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Re- purpose an old door – Give away winner!!

old door clock

So recently I purchased an old screen door with a diy project in mind. I saw a clock on a door somewhere, I think it was Dreamy Whites… and thought… what a cute idea. Then I thought to myself, self, you could easily use the Upper Case Living rub on clock face for 39.95 to embellish your door and give away an uppercase living $4o credit to boot!  So here I am today sharing the door info along with the Uppercase expression giveaway. Thank you Judi!!! Not only is Judi a dear friend, but also my Uppercase Living Demonstrator!!. Go check out her UL online catalog here. PS: the hands and clock parts are ALL from Uppercase. They are sold in a set for $39.95.

Here is the scoop on the door…. it’s as easy as 1,2,3,…oops 4.

1. Get a door,but not just any door, it has to have a smooth wide enough surface to fit the expression like 23″…Here’s the door and my wonderful husbands hand holding it while I snap the photo. The dilemma with my door, which is somewhat obvious, is that it is a screen door. This could pose a problem to some, but nooo this is an easy peasy fix to all us DIYers (or DIYers whose husbands execute grand ideas of their DIYer wives). Just pop out the screen section and put a piece of wood in its place. ….This leads me to my next photo.

2. Here is the same door with the screen replaced by a piece of wood. It has been painted and aged with some sanding.

We decided to remove the metal latch. Hmmm, wonder if we should have removed the hinges too…..

Now it is all ready for the clock face… which leads me to number 3.  Note my husbands hand is not in this photo.

 3. Here’s the door after Uppercase Roman numerals are rubbed on (note I didn’t use the whole expression for this project, I left off the large round clock face circle and just used the numbers). You’ll know what I’m talking about if you look at the uppercase website. Look here at the 2010 spring catalog page 102-103

 

4. Door complete with Uppercase Living clock face. Photo again without my husbands hand (he’s inside watching the H channel after doing all that work…Thank you honey bunches of oats!!!)…it’s leaning against the house. Why is it outside you ask. Well I have allergy stinky paint issues, so I have to let it dry really really really well before bringing it indoors to its new home. How you likey???

 

I’m sooo excited to share this give-away!!!   It’s a $40 Uppercase Living  GIFT CREDIT through my Uppercase Living Demonstrator Judi. The winners order must be placed within a week after the close of the give-away. The give-away registering begins now and ends May 30th at midnight.The winner will be chosen through Random.org. If I don’t connect with the winner by June 2nd at 12:00 midnight I’ll have to pick a new winner.

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  2. Rene….

    This is adorable. I might have to come and steal it!!! Awesome! I’m going to put it on my blog.

    xo
    LeAnn

  4. cute cute!! I’m going to become a new follower. I came over from Leann’s blog to visit 🙂 Come visit me too!

  5. I love the clock on the door idea! When I moved from the home that I lived in for 21 years, I took down my closet door and brought it with me. My children had grown up in that home from 1st grade until college, and I had measured their growth each year. I have the door in storage and didn’t know what to do with it. NOW, I can make it into a clock and put it someplace special.

    Thanks!!

  6. hi 🙂 i came on over from vintage sassy 🙂 your blog is very neat. a little of this and a little of that 🙂 love it! what a great job you did on that door. cool giveaway too. id love to be entered to win.
    blessings,
    aimee

  10. I am a new follower…I am Annie’s mom from housethatjadebuilt. Love the clock idea. I have a shed full of doors. I like that the door is still intact but has a new look! I will be back!

  11. This is such a clever idea! I love things that are both beautiful AND useful. Vintage Sassy sent me over — so glad I stopped by, you have a great blog!

  12. Such a generous giveaway! I would love to be entered to win! My fiance and I are saving for our wedding and could use one of these decals as part of our decor to help personalize our wedding.

    I’m now a follower of your blog!

    Seasidesmitten@aol.com

  14. This is such an amazing idea!!! I think it my most favorite old door idea. I would love to have this in my house! I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com. Grab my “featured” button.

  16. I’ve just become your blog follower! Thanks for this post on re-purposing an old door with the help of a rub on. What a great idea! I never heard of the company, Uppercase Living, before, but I just looked through the catalog, and now I’m a fan. I’d love to win this giveaway, so please count me in! P.S. My follower name is Beetle.

  17. I love, love, love your new clock! I love doors and I love clocks, go figure! I would greatly appreciate it if you would enter my name (and let random.org pick me) hahah
    follower now
    gail

  19. That is a-door-able! I would love to try that on one of my interior doors! I am now following and would love to win…I’d probably buy the clock face too!

  20. What a great idea…I think I need to do it on my very bare cupboard door that is immediately opposite my front door…I’ve been looking for an idea.
    I’m a new follower.

  22. Your door is amazing! I love clocks. I am helping a friend turn a grinding wheel into a clock but we are having a hard time finding clock works with long stems. Do you mind sharing where you got your clock works? Thank you and congrats on a fabulous idea!!

  23. I’m your newest follower. I’m glad to have found a blog on economizing & decorating (hard to make those go together, but as your blog shows, it IS possible).
    Fingers crossed that I’ll be the lucky winner of this giveaway. Thanks!

  24. That is a very cute idea! Just became a follower. I love Uppercase Living!
    Thanks!

  26. Okay, this is simply FABULOUS. I adore it. I can’t wait to make it myself. Thanks for the great idea and instructions 🙂

  30. Love that clever door clock and love your blog! I came over from Today’s Creative Blog… so glad you were featured. I just may stay and play over here for awhile. Enjoying a cup of coffee and enjoying your lovely blog posts. I’m a new google follower so I won’t skip a beat!

  32. Hi! I came over via Donna’s SNS. What a great idea! I LOVE it!! I’m really picky about clocks, especially new ones. I LOVE this idea, because I also love old doors. This would look great in my living room. Thanks for the inspiration!! 🙂 ~ Jo

  33. So excited to have one more idea of what to do with those old doors from Habitat for Humanity. Thanks for sharing!!

  35. That door turned out great! I never would have guessed that it wasn’t painted on. I’ve been a google follower for quite awhile, too.

  36. I love this! I’m all about using things in unexpected ways, and you sure did it! Found you through sns…so glad! -shaunna 🙂

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