Hi! Today I would like to share w/ you a keepsake that I made for my brother and his new wife for their wedding. I was given a brass clock from my parents that no longer worked. I knew I could transform it into something spectacular, I just had to wait for the right moment! That moment came the week before my brother's wedding. I was sorting through my alterable (hoarded) items like pickle jars and cardboard, and unearthed the clock. I instantly knew what I was going to do with it!
I wound it to the time that the ceremony would start, 2:30pm. Then, I started decorating it!
I wasn't sure what color it was going to end up being, so I gesso'd it. Then, I sprayed it w/ metallic sprays from Tim Holtz's Distress line. Some of the gesso didn't take to the brass, so I ended up sanding some of the other edges to make it look like it was done on purpose! Haha! It gives a distressed, old look, which was what I was going for anyway, so it worked out! :D Love when that happens!
The wedding colors were pink, gold and silver, so I incorporated those colors w/ the flowers. My mom had picked up rings to use on pumpkins for the rehearsal luncheon centerpieces. I took two of them and added them to the top. Added the lace and that was it! Some pearls to finish it off elegantly, and called it done!
