Mantle Clock Tutorial

I made this mantle clock is made entirely from scratch using chipboard and a clock kit.

 

All flowers were white paper flowers that I dyed with Antique Linen Distress Reinker & Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls (see flower dying tutorial here)

You will need:

• Clock Kit with 5.5cm hands
• Medium weight chipboard (approx 4 sheets)
• Light weight chipboard
• Tools - Craft Knife, Ruler, Scor-tape, liquid glue (Mod Podge)
• Distress Ink (Vintage Photo) & Ink Blending Tool
• Optional embellishments - Long Fasteners (brads), Flowers, Vine, Tim Holtz Ideaology etc

Download the mantle clock template

 

  Measurements:

• Clock face circle: approx 3 3/4" (90mm)
• Lightweight chipboard side strips x2: 2 1/8" (55mm) x as long as possible
• Lightweight chipboard clock face strip: 1" (25mm) x as long as possible

Base Box

• Front & Back: 1 7/8" x 6" (50mm x 150mm)
• Sides: 1 7/8" x 3" (50mm x 75mm)
• Top: 6" x 3" (75mm x 150mm)
• Front Trim x1: 1 1/2" x 5 3/4 (40mm x 150mm)
• Side Trim x2: 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" (40mm x 70mm)

Supplies used in shabby version:

• Pattern paper
• White paper flowers dyed with Antique Linen Distress Reinker & Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls (see flower dying tutorial here)
• Artificial Vine
• Long Fasteners
• Adage Ticket
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Supplies used in masculine version:

• Kaisercraft Pattern Paper
• Long Fasteners
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink
• Tim Holtz Sprocket Gears & Mini Sprocket Gears
• Tim Holtz Mini Numerals
• Tim Holtz Stamp from Stuff To Say set

  
Watch Part 1 on you-tube - http://youtu.be/zlG4yHp924c

Watch Part 2 on you-tube - http://youtu.be/h5TeAOSIBCM

Watch Part 3 on you-tube - http://youtu.be/-toORuyySkw