The Clock Shop and the Story

I have a story to tell..

I always wanted a grand father clock top or bonnet

 as I heard it referred to.

And I found one at a yard sale last year! 

It  was a cheap battery operated clock and had a cabinet with the pendulum in it and was marked $25.00

I was looking at it and the man selling

 it asked "Do you want it? $20.00"

Yes I want it!! So here it is. 

BEFORE:

 

 

I began to collect miniature clocks.

 I bought some and I made some.

 This sat in my craft room for  almost a year

 and I was frustrated with trying to make it like

  I thought it should look

 but I was unhappy.

So I asked my talented friend Cheryl Lee

and hired  her to do the shop for me.

 I supplied her with all I had the furniture, clock,

the doll and wallpaper.

The wallpaper I chose wasn't very good,

so I said do as you want however you would

 do it for yourself!

She did a marvelous, awesome job!

I told her the name of the shop. She chose

the lettering for it very nice gold fancy ones!

 

The Name of the shop "In His Time"

is from a bible verse

 

Ecclesiastes 3:11 

"He has made everything beautiful in its time.

He has also set eternity in the human heart;

yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. "

 

 

Full view on base

Clock on the base. I took off the cabinet it was on.

Over view

The shop is Open come on in and bring your broken clocks

 Walter is able to fix them for you!

See the date on the calendar?

 that's when I picked up the clock from my friend.

She's adds such great details!

Look at the tiny real watch parts she placed on the shelf!

click on the pic to see up close.

Center view

Cheryl build the shelves on the

 left and hutch  in the middle!

This is a clock box she added to my surprise

 and even put a clock kit inside!!

 She added stamps, cut out pictures and

even added straw for packing!  

 

 

  the clock kit over view so cool!

 

see all the details??

The top was cut off from the kit's box it came

 in and put on for the lid!! I love the details. 

Left side

  lots more clocks, his lunch pail and thermos.

Walter's sign

there's a real working clock too the tall

one I just need a battery for it.

 

The watch case with watches and pocket watches for sale.

Walter has sold quiet a few now, time to reorder and stock up!

 

Tiger the cat  just got a mouse!

(I named him that in memory of Cheryl's little buddy)

 

 

 

There's another one!  Oh my he'll have feast today!

wonder if Walter knows his cheese is on the floor?

 

box full of used clocks for sale,

oh no, do I spot another mouse??

More clocks to fix in the corner

shop without clock kit box

in the center . 

 



Well Walter sees it's time to get to

work on the clock for a very special costumer.

I hope you enjoy the story and tour of Walter's clock shop.

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The story behind the story

 

My hubby is "Walter! "

 He always hated the idea that every time

I wanted to purchase a used

 clock to gut it and use for a miniature shop

he and tell me "NO, don't destroy that clock!"

One time I bought a clock on EBay and I sold one to him

 because he pleaded me not to destroy it..

He said it's a shame to ruin such a beautiful clock.

 I said "OK, OK!", if I can't gut it then I will sell it to you"

 ( I even gave him a discount!)

So when he ok-ed this clock for my project

 I just had to make it in his honor.

He has a thing for nice clocks. 

Walter repairs a lot of things  around here
but not usually clocks but he has fixed a few.

We have lots of clocks around here and some of them

 are those he would not let me use.

 

So this clock shop is dedicated to my hubby with love!

I am glad I took "time and waited" to find this clock

because of all the clocks I saw

 this was the best

clock for this project!

 

 

 All things are beautiful

 "In His Time!!! "