DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Clock Face Art

I love, love, love me some Pottery Barn. I wish I could wrap up everything in the catalog and just decorate to my heart's content. My pocket book... well it's not a big fan of Pottery Barn. So, I'm often looking to get the look for less.

Take this painted clock face, for instance. Isn't it gorgeous? But, for $299, I've gotta pass. 

But y'all know I can make something similar, right?

I started with an old table top and some Annie Sloan paint (Old Ochre.) Mine had a few holes in it for some reason {although I'm not quite sure why, since it was a curbside find. Yep, a freebie - love those!}

Once it was all painted, I waxed it and buffed it, just like you would a piece of furniture.

Next, I used Karen's tutorial for how to transfer typography to furniture to enlarge a clock face graphic from The Graphics Fairy that I liked. 

I tried a couple of times, but couldn't seem to get the size just right. Drats! I hate it when that happens! I'm a "make it work" kinda girl, though, so I found a solution. I started by taping together all of the pieces of the huge print, just like the tutorial says to do...

then I cut apart the numbers, so that I could spread them out around the table top. 

I started with the 12 & 6, lining them up on top and bottom, then I did the 3 & 9, then added the other numbers in between in order. I only taped them on the inside rim edge, so I could use carbon paper for the next step.

 Once all the numbers were ready, I traced around the edge of the graphics one by one with carbon paper under my print. I've learned that using a bamboo skewer really does a great job of making a super crisp line. If you're doing a huge project, change them out occasionally to keep a sharp point, as they wear down over time.

It doesn't have to be perfect, you can use the paint to make the lines even and smooth when filling it in.

I used a mixture of Annie Sloan Coco with a touch of Graphite to get a smoky brown color. I used a liner brush and just filled in the outlines, barely going over the edge of my guidelines to cover up the carbon paper outline.

Once it was all dry, I waxed it again to seal the numbers and you're ready to go! The best part? It was all free... the best price ever, huh? This one is headed with me to Bella Rustica this weekend.... so I promise that next week won't be yet another furniture/art painting project :)

See ya next week with a new project! Until then, I'd love for you to stop on over at my blog, The Shabby Creek Cottage, and say hello.