This simple clock project from projectsguru on instructables is perfect for someone who’s just getting into making and loves to bring a bit of nature into the home:
Bring a bit of the outside in this Christmas with this really cute and clever clock. It will make an amazing gift for someone, or a great project to do over Christmas for yourself. All it takes is a clock mechanism, some brown Sugru, and a trip out to the park, forest or fields to find the right twigs 🙂
Sugru is as easy to mould as play dough, so it makes fixing and making easy and fun. Because it sticks to lots of different materials (including wood and plastics) it’s perfect for attaching the twigs to the plastic parts of the clock kit for this project.
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