Beaded Designs
Draw designs on the face of the clock with glue. You could write over the numbers, make a spiral, draw a wreath of flowers -- whatever suits the room or the recipient. Let the glue dry a bit so it gets a little tacky, then place your selected beads on the glue. For an elegant effect, use different shades of a single color or a mix of black, gray and white; use mismatched multi-colored beads for a funky, hip look.
Draw designs on the face of the clock with glue. You could write over the numbers, make a spiral, draw a wreath of flowers -- whatever suits the room or the recipient. Let the glue dry a bit so it gets a little tacky, then place your selected beads on the glue. For an elegant effect, use different shades of a single color or a mix of black, gray and white; use mismatched multi-colored beads for a funky, hip look.
Face of Beads
Cover the face of the clock with glue and pour tiny beads all over the face of the clock so that it is entirely covered, smearing them out and making sure that the beads don't block the hands of the clock. Put larger, decorative beads in the places where the numbers used to be. Try using all black or all white beads with a tiny bit of color on the face, then putting rich azure, emerald or scarlet beads in place of the numbers to create dramatic contrast.
Cover the face of the clock with glue and pour tiny beads all over the face of the clock so that it is entirely covered, smearing them out and making sure that the beads don't block the hands of the clock. Put larger, decorative beads in the places where the numbers used to be. Try using all black or all white beads with a tiny bit of color on the face, then putting rich azure, emerald or scarlet beads in place of the numbers to create dramatic contrast.
Melted Beads
Thread plastic beads of your choice on a long, thin piece of wire. Wrap the wire in a spiral, or wrap several lengths of beaded wires in concentric circles. Set the threaded spiral or circles in a pie tin, and put it in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. You can also simply pour a medley of beads into the pie tin, smoothing them out to create an even layer. The beads will melt together, creating a solid clock face. Let it cool for several hours, then pop it off the pie tin. Poke a hole in the center with a nail. Take another clock apart for the hands and time-keeping mechanism, or make your own, and attach them to your new clock face.
Thread plastic beads of your choice on a long, thin piece of wire. Wrap the wire in a spiral, or wrap several lengths of beaded wires in concentric circles. Set the threaded spiral or circles in a pie tin, and put it in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. You can also simply pour a medley of beads into the pie tin, smoothing them out to create an even layer. The beads will melt together, creating a solid clock face. Let it cool for several hours, then pop it off the pie tin. Poke a hole in the center with a nail. Take another clock apart for the hands and time-keeping mechanism, or make your own, and attach them to your new clock face.
Hanging Beads
Thread any beads of your choice on ribbons or wire. Put a larger decorative bead at the bottom, or space out several large beads with smaller, solid colored beads in between. Tie off the ribbon at the bottom or pinch off the wire so that the beads don't fall off. Glue these pieces on your clock at varying intervals and with varying lengths. Make sure that they don't hang in a place where they will interfere with the hands of the clock.
Watch Band
Find an old watch face and thread beads on a piece of ribbon or string to attach to it.
Other Ideas
Earrings, necklaces, keychains, bookmarks, bottle openers...
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