Spooky Halloween Clock

Transform a thrift store find into a spooky Halloween Clock for an easy diy decor piece for your Halloween party. Use paint and vinyl letters to make this quick, easy, and fun piece.

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Making your own decor pieces for Halloween is a  budget friendly way to add a festive look to your home for the holiday. Thrift stores are great places to find items that can be transformed into seasonal decor. 

Spooky Halloween Clock from a Thrift Store Find

I’m excited to again join the monthly Thrift Store Challenge group! Each month participants are challenged to:

• Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
• There’s no monthly theme.
• There’s no budget to stick to.

Meet the hosts

Angela | Simply Beautiful By Angela – Gail | Purple Hues and Me – Jenny | Cookies Coffee and Crafts –
Pili | My Sweet Things  – Chas | Chas’ Crazy Creations –
Angie | Grandma Creates – Beverly | Across the Blvd

And now for more thrifty goodness!

Supplies Used for Halloween Clock 

• Thrift Store Find Clock
• Chalk Paint & Brushes
• Paint Sponge
• Cricut Air Explore 2
• Black Vinyl
• Black Bird
• Hot Glue
• Wood Block
• Wood Skewer

I went to my local Goodwill on the hunt for items that I could use for Halloween decor, but I wasn’t searching for any items in particular. I like to look around and see if anything grabs my attention and imagination. This old clock did just that. 

Painting the Clock for Halloween Decor

• Clean the clock with TSP 
• Add one coat of white chalk paint as a base coat

• Allow the white paint to dry
• Cover the surface with black chalk paint
• Allow some of the white to show through
• Let it begin to dry, but only for about 5 minutes

• While the black paint is still wet, use a paint sponge to add gray chalk,  paint working in sections
• Use a lint free cloth to blend the gray paint with the black paint
• Draw light lines with the tip of a wooden skewer onto the clock face

• Continue using the tip of a skewer to scrap the paint to give the appearance of lines
• Allow the piece to dry completely

Adding vinyl to Halloween Clock

• Use vinyl letters made with a cutting machine or buy vinyl stickers
• Attach to the clock face

I used my Cricut Air Explore 2 to create the Roman numerals for the clock face. You can also use stickers that can be found at most craft stores.

After designing the numerals using Happy Hauntings font, I cut, weeded, and attached them to the clock face. 

I searched for images of witch’s hats in Design Space and found this one that I liked. You can find it by using #MC2B82B5 in the search bar. 

To complete the look for a spooky Halloween clock, I added the witch’s hat and hot glued a dollar store black bird to the top. 

I wanted the clock to stand on its on, so I attached a small wood block to the black of it. With the block added, I can place the clock on a table for the party. I’m also going to add a small sign close to it that says “Beware of the Witching Hour.”

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Spooky Clock for Halloween Decor

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