We have a clock that doesn't keep time, but we never paid enough attention to it to find a replacement. Not even a fresh set of batteries could revive it. After a year or two it became a useless wall decoration instead of a clock.



Today I remembered that I have about a dozen clock kits sitting in my office, the product of a deep discount. Hmmm...clock kit + some kind of clock base = new clock! Why didn't I think of this before?



I used a box of Cheez-It crackers, minus the crackers (most are in my belly) as my base. I will forgive the creative spelling of 'cheese' because, unlike every single cereal box in this house, there are no ads featuring mediocre movies or obnoxious prizes on the front. Wait, we own High School Musical cereal? That's a cereal? WTH?



The assembly was blessedly short. I just cut a small hole in the center of the box and poked the clock movement through. The clock piece was designed to stick through a thick piece of wood, but it lends a nice 3D effect to my new clock. Lastly, I cut a small triangle slit and hung it on the old nail in the kitchen.

Also, don't seal up the top of the box so you can change the clock battery without cutting the box open...or if you forgot to put in a battery at all. Not that I did that or anything.

I considered putting numbers on the face, but I like the simple look better. I see that it is time for more cheese crackers!

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posted by Alison 3/19/2009 11:32:00 PM : (0) comments : splink