Saturday 6 September 2008

One woman's junk is another's gold

A wee bit of progress to show on the painting in the clock.


Put some liquin varnish over her, lovely smell, and the best thing if you ever want to layer oils (in my opinion anyway :)).


I am just in the process of layering some 3d butterflies in the front bottom of the case. They're not handpainted, just prints on etching paper of previous butterflies i've painted.


Last week I made a bargain bid on eBay for clock parts - it was so ridiculously cheap and there was such a ton of the stuff.



The problem with all of this is that my work space is now about the size of my chair...I can't move without encountering some kind of clock....I need some super storage system.

The gem in all this junk is so far:

Looking a bit tatty, but with a tiny bit of dark paint to cover scuffs, and mainly dark wax and a polisher, we have:

I could hardly believe how beautifully it turned out, I had visions of having to sand everything right back and start again. It didn't take that long. Aside from what I want to use it for I couldn't help thinking, when I put it on the mantlepiece next to my plants, how beautiful it would look if you took off the back panel of wood, replaced it with glass and made a terrarium or something plant pott-ish with it...The dark wood really complements the greens/reds of winter plants.

To give an idea of the size of it, here it is next to the original clock case.


6 comments:

nina corvallo said...

fantastic!

paolability said...

The restored clock case is completely wonderful. Great job!

Lady Lavona said...

Wow...I'm just beside myself over here! I can't wait to see this piece when it's finished! And the next one too...I can't even imagine! BEAUTIFUL!

Rima Staines said...

Wow! That's huge! What a find .. isn't ebay great.
And the first clock is looking tremendous!
As is the poor little dead robin...
Bravo Lindsey :)

Anonymous said...

Oh! I want to make one now, it looks amazing!;)

ink and ginger said...

You did a fantastic job restoring that clock frame.

Man, reading your blog and seeing all the work you've done despite your back makes me feel even lazier and more puddleish in comparison. You're reminding me to get back on the horse (before it rides out of town for good). :)