stamped mdf clock (handmade home decor)

Hi
This is a project that's been sitting on my to do list since i had my craft room re vamped but just hadn't got round to it.  I bought the movement and mdf clock shape from an auction site for under a fiver what a bargain! I painted the base with pebo antique white acrylic paint giving it a couple of coats and sanding in between for a nice smooth surface for stamping.  Marking the numbers out was a bit of a challenge as i wanted to be accurate a clock with the numbers in the wrong place is no good for anyone.  My husband did a bit of research on the net and found each number needs to be marked at 30 degrees but my knowledge of such things is shall we say urmm limited so he made a little diagram on an a4 piece of paper for me and with the help of my daughters protractor we were away.  I decided to use the bees in my sheena douglass paint fusion set for the other numerals.  After stamping the numbers (i used my letters stamps to make the roman numerals) i moved onto the background using a second generation technique for stamping the script onto the background. To get the round shape in the middle i used a bowl lol very high tech and went round it using a thin nibbed pen.  Then i needed to decide on the design for the centre so i drew round the dish again on a scarp of paper to decide how to set it out and where i would need to use masks.  When i was happy i went about re stamping it onto the clock. I must admit this made me a little nervous usually you would just go for it after all its normally only a bit of card you spoil if it goes wrong but after giving myself  a good talking to i realised i could just re paint over it and start again!  Once i had stamped the flowers which again were sheila douglass paint fusion stamps and the gears and pocket watch (free do crafts stamps from the front of there mag) i did a little  colouring using the distress inks i used to stamp them. Then to finish off i edged the clock with the same coloured distress inks. Hope you like it i had real trouble finding images of these stamped clocks completed so hope this one inspires someone else to give it a go if i can do it the most un arty person you will ever meet anyone can.  Happy crafting.