New Clock Stands

I am really excited about this project I've been working on this week. For one thing, I get to play with the compound miter saw. I love this saw!

I have two octagonal wall clocks in my Etsy shop, and about a dozen more octagonal glass pieces in my workshop that I want to turn into clocks. To make them more versatile, I am making solid poplar stands so they can sit on a table or a shelf as well.

These stands are my own design. The clock hangs from a dowel at the top of a cantilevered arm and then rests on a little triangle piece on the base. That is a ready to be mosaiced clock modeling the new stand in the picture (of course).

I matched the shape of the base to the clock shape. I want these to be sturdy so I used two 1-1/2" brass screws and wood glue to attach the cantilevered arm from underneath. I'll add felt pieces to the underside of the base to protect furniture. I used a little dowel to secure the little triangles to the base.

I'll do a custom finish on each to match it's clock. For the flower clock, I'll use clear varnish and for the citrus clock, look for it for sale with a white stand. I should be able to get these listed by Monday. (But, if you like one as a wall clock, feel free to purchase now :) through Etsy.)


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Rainbow Tree Mosaic

I have this shoebox lid that I throw bitty scraps into as I go. Crazy, but I can't seem to throw them away. It was getting out of hand. What to do?

Inspiration came from this little scene I sketched while in the car

rider line at my

daughter's school.

I whimsically called it Rainbow Tree but...it's not.

I just couldn't put the blue and purple bits in. I very much appreciate whimsy in other artists work, but have such a hard time straying from realism in my own. Hmmmm.

The thrifty in me was pleased anyway that the white bits left from the Dahlia Star clock worked nicely here as well as that I used up a variety of dark green scraps.

SOLD

I create original design silver jewelry too!! 
https://www.mosaicsmith.com/collections/all   or
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MosaicSmith