MDF Clock by Nikki Acton

Hello everyone. Today’s creation is one I made a while ago for a Hochanda show but realised I hadn’t shared it. The surface is the That’s Crafty! MDF clock – very easy to alter and comes with all the parts for a working clock. I have seen these made into wonderful bright clocks but I chose to age the surface using a variety of DecoArt Media fluid acrylic paints…..here are the steps I took.

MDF Base

Stencil Matte Medium through That’s Crafty! Cogs and Clock Dinky stencils – dry (to create a slight resist).

Cover with DecoArt Paynes Grey – slightly watered down – add a little salt.

Once dry rub away salt.

Dry brush a little white gesso – vertical brush strokes.

Add Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide, Burnt Umber, Quinacridone Gold – Vertical brush strokes.

Add a little extra Paynes Grey/Quin. Gold around edges of clock face

Once dry add Versamark and clear emboss through the That’s Crafty! Cogs stencil.

Clock hands

I lightly sanded and added a little gilding wax.

Numbers

I painted with black gesso and once dry added a little gilding wax.

See you next week!

Nikki

Addicted to Art.

Supplies

That's Crafty! Surfaces MDF Clock – Cog

That’s Crafty! Dinky Stencils – Cog and Clock

DecoArt Black Gesso

DecoArt White Gesso

DecoArt Matte Medium

DecoArt Fluid Acrylics

Gilding Wax

Versamark

Clear Embossing Powder

Table Salt