Recycled Bike Parts Clock

Remember those gears that came off my bike??

My dad helped me with my master plan of turning them into a clock!!

It ended up being a fun day working in his garage shop!

 

We cut a piece of walnut to be about 8"x11" and sanded out all the machine marks.

Then we routed the edges.

We laid out the design so it's a-symmetrical and unpredictable to the eye!

And my dad made a hole in the back so the clock part could fit into it.  This is at the testing stage, but he got it nearly flush with the back!

 There are lines on all 4-sides and no numbers on the clock so whenever one feels like rotating the clock (like hanging it "upside-down"), they can!

We added a few nuts as spacers so that the gears would pop off the board a little bit and look 3D.

 

And the final project...  It's sooooo awesome!!!!  This is now one of my favorite pieces!!!

 

It's fun to remember the 8,000+ miles these gears and I have gone together, which included trips to Thumb Butte, Flagstaff, Utah, and 8 years of biking all around Prescott!  

I guess they were just ready to retire as decor mounted on walnut...

Regular book? Think again!

We are really working hard for prepare for the craft show.  I thought I would show you some of the really cool things my parents have come up with for the show this fall!!

Take this regular looking cookbook, for example: 

But it's not a cookbook at all, but an organizer for your small sewing stuff!

Yes, way cool!!

Look at all the little cubbies for needles, thimbles....

 ... or even weaving stuff!!!

 

What a cool way to up-cycle some of these old books!

Check out this spoon holder, also made form a vintage book!

My dad has also been busy making a food storage system for your canned foods.  It's adjustable for the different can sizes.  And, it's so easy to assemble that a 9 year-old can even do it!

 

My mom has been busy sewing cute little stuffed toys!

Here's a cute little whale made out of neat aqua-colored felt!

 And look at these cute bears!  I keep thinking how cute they would be out of handwoven fabric!

And these colorful button hearts certainly catch my eye!  They would look really neat on a Christmas tree, or even just hanging somewhere around your house!

If something catches your eye, just email me!

 

We're really excited for this craft show!