only just gaining popularity, you can’t do without instructions for work. The easiest way to decorate a wall clock is where your path to professionalism begins. First of all, you need to choose a beautiful and interesting picture.

It’s up to the needlewoman to decide which particular sketch to choose, but the material needs to be selected with greater pickiness:

multi-layer napkins that have a sketch;
rice paper or special designs that are sold in craft stores;
You can print your photos, but before you start, you need to keep them in water for a long time.

The work begins with a wood base for the clock, which can be purchased at virtually any craft store. The base needs to be sanded so that the application lies very evenly.

Can be purchased plastic options, they will need to be degreased. In addition, a plate can also be used as a base; you just need to drill a hole for attaching the hands. Then the background is made. Absolutely any method can be used for this. In most cases, this is dyeing, rice paper stickers, and aging.

Picture needs to be cut. It is better to carefully tear it off with your hands than to cut it with scissors, because the torn edge is much easier to disguise. The sketch is attached to PVA or decoupage glue. This is the most difficult moment of the process, since folds or bulges should not be allowed to appear. Because of this, pictures on rice paper are most often chosen for the first time, because it will not allow this to happen.

Then the entire surface must dry. After which it should be covered with a layer of acrylic varnish and given time to dry. This pattern must be repeated three times. And after complete drying, the clock mechanism is attached to the back, the hands are attached, and, if necessary, the dial. Now all you have to do is insert the battery - and your decoupage style clock is ready!

Gallery: decoupage wall clock (25 photos)

Easy decoupage of dials for wall clocks

If you intend to have a dial on a future wall clock, you need to think about it too.

For this you can choose:

finished sketch with numbers;
dials separately;
wooden or plastic numbers;
apply with paint.

Can be done New Year's decoupage hours after watching the master class. After all, the rooster is the sign of 2017, so an unusual New Year’s resolution is to introduce an image with this animal.

Naturally, it is most convenient to choose a type of drawing that already has markings applied. Only because of this situation the flaws will be much more noticeable, and it will no longer be possible to correct the sketch, as with a separate dial. It’s quite convenient, when some kind of flaw appears, to simply cover it with a number or markings. The result will be a unique designer item.

You can paste ready-made wooden or plastic numbers onto the drawing, painting them in some color in advance. Only in this case the numbers will become convex, and this does not always look beautiful.

You can also do it yourself draw markup. A firm hand will come in handy here so that crooked stripes cannot spoil anything. Therefore, if there are no suitable abilities, needlewomen who are just starting to learn are recommended to make a choice in favor of ready-made options.

DIY watch: decoupage

It is quite important to choose a beautiful and captivating design for your future watch.

Among the most popular:

landscapes;
fair;
animals;
plants and flowers;
abstract drawings.

The theme for decoupage of wall clocks must be chosen based on the place in which they will be located.

In addition to the drawing, the watch decorated with different items: coffee beans, plastic butterflies, shells or wooden handles (you get a watch in the form of a steering wheel), also used eggshell. Decoupage with newspapers is extremely popular, especially in foreign languages. Similar decoration can be seen in the master class.

You can not only create everything from scratch, but also make a fantastic transformation of something that has already become boring. This is especially true for old wooden watches. They are quite often decorated with cats, various plants, and also abstraction. There are also many for mantel clocks interesting ideas– you can choose a sketch that imitates marble, stone or porcelain (it is important that the mantel clock harmonizes well with the fireplace surround). New Year's options can be decorated with tinsel. It is interesting that for decoupage they often choose pictures with imitation of vintage factory dials and other similar themes.

Blanks for wall clocks You can also prepare it yourself. The most common option is a circle with a hole in the middle for arrows. However, the shape of standard round watches is being replaced by the enormous popularity of square and asymmetrical figures.

Please note that it is important to start from the place where the future watch will be located. After all, a clock with a picture of a teapot in the bedroom would not be very appropriate.

