Dollar store Craftroom makeover - CRAFTSTER CRAFT CHALLENGES

I am always so excited when the Dollar store challenge comes around!

I am currently in the process of re-organizing my craft area and since my craft area shares space with my bedroom I wanted a more restful and coordinated craft area that would be Martha Stewart worthy, I set out looking for inexpensive, free and attractive storage ideas and the dollar store challenge fit the bill.

There are four projects shown But My entry is the first one The craftroom storage clock

craftroom clock organizer up close

for the clock organizer I used:

1 stove burner cover
4 pkg bridal favor tins
2 pkg picture frame magnets

craft supplies:
paint
rubber stamp
glue (E6000)
an old clock on its way to the Goodwill

cost $8.00

craftroom clock organizer in progress:

the plastic window on some of the tins were not attached so before gluing them in place I used the lid as pattern for the magnets that went on the back of the tins I used E6000 to attach the magnet cut from the magnetic frames onto the back of the tins

Using my computer and Illustrator I printed out the numbers 1 thru 12 in a font I liked inside a circle that was the size of the lid
I then taped the numbers to the inside of the lids using double stick paint and painted the numbers using acrylic paint. It took three coats to get the coverage I was looking for, I then sealed the lids with a clear varnish in order to prevent the numbers from scratching off.

Alternately You could use rub on number, stickers etc, I used paint to keep the cost minimal and to avoid adding to my craft stash, after all I am trying to tame my

craft clutter

I then drilled a hole about 1/4" in the center of the burner to accommodate the clock I used (sorry I forgot to take pictures of the clock during the last half of my progress) Using a semi-gloss black spray paint I spray the burner cover once the burner cover had the coverage I liked and was dry I used a rubber stamp to stamp the design around the center, I used the stamp I did to make twelve o'clock, three, six, and nine. since this clock doubles as storage I wanted to make sure once the tins were removed and put back I would still be able to tell the time.I then attached the clock guts and placed the tins around the edges in the appropriate order. I decided the numbers didn't stand out as much as I like so I painted inside the tins with a lovely pink paint, and there you have it a multifunction craftroom clock that doubles as storage, Attractive and functional

the rest of my Dollar store craft room makeover can be found here:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=319568.0