Clock In a Jar

This is our rendition of “Clock in a jar” by Oren Hetzroni, a student at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Based on childhood memories of capturing insects in a jar, the clock presents the Authors idea of capturing time in a jar.

We hope ya'll enjoy this Instructable as much as we did. This instructable was easy, fun, and it added a lot of decoration to our kitchen. of course you can make your Jar Clock in any color and jar that you please, even go as elaborate as putting all the minutes/hours as you want.

With that in mind, Lets learn how to make this beautiful art piece.

Step 1 Supplies Needed

You will need a few supplies and materials for this project,

1 - Clock Device, you can find these at hobby lobby for about $5 dollars, they have different sizes and models. Pick one you find suitable for your taste. 

1- Jar, this can be a Coffee Jar, a Vase, a Jam Jar etc. Which ever one you think looks better after all this clock is more of an art than anything else.

1- Hot Glue Gun

1- Piece of leather material, or any other type of rag/cloth to cover the upper part of your jar in order to hide the mechanism.

1- piece of string/rope

1- acrylic paint for Glass which ever color you want to paint the numbers with.

1- Sponge Brush

1- Paint different color than your acrylic in order to distinguish between the design of your jar and the Time Hands.

Comments

[sticklinster]

I might make one and keep it next to my oregano and sage.

[rhoaste]

This certainly is an innovative idea albeit far from practical.

[randomray]

Another fun , easy , and easy to understand instructable .

[kelseymh]

Awesome! Great interpretation, and different from the previous version. Having the combination of written (and printable, or screen-readable) instructions plus the video is great for all different kinds of users.

[HM-Innovations]

Thank You :)