It is also necessary to remember about the table clock. For example, an alarm clock can also be decorated using a similar technique. Various city landscapes and vintage patterns would be appropriate (you can take the city of London as a base). Very popular shabby chic watch, in other words, aged but still luxurious. You can buy an old watch and then restore it. You can also age the ones you have yourself.

Do-it-yourself watch decoupage blanks

Almost everything you need can be bought in special craft stores.

Among the blanks (for making watches) there are the following:

The blanks needed for decoupaging watches can be cut out of plywood yourself using an electronic jigsaw.

Since decoupage is very popular, you can choose whatever you want. Can purchase components separately or a ready-made set. A very relevant type of unusual base, for example, in the form of animals (in most cases they are decorated with cats) or plants. The picture may depend on the base, as well as on the type of arrows, for example, cute pink arrows will not suit the fiery pattern at all. More illustrative examples You can watch it in master classes.

Pictures for decoupage

Naturally, the most popular watch pictures have a touch of romance.

In most cases the following occur:

dolls;
angels;
flowers;
hearts;
love lettering.

For decoupage, you need to select high-resolution, unblurred images.

Still lifes are also suitable: measured tones make it possible to hang the clock virtually anywhere and in different interior styles.

More popular are reproductions of paintings from the Renaissance era, as well as recognizable engravings and tapestries. Such watches are suitable for a luxurious palace style, as they emphasize the refined taste of home owners.

As for children's rooms, here you can hang a clock with your favorite cartoon characters, animals or toys (for example, Bambi the deer). The choice of designs is limited only by the imagination of the owners.

Decoupage wall clock in Provence style

It must be remembered that romantic Provence- This is an integral part of the country style. It is extremely close to nature and ordinary rural life. Decoupage takes on this spirit: associations with lavender fields and an old French village immediately appear. Below is a master class on decoupaging watches in this style.

Features of this style:

dim colors;
as if the color had been bleached by the sun;
elements of vegetation that emphasize the connection with nature.

In general, decoupage in the Provence style implies the presence of milky flowers in combination with pastel colors. In most cases these are shades of purple, blue and pink.

Provence goes well with vintage elements, which gives the watch visual lightness and romance. Especially the set looks nice kitchen items, which were made using the same technique and with the same pattern, for example, plates, mugs and watches. Provence and vintage will make your kitchen much more comfortable and cozy.

But in the hallway, Provence style can be found not only in the clock. The following set will be in place: a calendar, a mirror and a clock. All these items can be decorated with unusual frames with a floral print. A pendulum clock topped with lavender flowers looks very nice. This “house” with a cuckoo will decorate the interior and give it a zest.

Decoupage on a plate

A special place is occupied by retro-style wall clocks made from old vinyl records, which you can find in your attic. They are a good base for a watch and will also appeal to all music and retro lovers.

To make this device, you will need:

This plate is great because it has a hole in the middle, so there is no need to make it yourself. There is absolutely no need to completely decorate the record. Such a watch, in which the clock mechanism is simply inserted, will already look very beautiful and stylish. You can add an image of your favorite artist. Different ideas You can watch it in a master class on decoupage of watches on a plate.

In general, the work process is no different from the previous version. Similar the surface is carefully degreased, it is painted as necessary. Then, using glue, the sketch is attached as neatly and evenly as possible. Only here it is allowed to add convex details, for example, you can add lace and craquelure. The craft must be completely dry, and then it is varnished, after which the procedure is repeated three times.

Decoupage is a technique for decorating various objects. It is based on applying a cut-out pattern or picture to an object and then covering it with varnish. At its core, decoupage is a type of appliqué that all people have been familiar with since childhood. You can use both special and regular ones with an original pattern or ornament. Most often, lovers of creative pastime make decoupage of watches. They can be decorated in a wide variety of styles and colors. The finished product takes on the appearance of an original painting.

Preparing for work

Nowadays, this technique is not particularly popular. This is due to the opportunity to purchase a ready-made product with a wide variety of pictures and patterns. If you don’t want to spend extra money, you can decorate the watch yourself. Decoupage is done quite simply and without a lot of time and money.

