How to Make Gorgeous Wooden DIY Wall Clocks

What happens when functionality meets wall art? These fresh-faced wall clocks, of course! We loved these so much we turned them into our Modern Wall Clock Kit, available for $30 in the B+C Shop. Grab one in your choice of teal or white and get painting!

This DIY project is one of many that are illustrated in our book, Homemakers, due to release this March! Pre-order one for yourself to unlock over 50 of our favorite projects for the modern home, complete with step by step instructions.

Materials:

– 14-inch Wood Clock Face

– Acrylic Paint

– Painter’s Tape

– Paintbrush

– Tape Measure

– Clock Movement

– Brass Clock Hands

Additional Tools (not included):

– Scissors

– Pencil

Instructions:

1. Using your tape measure, make 12 marks around the circle’s edge at every 3 and 5/8 inches.

2. Tightly wrap your tape measure around your clock face and trace straight lines across to form 12 equal segments.

3. Tape off sections that you would like to paint with painter’s tape.

4. Optional: Add a polka dot pattern to some sections by dipping the end of your paintbrush into paint.

5. Let dry for 30 minutes.

6. Peel away your tape.

7. Remove any visible pencil lines with an eraser.

8. Attach your clock movement and clock hands.

9. Pop in a battery and hang up your new clock!

Just a few easy steps to this fresh and functional decor piece! Lets do this.

We like to begin our clock DIYs by dividing the face into 12 equal parts. Tightly wrap your tape measure around the middle and use it to trace a center line in pencil. Make sure to draw these lines lightly so you can erase them later.

Next, wrap your tape measure around the edge of your clock face and make small markings at every 3 and 5/8 inches with your pencil.

Connect your marks by lightly tracing along the tape measure to make 12 equal segments. This just gives us a guideline to work from so our designs can accurately tell time.

Next, lightly mark the sections you want to fill with solid paint or patterns.

Mask off your chosen sections with painter’s tape, making sure to wrap the tape around the edge of the clock face as well.

To stay within sharp boundaries, use scissors to trim the ends of your tape to fit the pie section.

For thin dividing lines, we cut a thin 5mm strip of painter’s tape using a pair of scissors.

We used this thin strip to separate two adjacent solid sections.

For a pie chart design similar to ours, your tape should look like this. Note that we marked some sections with an “X” for solid painting, and others with an “O” for adding polka dots later.

Squeeze out some acrylic paint onto a plate and get ready to start painting!

While painting, make sure to overlap the tape edges to get clean, straight lines later.

Continue the paint around to the edges of your clock so that it looks sharp from every angle.

Paint on one more coat of paint and let dry approximately 20 minutes.

Peel away whichever tape lines interfere with your “O” polka dot sections and make small polka dots using the opposite end of your paintbrush handle. We dipped our paintbrush handle into paint for every polka dot so that they all came out roughly the same size.

To give your dotted sections a clean dividing line, overlap your dots over the edge of the tape.

Let these sections dry for another 20 minutes or so and then peel away the remaining tape.

Once completely dry, remove your pencil lines with a good eraser.

Take a look at that fresh face! We tried out a couple more designs to show you how you can make almost anything with painter’s tape!

This quarter-dipped, quarter-striped design is a cinch for how classy it looks. Once you paint the thin stripes, peel away the tape and re-tape your vertical center line to paint the solid section.

Make good use of that painter’s tape by cutting out pieces to be left unpainted with scissors and incorporating them into your painted sections.

Now it’s time to disassemble the clock movement and all its parts. Twist off the small top nut, larger bottom nut, brass washer, and black rubber spacer and set everything aside. This clock movement comes with small brass hands but we preferred these large ones and included them in our kit as well!

Pop that rubber spacer back onto your clock movement, and insert it into the back of your clock.

Flip your clock over and place your washer on top.

Screw on the larger nut until it fits snugly against the washer and clock face.

Now peel the protective green plastic off of your large brass hands. Firmly press down the shorter hour hand so that it snaps into place on the white plastic bit. Then lay the longer minute hand on top and screw on the small nut to secure the whole setup.

Take a good look. Your pieces should look like this when you’re done!

