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May 25, 2017

How to make a DIY personalized photo clock

In today’s post: Personalize a clock with a favorite photo!

Today I’m going to show you how to make a DIY personalized photo clock. This simple project comes together quickly and inexpensively and is a great way to showcase one of your favorite photos. It would make a great gift for a wedding or anniversary!

A personalized photo clock makes a great gift! DIY gift idea. Easy photo craft.

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I’m excited to make a clock like this with a photo of my own family as soon as we get family photos taken later this month (wish me luck finding coordinating outfits for seven people!).

DIY photo clock with photo added behind the clock hands

I found the clock at Walmart and I think it’s quite pretty, especially considering it only cost $10. Add in a few dollars for the photo print, and this whole project costs less than fifteen bucks.

A photo clock hanging on a wall

 

Quick mode is the easiest mode in Photoshop Elements. It allows you to do all sorts of photo editing with just one click: brighten, color correct, sharpen, whiten teeth, remove distractions, crop, add effects, etc. It’s also very simple to add text to a photo in Quick mode. Watch this video to learn how:

After you add text to your photo, you’ll want to crop it in a circle and make sure it’s the same size as your clock face (the video above shows you how to do this).

How to make a DIY personalized photo clock

This video gives you a quick look at how I put the clock together (written instructions follow):

A little more detail on how to place the photo into the clock:

Taking apart a clock to add a photo behind the hands

1 – Begin with a clock and a photo that’s cropped into a circle the same size as the clock face. Carefully cut out the photo. 2 – Find the center of the photo and mark it. Make a small X with an exacto knife on the center mark. 3 – Unscrew the back of the clock so you can remove the protective glass. 4 – Remove the clock hands. Place the photo down onto the clock face, allowing the mechanism that holds the clock hands to come through the X you cut in the center of your photo. Use an exacto knife to trim a hole in the middle of the photo so it can lay flat against the clock face. 5 – Adhere the photo to the clock face. Replace the hands and screw the clock back together.

Your DIY personalized photo clock is done!

Photo of a man and woman embracing

Fun, right? I think this project would make a beautiful gift. It would be pretty cool with a giant clock and photo!

 

 

Personalized photo clock

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  1. KT Hom says

    May 26, 2017 at 9:12 am

    What a fantastic post and video tutorial! I’m forever amazed by your creativity, resourcefulness and big heart in sharing all of your wonderful talents with your blog readers. Thank you for starting out so many of my days with a huge smile from ear-to-ear ^_^

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  2. Theresa Stewart says

    May 26, 2017 at 9:39 pm

    what a cool idea!

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  3. Rose-Marie Gallagher says

    May 30, 2017 at 5:52 pm

    Such a fun idea! My daughter recently got married.and I am looking for ways to surprise her with wedding photos…this is just perfect. I can’t wait to get started! Thanks so much for posting.

    Reply
  4. Edie says

    December 1, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    What do you print the photo onto? Normal paper, or something else?

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    • Anika Wells says

      October 7, 2018 at 2:52 pm

      did you ever get a response to this question because I would love to know the answer.

      Reply
  5. Anika Wells says

    October 7, 2018 at 2:54 pm

    What kind of paper should i print this on? normal or something else?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      October 10, 2018 at 4:13 pm

      Yes, I just used plain paper!

      Reply

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