This clock came from Hobby Lobby. It was $24.99, marked down to $2.49. You couldn’t even buy the metal easel for that price! Derrick found it and thought that I could do some sort of photo collage on it. We bought it, and it sat in my craft closet forever. I forgot about it until recently when I found out that Costco prints out large collages and photos for such great prices!
You can create a collage online at Costco, but they only do the grid ones. I wanted one that looked a little more random so I created one on Picasa. You can download Picasa for free. Then I saved it to my computer and uploaded it to Costco online and had them print it out in a 12×12 print. $2.99!!
The clock worked, but was missing hands. I had a hard time finding hands to fit since it was a different brand than the replacement ones I was looking at. So I bought a clock kit at Michael’s with black hands to use for this project.
I placed the photo on the clock and found the center point. I marked it and cut it out so that the clock kit could slide through. I was lucky that it was already pre-drilled for the previous clock kit. 
Then I traced around the clock and cut out the photo.
My trusty little helper, Aaron, applied a thin coat of mod podge to the face of the clock and laid the photo on top.
After that dried, I applied another coat of mod podge to the top of the clock and then assembled the clock kit and black hands. The clock kit was super easy to add and had great instructions. You could make a clock out of ANY hard surface. Just drill a hole (if it doesn’t already have one) and you are good to go!
The kids love finding their photos in the collage!
Appleseed Gifts says
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the thrifty ba says
February 25, 2010 at 6:18 pmread your post over at cheri and i have to say-you are one brave momma! i dont let me kids (9ys and 6yrs) help with crafts that will actually be displayed for more than a holiday! really cute blog you have here!
Brooke says
February 25, 2010 at 10:21 pmDarling! I love it! Pictures are a great way to decorate.
Carmie - the Single Nester says
February 26, 2010 at 10:29 pmI just love this! Great inspirational project.
Its So Very Cheri says
February 27, 2010 at 6:38 pmThanks for doing the Tutorial. I grabbed your button.
Cheri
♥Suzanne♥ says
February 27, 2010 at 7:07 pmThanks for the great idea! Love the collage!
Kathleen says
March 1, 2010 at 3:02 amLovely!
That brought back such memories. Before I retired I taught 4th grade. One of my little boys was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He was out of school for a long time.
I bought a simple clock, popped off the cover and made a collage with pics of every kid in our class.
We sent it home to him with the message..
We are thinking of you all the time..
He survived 9 more years..At his wake his mom told me the clock was still in his room…
A simple thing, but it meant so much to him..
You have created a great memory for your kids!
Kaysi says
March 1, 2010 at 4:48 amI LOVE this!!! What a great idea, thanks so much for the idea!
Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage says
March 1, 2010 at 5:14 pmGorgeous idea!! 🙂
Heather says
March 1, 2010 at 6:04 pmThat turned out so cute, what a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Liz says
March 2, 2010 at 4:03 amWhat a daring idea! Perfect gift for Mother’s Day! Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
Tammy at Tattered and Timeless says
March 2, 2010 at 10:03 pmWonderful idea..love it. Now I have to see if we have a costco here..hmmmm
[email protected] The Picket Fence says
March 4, 2010 at 2:55 amWhat a great and fun idea–how much would the grandmas go ga-ga over
this!
Kim says
March 4, 2010 at 6:45 pmAww. I know what I’d do – when a hand got on a face, I’d say “time to kiss!”.
fawnda says
March 5, 2010 at 4:01 amGreat idea! This would be so fun to make as a gift for my mom and mom-in-law! Thanks for sharing! : )
Lori says
March 6, 2010 at 12:40 amLove this..
Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thurs. Please join me next week for another great party!
Summer says
March 6, 2010 at 3:47 amI am featuring this on my blog tomorrow! Thanks for linking up! Come grab my featured button!
Sumo
http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com
fawnda says
March 6, 2010 at 10:51 pmI just wanted to let you know that I featured you here:
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Suzanne says
March 9, 2010 at 1:32 amWow, this is fantastic! I’ve got to give this a try, thanks so much for sharing!
a little bit of everything says
March 9, 2010 at 3:13 pmI am a sucker for anything involving photos and this is a fabulous idea! Love it!
Thanks for visiting my blog- I invite you to become a follower…
[email protected] says
March 26, 2010 at 4:26 amThat is adorable!!!
Kristi Flanagan says
May 4, 2010 at 1:26 pmHi Brandi! This is so cool. I’m visiting you from Tip Junkie and wanted to invite you to plant your creative seeds at my blog party on Fridays: Plant a Punkin Seed at Punkin Seed Productions. Hope to see you there!
Kristi
Punkin Seed Productions
April says
May 5, 2010 at 7:52 pmWow! I love this idea and instructions! Its a perfect weekend project with the kids and a needed showcase in our house!
I will be linking to it for my upcoming “Friday FieldTrip” at http://www.stitchngiggles.com!
Ashlee says
May 26, 2010 at 2:35 amThanks for the inspiration! I usually let people know when I post something inspired by them, I can’t believe I forgot to do that this time. It’s birthday season around here and a bit crazy! Fun that you found it on your own! I think I have a few of your crafts in my “to do” folder!
Its A Blog Party says
June 21, 2010 at 6:50 pmThe clock looks beautiful!
Thanks for linking up!
~Liz
Beat Until Fluffy says
June 28, 2010 at 8:04 pmI cannot wait to make this clock. I’m an avid clock collector and saw this over in your sidebar. (found you at TGC) What a wonderful way to get people to actually look at the pictures on the wall… put them in a clock. Great idea. I love it.
~Dawn
An Experiment in Happiness says
August 30, 2010 at 3:46 amI love this idea.. and I love the way you did it. Thanks so much for sharing you have a great site.
Jessica
http://www.myhappinessexperiment.blogspot.com/
Sarah Vasbinder says
December 16, 2010 at 1:31 amI LOVE IT!!! this i sooooo awesome! im going to be on the look out now for a marked down clock 🙂 thanks 🙂
Emily and Jaime at Everyday Art says
March 4, 2011 at 4:42 pmThat is gorgeous! I know a grandma who would really appreciate that. 🙂 Good job.
ImaYaYa says
March 18, 2011 at 7:17 pmGreat idea! I happen to have a clock that needs updating.. guess what I’ll be doing this weekend?
Looking forward to finding more creative things on your blog!
Jackie P says
February 13, 2014 at 12:13 pmWhat a wonderful gift this would make!!!