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DIY Personalised Clock

June 11, 2013 by pagingfunmums 10 Comments

DIY Personalised Clock

Thats right, DIY Personalised Clock!

I found this fantastic idea over on Pinterest here  and just HAD to make it.

I’m keen to start Master L (5yo) on learning the time so I thought this was a FUN way to get his learning juices flowing!

This would also make a wonderful gift too! It may look difficult to make, but trust me, it was a piece of cake! It’s also very inexpensive – in total it only cost me a little over $10!

You will need:

22cm clock (9 inches)

DIY Personalised Clock

Glue (I always use a glue gun, but craft glue would work just as well)

Screwdriver

Clock battery

Scissors

DIY Personalised Clock

First take a photo of your ‘subject’. It looks really good if the clothing is matching (i.e. the same colour/pattern top as the bottom). Master L had these cool new PJ’s & Miss A rocked the Pink Tracksuit.

Make sure you get the whole  ‘subject’ in the shot from the tip of their finger to the bottom of their toes and take the photo front on.

The ideal pose it to have one finger pointing straight up with their arm close to their ear & the other arm down by their side.

I printed the images on both a 6×4 and 5×7 size photo. I ended up using the 5×7 but had I cropped my image to fit the entire photo, the 6×4 would have been fine.

DIY Personalised Clock

DIY Personalised Clock

Now using your screwdriver, take the front off the clock and keep the screws in a safe place!

You can pull off the seconds hand at this point, but I didn’t bother.

DIY Personalised Clock

Now cut your subjects out of the photos carefully all the way around.

DIY Personalised Clock

Then have a play and work out where you are going to cut the picture in half…obviously the waist would be the best place : )

Then glue both halves to the clock hands. Make sure both halves sit nice and flat to ensure the clock hands can go all the way around with ease.

DIY Personalised Clock

Add your battery to the clock and double check it works correctly.

Reassemble your clock and you are ready to start teaching the time!

Master L was so excited to receive his special gift! It was the cutest! This is his sweet little face!

DIY Personalised Clock

DIY Personalised Clock

I was so glad I did this, both of the kiddies loved their clocks! Such a nice little keepsake for them to have in their room!

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Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Kids Craft, Others Tagged With: custom clock, diy personalised clock, fun way to learn to tell the time, photo hands clock

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  1. Leslie Ramey says

    June 11, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    That is hilarious!! I’ll have to do this one!!

    Reply
    • pagingfunmums says

      June 12, 2013 at 12:03 am

      I know right! So funny! We’d love for you to send us a pic if you end up doing it

      Reply
  2. Ketty Jones says

    July 5, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Unbelievable! I am a great lover of all these creative and new ideas. I have done something similar to it. I have made a wall clock by using a handmade paper. I wish, I could post a picture of it. 🙁

    Reply
    • pagingfunmums says

      July 6, 2013 at 11:05 pm

      That sounds great Ketty! We’ve got plenty more ideas for you too : ) Jenni x

      Reply
  3. Cheese and Pickles says

    February 26, 2014 at 2:38 am

    Oh what a fantastic idea. I love how unique this is! And so easy to do. Thank you for sharing this guide.

    Reply
  4. Moji says

    October 8, 2015 at 1:57 am

    Love this! I also made my children’s presonalized clocks! Thanks for your idea!

    Reply
  5. Sarah Luddy says

    November 13, 2015 at 7:27 pm

    Please can you tell me where your clocks are from? They are perfect!

    Reply
    • pagingfunmums says

      November 15, 2015 at 10:18 am

      Hi Sarah, I got them from my local $2 shop – ‘The Bargain Box’. They are cute aren’t they! Jen x

      Reply
      • Sarah Luddy says

        November 15, 2015 at 8:37 pm

        Thanks. I will look around me for something similar 🙂

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