Preparation for work should begin with choosing a pattern. Here you can use either a simple picture or an image designed in a certain style. Having decided on the design, you can start selecting necessary materials. Among them are the following:

multi-layer napkins with simple or complex patterns;
rice paper;
special pictures that can be easily found in any specialized store;
prepared personal photographs, which must be kept in water for a long time before use.

The work itself should begin with the purchase of a wooden base for the clock. It can be found in many stores specializing in handicrafts. Before use, the workpiece must be sanded until smooth. This will help attach the applique as evenly as possible. If the option with wood is not interesting to you, then you can take a plastic product as a basis. Before starting decoupage, it will need to be thoroughly wiped and degreased.

An ordinary plate can also be used as a blank for a watch. To do this, a hole is drilled in the middle for attaching the hands of future watches.

The picture or pattern for the watch must be carefully cut out using scissors. This part of the product will be attached to PVA or special glue for decoupage. This is usually the most difficult part of the job. The picture should lie flat and without a single unevenness or fold. In this regard, experienced craftsmen advise using rice paper, which is the easiest to stick to the workpiece.

Simple decoupage options

As a rule, everything is simple decoupage options are made on a ready-made basis for a clock with hands. The master is only determined with appearance, selects a dial and pastes a picture. You can use the following options:

finished image with numbers;
numbers made of wood or plastic;
separate dials;
writing with paint.

The most simple option is to use a ready-made picture with numbers. However, in this case, all the flaws that cannot be corrected will be more noticeable. If you use separate numbers or paint, they can cover up any unevenness. If you have a steady hand and a talent for writing numbers, you can draw the markings by hand. If there is even the slightest doubt about the success of this operation, then it is better to choose another option. Any crooked line can ruin your work and turn a beautiful thing into an unusable one.

Image selection

For your watch to turn into a unique designer piece, it needs a good design. The choice of image is as important as the application of numbers and any inaccuracy can lead to an undesirable outcome. Most often, the following images are used to decoupage watches:

animals;
landscapes;
plants;
flowers;
abstractions.

The choice of theme should be made based on the characteristics and style of the room in which the clock will be located.

In addition to drawings, switch mechanisms are decorated with a wide variety of things and objects: shells, plastic crafts, coffee beans, eggshells, foreign newspapers.

Using the decoupage technique you can not only decorate a new watch, but also transform an old one. The number of decoration options is in the millions and is limited only by your imagination.

The base can also be made with your own hands in the form of a circle with a hole for arrows. In addition to the standard round shape, you can use square or asymmetrical ones. The latter are gaining particular popularity and often decorate the walls of offices of banks and companies.

All these manipulations can be carried out not only for wall clocks, but also for table clocks. Any alarm clock can be easily given an original look by decorating it with vintage patterns or designs.

Selection of components

Nowadays, stores that specialize in selling handicraft goods offer a wide range of components for homemade watches. They are usually inexpensive and available to everyone. Among the watch parts for decoupage are the following:

clock mechanisms;
numbers;
stencil;
arrows;
wooden, glass and plastic bases.

All components can be purchased as a ready-made set or individually. It is important to think through and imagine the type of finished product in advance in order to select the details desired color and shapes.

Original ideas

IN Lately Drawings for watches containing romantic notes began to become popular. These could be: flowers, angels, dolls, hearts. If you want to create a universal option that is suitable for any room, then you need to choose a still life or paintings by famous artists. For children's rooms the best option There will be watches with images of cartoon characters, toys or animals.

Decoupage in Provence style

Provence - romantic style. It is as close as possible to the surrounding nature and rural life. Decoupage absorbs this spirit and helps evoke associations with French life that time. Provence style can be distinguished thanks to several characteristic features:

Availability large quantity plants that strengthen the connection with nature;
pastel shades;
pale and milky shades.

Provence goes well with any vintage decorative elements, which allows you to achieve romance and visual lightness.

