Hot Air Balloon Clock

This is one of my favorite projects for the nursery.  I found a clock on etsy.com that I wanted to purchase for the nursery, but I thought I could make it much cheaper for myself.

Materials Needed:

-a record

-a cheap clock

-paint

-buttons

-twine

-cardboard

Step 1:

Get your record ready to paint.  (Sorry, Dad...I used one from your collection.  I tried to pick one I hadn't heard of☺). 

Step 2:

Paint the record.  I just used acrylic paint and a foam brush.  It will take two-three coats of paint.

Step 3:

I didn't go in this order, but this is what you need to do.  Decorate your clock first before you put the hands on it.  I got hot glue strings in the hands of the clock and it messed it up.  So, I suggest you decorate your clock first, then attatch the hands.

Glue on your buttons or numbers. 

Since mine was a hot air balloon, I attatched bunting to match with the rest of the room.  It was made out of paper and sewn together.  I used a hot glue gun to attach it to the record.

Step 4:

Attach the hands to the clock.  I got a cheap clock from Dollar General to use for this project. 

Take it apart carefully without bending the hands.  They are delicate and if they get bent, they don't work properly.  I accidentally bent one and with the combination of the hot glue and the bent hand, I had to get another clock to make it work right.

Put hands together on your new clock.

Step 5:

I made the basket for the hot air balloon out of cardboard.  I glued several pieces together to make it heavier.  I attached it with twine and hot glue. 

Step 6:

Attach a hanger on the back and you're finished.