it snowed today, so i crafted.

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i bought a $5 clock at Target and decided i might try to alter it . . . trying to add a cool homemade touch to my office at work. Here is how I did it, step by step:

i removed the clear plastic front and the hands:



i took the plastic front, and traced around it on a piece of colorful scrap paper:


then i used an Xacto to cut out the circle:


then i used a tool for making holes and my exacto to cut out the spot where the clock mechanism fits through the paper:


then i reassembled it, popped in a battery and stand back and watch time fly:



that killed about 45 minutes.