halloween diorama clock
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Halloween Diorama Clockby ChrysN on October 5, 2011
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Halloween Diorama Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Intro: Halloween Diorama Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Step 1: Materials and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 2: Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Step 3: Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 4: Ghost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Step 5: Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 6: Zombie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 7: Hours and other decorations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 8: Paint and assemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step 9: Optional: Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Author:ChrysNI like sewing and crafts,and trying new things. I'm vegetarian and always looking for new recipes. My cat's name is Mirko and likes to be in the centre ofthings, so you will see him in several of my instructables.
Intro: Halloween Diorama ClockIn this project I have some Halloween characters attached to the hands of a clock traveling in a circle creating an animated Halloween diorama in a jar. A ghost isattached to the second hand traveling in a circle at a rate of once a minute. A cat is on the minute hand completing a circle in an hour. The zombie, much slower since hehas a bad leg takes 12 hours to go around. The tombstone marks twelve o"clock and the pumpkins mark 3, 6 and 9 o'clock so you can still tell the time.
Image Notes1. 62. 33. 94. Hour hand5. Minute hand6. Seconds7. 12
Image Notes1. He has a bad leg so he moves rather slowly.
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Step 1: Materials and ToolsClock mechanism
Large jar with lid
Craft foam or card stock, small Halloween decorations
Clear plastic
Optional: LED tealight
Black paint and coloured markers
Glue
Scissors
Pliers
Image Notes1. Little pumpkins picked up at dollar store2. Glass jar with deep lid3. Clock mechanism4. Craft foam
Image Notes1. Rigid, clear plastic (PET).2. Rigid clear plastic, cut a strip which includes the bend.
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Image Notes1. Optional LED tea light
Step 2: GroundTrace and cut a circle of black craft foam using the opening of the jar. The circle should be able to fit inside the jar, trim as needed.
Make a hole in the centre of the foam large enough to fit the part of the clock mechanism that holds the hands.
Image Notes1. Use the mouth of the jar to trace a circle on the craft foam
Image Notes1. Check that it fits, trim as needed
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Image Notes1. Cut hole in centre, I folded it in half twice to find the centre.
Image Notes1. Check that the hole is big enough.
Step 3: HandsPlace the hands on the clock and set it in the lid of the jar.
Bend the hands up so that they fit inside the jar and are angled far enough apart that they don't interfere with the rotation (or each other).
The hands on top need to be shorter then the one beneath, (so in this case the hour hand is longer than the others - going against convention.)
Image Notes1. Bend the hands of the clock up so that they fit within the jar.
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Step 4: GhostSketch a little ghost about one inch in height and transfer it onto white craft foam.
Cut out the shape and draw in the eyes and mouth.
Trim the arm of the second hand so that only the horizontal portion remains.
I found some clear plastic (PET) packaging that had a bend and cut a piece 2 inches long and ~1/4 inches wide and includes part of the bend (see image 4 and 5 above).
Glue the straight end to the ghost and the bent end to the second hand.
Image Notes1. That's my cat again.2. Ghost
Image Notes1. Foam ghost
Image Notes1. Snip off where it bends
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Image Notes1. Rigid, clear plastic (PET).2. Rigid clear plastic, cut a strip which includes the bend.
Image Notes1. Strip of plastic with bend
Image Notes1. Glue ghost to plastic
Image Notes1. Glue plastic to hand
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Step 5: CatThe cat I used for the minute hand was made of wood so it was light enough not to interfere with the movement of the clock.
Trim the vertical part of the minute hand so that it fits behind the cat.
Glue the minute hand to the back of the cat.
Image Notes1. Wood cat I bought at dollar store
Image Notes1. Trim the hand so it fits on the back of the cat
Image Notes1. Glue on with super glue
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Step 6: ZombieI can't draw very well and I wanted something that looked really good for the hour hand so I searched the internet for some free Halloween clip art and came upon thiszombie. It can be found here: http://www.zombies-and-horror-movies.com/zombie-clipart.html .
Cut out the zombie parts from craft foam and glue together.
Draw in the features (eyes, teeth, scars etc)
Glue the hour hand to the back of the zombie.
Image Notes1. Zombie clipart
Image Notes1. Zombie parts
Image Notes1. Assembled zombie
Image Notes1. Glue hour hand to back of zombie
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Step 7: Hours and other decorationsTo mark the hours for the clock I made a tombstone with craft foam for the 12 and used pumpkins for the 3, 6 and 9. The 3 and 9 I glued to the jar facing inward and the 6is facing out. I added a moon, a spooky tree and some bats for additional decorations. Two of the bats I attached to the jar with nylon thread so that the hang down.
