kilofly DIY Foam Sponge Wall Clock

Some reviewer complained that the hands are flimsy and that it felt cheap. Well, it *is* cheap. But once it's on the wall, it looks *really* good. We put this up in our new house, and everyone who has stopped by has pointed it out and complimented us on it. We needed a fairly sizeable clock but didn't want something chunky that would take away from the artwork we have hanging at the other end of the wall, and this is perfect. And so far (we've had it two months), it tells time just fine.

The template that comes with it has the numbers pretty close together. We wanted it bigger, so we taped the template on the wall with a nail in the center and extended the lines outward. We ended up with an outside diameter of about 27 inches. Any further and the hands start looking too small for the clock. The adhesive on the back of the numbers seems to be permanent--seriously, you won't be able to reposition them once they're up there--so I put them up with double-sided Scotch tape until I was sure of exactly where I wanted them. The clock mechanism hangs by a single nail, which means it tends to tip slightly, so I put a small piece of double-stick foam on the bottom to keep it centered.