Record clock

Whatever style you love, you will be impressed by the decoupage on the record. This retro version is very popular and already decorates the walls of many fans of old music. The records themselves are an excellent basis for watches, as they have round shape and a hole for arrows. To make a retro style accessory you will need:

It is not necessary to decorate the entire surface of the plate, but you can limit yourself to its individual segments. You can put a photo of your favorite band or singer on the record.

Retro style watch making process:

Gift item

Decoupage wall clock will be great an original gift for any holiday. Depending on the celebration, you can make suitable themed products.

With the onset of winter, you can start making New Year's watches. Decoupage of such a product looks festive and adds a joyful atmosphere. The manufacturing technology is the same as in other cases, with the exception of some details:

The frame should be decorated using spruce or pine branches. When the holidays are over, they can be removed without hindrance.
Instead of a standard image, you can use New Year's landscapes, pictures of Santa Claus, a snowman, and deer.
Instead of dial divisions, it is better to use snowflakes.

With a little imagination, you can come up with unusual options and for other popular holidays, such as: March 8, May 9, Christmas, Easter, etc.

Using the advice of experienced craftsmen, you can decoupage a wooden clock. Manufacturing master classes can be easily found on the Internet or in special books.

When making a watch using the decoupage technique, don't be afraid to experiment with images and style. This will help you fully develop your Creative skills and please your family and friends with an interesting and original product.

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Clock “Bird trills” using decoupage technique. Master class with step-by-step photos

Author: Yulia Valerievna Sannikova, teacher, Ushakovsky MADOU kindergarten « gold fish", village Molodezhny, Tyumen region

The clean air smells like a field...
In serene silence
Songs of a vocal bird
Are heard in the heights.

Hello, dear guests!
I offer you a master class on creating watches in the shabby chic style. They will not only be a wonderful interior decoration, but can also be a wonderful gift.

Description: the master class is intended for older children school age, teachers additional education, technology teachers, parents and people interested in arts and crafts.
Purpose: interior decoration, DIY gift
Target: creating a watch using decoupage technique
Tasks:
-introduce the technique of decoupage;
-develop perseverance and attention;
-develop imagination and artistic taste.

We will need materials:
- preparation of watches
-clockwork
-scissors
-PVA glue
-napkins
-sandpaper
-candle
-paint white
-acrylic paints
-brush
-acrylic varnish (you can use any)
-file

Step by step process manufacturing

1. Prime the workpiece with white acrylic paint, interior paint is well suited for this.

2. Since the watch will be made in the shabby chic style, we begin to create the basis for future scuffs: we paint with black paint the places where we want scuffs.

3. Then we’ll start creating the “worn” effect by rubbing it with wax candles.

4. Then cover with ivory acrylic paint

5. Next, we proceed to aging in the shabby chic style: we go through with fine sandpaper in those places that were covered with a candle (there the top light layer of paint easily comes off and the bottom dark layer becomes visible). This is how we create abrasions.

6. When the background is ready, you can begin to transfer the design to the surface of the product. Choose a motif and cut it out. Then you need to separate the top layer of the napkin on which the design is applied. We will glue the motif using the file method. Place the uncrumpled file on a flat surface and place a napkin face down on the file.

7. Then sprinkle it generously with water so that it floats a little in a puddle of water. Then carefully straighten the napkin onto the file with your fingers. When the napkin has acquired an even and beautiful view, you need to carefully drain the water from the file.

8. Next, you need to coat with glue the place on the workpiece where we plan to glue the napkin and slowly attach the napkin with the file to the workpiece. You need to carefully smooth the decorative piece directly through the file from the center to the edges so that there are no bubbles or folds left. We pick up the corner and carefully remove the file and coat it with glue.

9. The file has been removed, now you need to coat it with glue, starting from the center to the edges, very carefully, without effort, without applying glue in one place several times (the napkin may tear).

10. When the watch is dry, you need to apply varnish. Can be coated with any acrylic varnish, such as construction varnish

Currently, DIY watch decoupage has gained enormous popularity!

This is not surprising: in an age of stress, sometimes you want to do something for the soul, and if it also has a functional and aesthetic purpose, then this hobby is simply doomed to success!

