How to Make a Collage Clock

With a handful of images, various supplies, and oodles of glue you can make your own custom collage clock. First, you will be needing the following supplies:

White Cardboard
Gold Paper
Images of your favorite items (For this clock we will be using birds.)
Real Feathers (optional)
PVA (white) glue
Clear Acrylic Varnish
Clock Movement and Hands
1 Large disposable plate
Pen
Cup
Craft Knife
Bradawl (If you don't have one, you can simply use an ice pick)
Scissors
Container for the PVA glue
Medium Artist's Paintbrush
Damp Cloth
Small Decorator's Paintbrush

Now that you've gathered your supplies, let's begin! We will be creating a flower shaped clock with of images of little birds replacing the numbers. Draw a round a the large plate onto the white cardboard, leaving enough to cardboard around the plate, to make cup-sized petals. Draw around a cup or small bowl to make semicircular petals all the way around the rim of the large circle.

Using a craft knife, cut out the flower shape and pierce the center with a bradawl to make the hole for the clock spindle. (If you don't have a bradawl, use an ice pick to pierce the center.) Use the flower shape as a template to draw on the back of the gold paper. Cut out the gold paper flower with the scissors.

Cut out the birds. You can take real feathers, and make a color copy. Then, cut them out and use them for additional decoration. Stick the gold paper flower onto the cardboard base using PVA, (white), glue.

Arrange the birds and the copies of the feathers on the gold background and stick them down using PVA glue. Wipe off any excess glue, using a damp cloth.

Apply a coat of clear acrylic varnish, and leave to dry, for about 24 hours. Attach the clock movements and hands. Hang in your favorite place.