Keeping it Simple: Coastal-Look Propeller Wall Clock

Ever have a creative vision and you have no idea where it came from? 

This was the case of with my Propeller Wall Clock. 

I knew what I wanted, but just wasn't sure how I was going to pull it all together.

Simple How-To steps:

1. Find an old propeller and preparing it for new paint. This was easier than I thought. Thanks to a local marina. I called ask if they had any old ones laying around. They did. And best part, they didn't want anything for it! Once I got it home, I used brake cleaner to wipe off any oil residue it might have and painted it with metallic antique brass spray paint.

2. Finding a clock. This is the key to making it an actual working piece of art.
Using a small clock the size of the center of the prop, just wouldn't work for the location I wanted it to go. Being so high on the wall I needed at least a 9 inch clock to make it visible. I ended up finding one at Menards for $12.

3. Preparing the base. I decided to do a pallet board base to give it the solid base it needed. I laid out the boards, then using an old 16 inch tire rim (to get the size I wanted) and drew around it. After I had the size and we attached to more pallet boards to the back to hold the other boards together. From there we cut the base out. Finally I white washed the boards to give it a weathered look.  

4. Mounting the prop and clockFrom there my husband came up with the idea to run a long bolt through the center of the prop , drilling a hole in the circle pallet board base, then using large washer on the bolt, to hold it all together. We used velcro to hold the clock to the prop, so we can change the battery when needed. 

5. Decorative touch. I used a bit of rope around the base to tie it all together. 

Final cost, less than $20. (The price of clock, velcro and the long bolt and washer.)