Image Notes1. Other decorations to add to diorama
Image Notes1. I didn't have grey craft foam so I coloured some white foam
Image Notes1. Tombstone which will sit at 12 o'clock
Image Notes1. 62. 33. 94. 12
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Image Notes1. Bats suspended with nylon thread from top of jar
Step 8: Paint and assembleThe hands of the clock that I had was silver so I painted them black to blend in better with the ground. I added a few layers of cardboard to adjust the height of the clockin the jar. Place the hands onto the clock, close the jar and test it out. Make sure none of the characters are bumping into anything. (My ghost sometimes hits one of thebats on the way around).
Image Notes1. Paint the silver arms black so that they blend in.
Image Notes1. Add some cardboard to the lid to adjust height of clock
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Image Notes1. Place hands on the clock
Image Notes1. Assembled clock
Step 9: Optional: LightThis step is optional. I thought the clock would look creepier if it had a flickering light so I used a LED tealight. Remove the flame and glue it to the top of the jar with thelight facing down into the diorama.
Image Notes1. Ooo Creepy!
Image Notes1. Optional LED tea light
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Image Notes1. Remove flame2. LED
Image Notes1. Use glue to attach light to top of jar
Image Notes1. Glue light facing down.
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sunshiine says: Nov 4, 2011. 9:30 PM REPLYI loved the cat! This is so cute! Thanks for sharing.Sunshiine
nash64 says: Oct 14, 2011. 9:28 AM REPLYits toooooooo cool, thanks
masynmachien says: Oct 14, 2011. 7:16 AM REPLYInspirational!Thanks for the Ible
fruitsushi says: Oct 13, 2011. 10:15 AM REPLYVery cool! I hope I can find a good glass jar for this project!
ChrysN says: Oct 13, 2011. 4:18 PM REPLYI found mine at a dollar store, another option is as ildegiron mentioned below to use a cd/dvd container.
fruitsushi says: Oct 14, 2011. 6:11 AM REPLYAlright! Thanks a bunch ChrysN!
Bubbler says: Oct 13, 2011. 10:01 PM REPLYI like this instructable. I have seen a clock like this that is built into a glass cube, with a witch that flays around a house every minute. I may think of anothertheme to make one of these. The jars are easily found in dollar stores in the kitchen department. Well done.
ezrablu says: Oct 13, 2011. 7:09 AM REPLYThis is so cool!!! I just love it!!! Thank you for this terrific instructible!
ChrysN says: Oct 13, 2011. 4:25 PM REPLYThanks!
balloondoggle says: Oct 13, 2011. 9:29 AM REPLYVery clever! I love the idea of adapting the clock movement for an animation purpose. Very nice job on the foam figures.
My own version would probably switch the ghost and the zombie. The herky-jerky movement of the second hand seems appropriate for a zombie, and themore subtle positioning of the minute hand is good for a sneaky creepy ghost. Maybe the Grim Reaper on the hour hand.
This is one 'ible I may actually try on my own. Thanks for taking the time to document your work.
ChrysN says: Oct 13, 2011. 4:25 PM REPLYYes, I wish I had a better quality clock with a sweeping second hand so the ghost would move more gracefully.
The Grim Reaper sounds like a great idea, I'd love to see it when it is done!
iceng says: Oct 13, 2011. 10:13 AM REPLYVery clever, gave you 5 and a vote.
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ChrysN says: Oct 13, 2011. 4:19 PM REPLYThanks!
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legomum says: Oct 13, 2011. 1:24 PM REPLYI was thinking that a Christmas theme would be great for this too--or any other theme one would wish really. Great idea, thank you!!!!
WVvan says: Oct 13, 2011. 11:38 AM REPLYWonderfully clever! Thumbs up.
ildegiron says: Oct 13, 2011. 10:11 AM REPLYVery cool!!!
I will be building a couple of them as gifts for some friends. Instead of the jar I plan on using discarded CD containers.
Regards.
sbuckner says: Oct 13, 2011. 7:49 AM REPLYlove this, witty.
mikeasaurus says: Oct 10, 2011. 12:14 PM REPLYvery creative, I love it!
ChrysN says: Oct 10, 2011. 1:08 PM REPLYThanks!
ynze says: Oct 10, 2011. 12:53 PM REPLYPretty cool!
ChrysN says: Oct 10, 2011. 1:08 PM REPLYThanks!