Watch decoupage technique

Idea for a wall clock for a kitchen in a modern or loft style

Let's look at the technique of decoupaging a watch with your own hands step by step.

Preparing the stencil. So, you purchased a watch blank in advance from a craft store (as in the photo).

The surface of the workpiece should first be prepared: sanded if the watch is wooden or degreased if it is plastic.

Create a background image as in the photo. You can choose any style depending on your preferences or the interior features of the room you want to decorate with a future masterpiece.

There are also decoupage sheets not with ready-made dials, but with chaotic scenes from which you can cut out what you need. For example, the “steampunk” theme for a wall clock is almost always a win-win

Glue the selected picture onto the blank (see photo).

Advice!Torn edges are easier to mask, so it’s better not to cut out the image, but simply tear it off the paper with your hands.

Finished watch dial “Iris”

This technique is described in more detail in the video at the end of the text.

Provencal style is suitable for decorating many kitchens with such clocks. By the way, they can also be made from used Lazy Susan rotating stands.

Choosing a style

Before you start decoupaging the watch yourself, you should decide on the style of the future masterpiece. The following decoupage options are now most popular:

Provence;
vintage or antique;
"Hollywood".

Using the following colors as primary colors: black, red, white, blue. Whatever colors you choose, they should, if possible, contrast with each other and stand out from the background.
Maximum shine, the use of all kinds of rhinestones is encouraged.
Using images of famous Hollywood actors, preferably from the Golden Era of Hollywood: Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, etc. In this case, you will partially get a retro style.

All styles are suitable for beginners. You can familiarize yourself with these options by watching the video at the end of the text.

Features of dial decoupage

Original clock on record

As a stencil for future watches, you can use not a blank purchased in a store, but a music record (see photo).

Idea for a clock on a Pink Floyd record.
It is also convenient to make a clock on a plate because the center of the dial for the hands is precisely marked. However, it should be remembered that the round printed sticker in the center is difficult to “overlap” if it is white. It would be more practical to use a plate with a red sticker for the base.

If decoupage of an ordinary wall clock may seem boring, then we have saved another original option for you - decoupage of a clock on a vinyl record. The technique of such decoupage is not much different from that described above, but it has its own characteristics:

First you need to prepare the plate by priming it with white paint. Let it dry for a while.
To apply a picture, it is better to use special napkins for decoupage. We tear off the two bottom layers and apply only the top one to the plate. Using a flat synthetic brush, apply glue over the napkin. Let it dry, after which we cover our workpiece with a layer of varnish. After drying, apply varnish again.

Attention!You need to use special varnish and glue for decoupage.

We mark the dial. To do this, you can use wine corks, shells and any other items that you have enough imagination for.

Advice!Apply the paint with a dishwashing sponge.

We cover the watch with at least three layers of acrylic varnish.
We cover the sticker on the back of the plate with cardboard. We make a hole in the center and glue the clock mechanism. Attach the arrows and insert the batteries.

The original watch is ready!

Decoupage of watches: watches as a gift

Even a novice craftsman can make this watch. They can serve a great gift for your music lover friend. In this case, you can use a photo of his favorite band or artist as the image. More detailed instructions You can see how to decoupage a clock on a plate in the video given at the end of the article.

Decoupage wall clocks are a great option for a homemade gift. For every holiday you can make an original themed clock.

New Year's watches are a great idea, which is also easy to implement. Only bright details should be added to the technology described above:

The frame for the clock can be made using spruce or pine branches, which can then be easily removed after the holiday.
You can use any New Year and Christmas motifs as a picture: Santa Claus, deer, angels, snowmen, etc.
You can use snowflakes as divisions for the dial.

In addition, in the store you can find a special blank for New Year's watches.

An interesting version of the clock can be made by March 8th. In this case it is impossible would be better suited Provence style. Use lavender sprigs, fragrant French soap, dried flowers, pastel colors, and you will succeed.

Go for it, and you will have an original hand-made watch. Such a clock made using the decoupage technique will delight you and your household and surprise your guests.