Sun clock

Materials: Ikea Pugg wall clock and Ikea Torka dried bouquet and Bison montagekit transparent adhesive

Description: 1. Nuy a $20 Ikea Pugg wall clock and two packs of $5 Ikea Torka dried bouquets.

2. Divide the bouquets each piece into 3 or 4, it is up to you whether you want the arms longer or shorter.

3. Glue the pieces around the clock one by one and let it dry for a day facedown.

~ Melis Koymen, istanbul, Turkey

Award-winning trophy clock

Materials: PUGG clock / trophy / power drill / plastic primer spray paint (optional)

Description: This PUGG clock hack won me a trophy, and the trophy is the clock hack! Logic as circular as the clock itself.

The dilemma:
I want it on the mantle but it keeps falling over - too front-heavy and no base.

The solution:
Make it a trophy

Materials needed:
PUGG clock / trophy / power drill / plastic primer spray paint (optional)

1) Get a trophy. There are two ways to do this: either win one (hard) or thrift one (easy). I thrifted mine.

2) Paint the trophy (optional). I used white plastic primer spray paint.

3) Take the trophy apart. There should be a nut at the base and a bolt running through. The figure should already be threaded.

4) Mark the clock frame, at the 12 and 6

5) Drill 2 holes to fit the trophy's bolt

6) Thread the figure through the 12-hole (I didn't need a nut to hold it in place, but who knows)

7) Thread the bolt through the 6-hole, straight through the base and screw on the nut.

8) You win! We all win! What time is it? Us-rad-time!!! (etc)

~ Jennifer Zwick, Seattle

Pimp my PUGG (clock)!

Materials: Ikea PUGG clock, spray paint, plastic bags/scrap paper

Description: After re-doing our bedroom with some major punches of color, I found myself longing for something a little more swanky to tell me the time. Our basic Ikea PUGG just wasn't cutting it. A simple face lift turned it from office-boring to designer-slick!

First, disassemble the clock by carefully removing the 3 tension braces along the back rim. Gently, but forcefully pull the black pin out of the front of the face, followed by the minute hand. The hand will likely bend, but it can be easily flattened out again. I found it easiest to leave the hour hand still on the clock and then wrap the rest of the face in plastic bags. Make sure the plastic or paper used covers every bit of the clock face but doesn't cover the hour hand! You can stick a little dot of tiki tak over the center pin to keep it clear.

Pick your fav color paint and spray away! Several light coats will save you from dripping or pooling. Make sure all pieces are fully dry before proceeding.

You may need to touch up the minute hand paint once it's back on the clock (I had some difficulty fitting it back on and nicked it). A simple re-wrap of plastic and quick spray will fix it back up. Once you're happy with it, simply finish reassembling... and you're done!

There are infinite possibilities too- you could adjust and personalize the face as well and don't limit yourself to paint. It's the perfect way to personalize a simple, affordable clock into something much more fun and personable!

See more of Tess' Pugg clock.

~ Tess, Mt. Lebanon, PA