Monday, May 16, 2011

Do you have the time?

Have you seen some of the amazing clock tables that talented bloggers have created? Someday Crafts highlighted this one by All About Vignettes:

...and this one by A Vintage Vine:


And I fell in love.

I wanted to create my own in the worst way! After a little searching, I found a great candidate: a metal-base table with a solid wood top.

Want to see my version?

The colors are "truest" on the first picture. I painted the tabletop black, then used my Silhouette to cut Roman numerals out of vinyl. With those in place (thanks to a 30-60-90 triangle from my kids' drawing tools), I painted over the outer circle in white, and the inner circle in gray. It needed a little sumpin', so I added a border (just below the numbers) in metallic silver. I distressed the heck out of it...using a chain (that's fun!) and a screwdriver and a lot of sandpaper!


Did you notice how the hands are in different places in each picture? That's because they're real hands! I told a friend of mine what I was doing, and she got all excited because she'd seen some metal clock hands at a local consignment shop. I couldn't drive there fast enough! They were just the right touch for my table. I bolted them on so they can be rotated freely.

Then...every table needs some chairs, right? This one did too.

I found four vintage-style folding chairs at Deseret Industries. They were that brassy metal color, and most of them had ripped-up seats. I painted the chairs black and recovered the seats in faux gray leather material, and then...



...I stenciled the Roman numerals for "3," "6," "9," and "12" on the seats!

I think this table would be such a fun gathering place on a covered patio, or even better...in a family room / game room.

Do you have time for a picnic?
A board game?
A craft project?

Well, maybe with this table...you would remember to make the time!




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