11 imaginative ideas to transform almost any object into a fascinating wall clock

It's hard to imagine our lives without having a watch. We always have some device with us that reminds us what time it is so we manage our lives properly. There aren't, however, only those time-pieces that we wear on our wrists: sometimes it's essential, to have a clock hanging on the wall of the room we're in.

Given this, having a wall clock in our homes (with a unique design) is a must. The good news is that you don't necessarily have to search through thousand of catalogs, shops and online stores for a wall clock: you can make your own.

Basically, you just need to find (or make) a flat object to which you can attach the clockwork and the hands. This explains the great success of recycling projects that transform old, vinyl records into wall clocks, for example!

There are even those cut shapes, pattern or scenes into the vinyl records, usually with a laser cutter.

A more unusual project, on the other hand, is one in which the face of the clock is made using a collage of cardboard cutouts - or rather, the spines of record covers! But this could also work using the spines of vintage magazines or old books (if they are not too thick).

Recycled paper: a clock made with lots of paper rolls placed side by side creates an amazing effect.

What if, instead of regular numbers, dominoes are used as the clock's numerals?

When you think creatively, any set of small objects works great for the numerals - even LEGO cubes.

And what about the idea of having "clocks within a clock", where each number is replaced with the face of an old... clock or watch? There are those who have gone so far as to have the smaller clocks also reflecting the exact hour they represent.

Wood and horseshoe: a combination that couldn't be more rustic.

When grunge meets nerds: a circuit board is the face of this clock.

Using the right mold, any piece of wood (even fragments) can become an original clock when combined with epoxy resin.

The super-nerdy idea par excellence: an old CD with computer keys for the numerals.

Have you thought of any objects that you could recycle to create a unique wall clock like these examples?