I’m hoping you love it as much as I do.
I think it’s pretty cool looking and it solved a pesky design dilemma in our Media Room.
You see, when I did the big reveal of the Media Room, I conveniently took photos to deemphaize the fact that I pretty much had a blank wall behind the Map table on the gaming side of the room.
If you look closely, behind that lamp shade on the sofa table what do you see?
Don’t be fooled any more. The wall between the two sides of the room is empty.
I was completely perplexed on what should go here until I decided on a large wall clock.
And then I was on a mission to make a clock without spending a lot of money. And this is why I’m so excited. I did just that!
Want one for your own blank wall? Or maybe over a fireplace? I know you’ve got a spot.
Follow me along on this clock journey, won’t you?
Start with gluing the two pieces of each hoop with wood glue. You will need to unscrew the wing nut at the top to get them to separate.
Then put the hoops back together and tighten the wing nut back so it’s good an tight.
I honestly don’t think this step is vital, but I thought the wood glue would add some stabilty since this was the base of the clock.
Once the glue was dry, I removed the tightening mechanism on the smaller hoop. I had some reservations on whether or not this would work, but it did fine.
I just placed the hoop on the side of my work bench and carefully whacked it with a rubber mallet. The staples holding it in place came out easily with some pliers.
I choose to leave the larger hoop tightener because I liked the way it looked. It was a nod to what the clock is made of and it also kind of reminded me of the winding mechanism on a pocket watch.
I decided to fill the seam of the tightener with some wall spackle and then sanded it when it was dry for a more finished look.
I primed all the pieces with black primer. It’s what I had on hand and my final color was going to be navy. I thought it was a better choice than white.
Next, I moved on to assembly. This is where things got a little more tricky. Trial and error was definitely used. 😉
I started with the a small dowel and cut all the pieces to fit in between the embroidery hoops. After fitting it all together in a dry run, I realized that a thicker dowel would make this whole process a lot easier.
Trust me on this, I had the little pieces of dowel resting on nuts. It was a little ridiculous.
After another trip to the craft store, I primed and cut the thicker dowel, now 5/8 of an inch, to the sizes I needed to fit between the hoops and hold them together.
I chose to use wood glue to assemble the pieces.

18 Comments
Deanne Langford
August 16, 2013 at 5:16 amVery clever, I have been meaning to make something like this for ages, maybe I should now!
Anna
August 16, 2013 at 3:59 pmLove how this turned out! I'll have to make one of my own.
Becca Diestelkamp-Woodham
August 16, 2013 at 4:45 pmWow! Looks great! I tried to make a large clock but yours looks fabulous. Stop by my Friday's Five Features and link up this post (and others)! http://diy-vintage-chic.blogspot.com/2013/08/fridays-five-features-no-4.html
Diana - FreeStyleMama
August 16, 2013 at 8:44 pmVery cool clock!
Anna
August 16, 2013 at 9:10 pmVery, very, very nice…<br />Anna
Dana
August 16, 2013 at 10:27 pmReally great DIY project. It is a nice addition to your room!
Ruth Soukup
August 17, 2013 at 2:33 amLeslie, this is absolutely adorable! It looks SO great in that room! You did a fabulous job!<br /><br />I’d love it if you linked this up over at Living Well Spending Less for Thrifty Thursday this week! http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/category/thrifty-thursday/
Thelma
August 18, 2013 at 10:43 pmI love this clock! I will definitely make one following your expertly done instructions. Well done!
Julia Klimek
August 19, 2013 at 5:35 pmThat is very cool! I love it! Julia
Diana - FreeStyleMama
August 23, 2013 at 1:01 pmCongratulations! This post is featured over at Diana Rambles today and has been pinned in the Featured at Diana Rambles board at Pinterest, Tweeted, and Recommended on G+. Please grab a featured button off my sidebar or via the link under the features. Thanks for sharing this awesome idea!
Roeshel
August 24, 2013 at 1:55 pmIt's gorgeous, Leslie! I love the extra large size! Great DIY. I'm including a link back in today's DIY features. Thanks so much for sharing!
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.
August 27, 2013 at 12:33 amVery cool! I love big clocks!
Brynne Delerson
September 3, 2013 at 3:03 amWhat a great project! It's so graphic and bold and really looks great in your space!
mari of {crab+fish}
September 4, 2013 at 10:26 pmWow, that's super beautiful! I've seen old bicycle wheel clocks I want to imitate, but it always seemed so intimidating to me. I love how your giant wall clock turned out…it's got my gears turning again (hehe)…
Karan Joshi
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Inspire Me Heather
November 20, 2013 at 2:55 pmWhat a beautiful clock!! You've done a wonderful job with that and it's perfect for that spot too!
Andre Franklin
October 27, 2014 at 6:29 pmThat's actually a pretty nice looking clock. My sister has been bugging me about getting some things on the walls in my apartment, and I've been trying to figure out what I should do. A wall clock like that might actually be pretty nice to have, though I might make it a different color.<br />Andre | <a href="http://heathershousewares.com/store/products/kassel-15-day-wood-wall-clock-2/"
Coolest
April 2, 2015 at 6:10 amWow! Looks great. I love this clock. What a great project. Many thanks for nice sharing. Its helped me a lot thank you.