Time Machine
By Sandra Evertson
| Materials: |
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| Star Juggler - S7300 |
Black ink |
| Decoupage medium |
Cigar box |
| Carpenter's glue |
Wire Hanger |
| colored pencils |
Pliers |
| Wire cutters |
Rivets |
| Black Marker |
Clock mechanism |
| Found oddes & ends |
Black acrylic paint |
| 2 small buttons |
White acrylic paint |
| Silver glass glitter |
Hot pink acrylic paint |
| Clip Art |
4 beads |
| Text |
Hammer |
| Cartstock |
Awl |
Color copy text at 400% enlargement. Cut 4 pieces to fit interior of box. Adhere with decoupage medium. Use a black and white spiral image from a clip art book; adhere to inside back of box. With black ink, stamp Star Juggler image. Enlarge on copier to desired size, make one copy, using same stamp image, reduce in size and make 5 copies. Color desired areas and adhere large juggler to cardstock, on reverse side adhere text, let dry and cut out. Place a rivet in center of clock on juggler. Glue one button on reverse side of each shoe (this acts as a weight). Cut out and decoupage tiny juggler images to spiral. With awl make a hole large enough to fit hanger wire through. Cut a 3” piece of hanger, make a loop at one end, thread on one bead, thread through cigar box, then slide on 2 more beads then Star Juggler, slide on last bead and make another loop to close. Cut out black stars and adhere to box where desired. Cut out “ransom style” letters to spell TIME MACHINE, decoupage to inside box lid. Cut out some small white stars adhere where desired and add glass glitter. Cut out 4 triangles from text; adhere to corners of cigar box. With a black marker, write a variety of dates. With awl make a hole in center of box lid. Copy and cut out “hands” from clip art and decoupage to cardstock and cut out. Paint 2 metal clock hands black with white stripes, adhere clip art hands to metal clock hands with carpenters glue. Paint second hand hot pink and lime green. Following instructions on clock kit attach mechanism to box lid. Lastly add odds and ends here and there, one AA battery and strap in for the count down!
