So, I made this clock for my brother a couple of Christmases ago. He is majoring in Classical Guitar at the Schwob School of Music of Columbus State University. (Wow, that's a mouthful.) We're all very proud of him. *sniff*
He was in some big competition the summer before I gave him the clock, and he placed, or got second, or something. I can't keep up. Anyway, it was a big deal. We're all very proud of him. *sniff*
So, I saw this idea on one of the blogs I follow:
My Repurposed Life. She took an old, beat up guitar that she found on the side of the road and turned it into a clock. It was pretty stellar, and I immediately thought of my wee brother when I saw it.
I did mine slightly different. I used a child-size guitar that my parents had bought for my youngest brother that never worked well. I painted the tuning pegs the same bright red as the clock hands and guitar picks. I also used the sheet music from his competition. But it's pretty much the same thing.
This is my brother with his guitar clock:
He took it to school with him, and he got all kinds of compliments on it, and one of his friends wanted to buy one. He and his buddies ended up buying one from me for her birthday. When I asked him what colors she would like he said, "I dunno. Light colors. No Pink." Ok. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how this one turned out! I liked his, but this one is more feminine and girlie. Check it:
I painted the "head" (I don't really know all the technical terms of the guitar parts) and the clock face a pretty sea-green color. The tuning pegs, the "neck/fret board," (whatev) and the clock hands I painted the same goldish/copperish/metalic tan color. The sides and back of the body are aqua blue.
I used an old, scratched up CD for the clock face. I modpodged (which is decoupage with Mod Podge glue) the sheet music to her favorite song to the front of the body. I cut out the name of her song and put it in the 12 o'clock position on the clock face. My mom cut out the fancy music notes on her fancy Cricut machine (THANKS MOM!), and dad cut the hole in the guitar a little bigger so I could fit the clock mechanism into it (THANKS DAD!). I had to use a washer to screw the clock mechanism to the CD b/c the CD hole is too big, so I also modpodged a little sheet music to cover the ugly washer. Turned out perfect! I used Velcro to attach the clock face to the guitar so the batteries can be changed easily.
How adorable is that?? I really like how it turned out. With my brother's, I didn't like how the clock face disappeared b/c of all the sheet music. Since I painted the CD on this one, it really makes it pop! I also like the music notes better than the guitar picks that I used on my brother's. The guitar picks were cool on his, but these add a little bit of a feminine touch.
You like? I sure do!