Pop a AA battery into the back of the clock movement and twist the gear just above the battery to spin your clock hands and set the time. See that triangle indent at the top? That’s where you can hang your clock on a straight nail that has been hammered into the wall.

What a beaut! This design is our favorite because it really helps out in the whole functional time-telling department. But feel free to try some of our other designs or create your own!

The gang’s all here! Hang up your wall clock using a nail or simply rest on a mantle or shelf!

What other clock designs can you come up with? Be sure to snap a pic of your finished designs and share with us on social media using the hashtags #britkits and #iamcreative. We look forward to checking them out!

Skip the flowers this year and give Mom a gift that (actually) keeps on giving in the form of a creative online class! What has your creative mom always wanted to do but never did because she was taking care of YOU for 18+ years? Chances are there's a class out there that's right on the money (and will get you major “best kid ever" points for thinking of it). Leave all your classic “mom hobby" generalizations at the door and get her something for Mother's Day that goes way beyond her expectations and is actually FUN :)

PS. Now through May 15, take advantage of our two-for-one class deal to treat mom or get 50% off a single class for yourself using code springbogo at checkout.

Intro to Travel Photography Online Class

Now that she can visit you for the first time in a year improve her photo game for summer travel.

Color + Pattern for Interior Design Online Class

Help her get her home styled for happy living with this color + pattern interior design class.

Cake Decorating

You can reap the benefits of having mom take this cake decorating class! #lickthebowl

Jewelry Making + Metalworking Online Class

This class taught and designed by Tiffany Whipps will give her everything she needs to make hammered wire and beaded earrings for herself (and likely all of her friends).

Watercolor Painting Online Class

Jenna Rainey walks you through mixing colors, making different brushstrokes, painting beautifully natural floral designs.

Flower Arranging Online Class

Farmgirl Flowers teaches mom everything she needs to know about selecting, processing and arranging her own unique florals!

Calligraphy 101 Online Class

Lauren Essl of Blue Eye Brown Eye gives mom a way to practice her penmanship and tap into this oh-so-hot-right-now lettering trend.

Leatherworking Online Class

Transport mom back to summer camp in the 70's. In this class, taught by Natalie Davis of Canoe Goods, she'll learn how to add textured designs to leather and construct this handy tray for keys, jewelry and other bits 'n' bobs.

Jewelry-Making Online Class

Mother-daughter duo Nur-E Gulshan and Nur-E Farhana Rahman own the awesome jewelry company Knotty Gal, which gives us serious mother-daughter relationship goals. Take this class together!

Letterpress Online Class

Our friends at Hello!Lucky will teach mom how to print her very own cards for every holiday with a handy-dandy tabletop letterpress machine.


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Trader Joe’s always knows exactly how to get us excited for new products – and this time, it’s rumored that the grocer is bringing back their viral Mini Canvas Tote Bags in four brand-new colors that are all perfect for spring! Speculated to hit stores around April 8, you’re not going to want to miss this TJ’s drop.

Here’s everything you need to know about the return of Trader Joe’s Mini Canvas Tote Bags for spring 2025.

@traderjoesobsessed

Trader Joe’s fan account @traderjoesobsessed first circulated the rumor that the Mini Canvas Tote Bags are set to return to Trader Joe’s this spring.

“Rumor has it that the pastel mini canvas bags will be here in April. Usually, they do release these on a Wednesday. How excited are you for these colors? I can’t wait to customize them!” the caption reads.

Another source, @zuncola, hinted that the totes could hit stores as early as April 8 or 9.

@traderjoesobsessed

It appears there will be four different colorways in this season’s Mini Canvas Tote Bag drop: pink, blue, green, and purple. But they’re not your ordinary pinks, blues, greens, and purples – per the rumors, they’ll come in pastel hues that all look stunning. From carrying your quick grocery hauls to toting each and every picnic essential you’ll need this spring, these bags get it all done in sheer style.

Trader Joe’s

In the past, the Trader Joe’s Mini Canvas Tote Bags have been a limited-time item that garnered plenty of attention from shoppers, even sparking a massivefrenzy inside stores with customers racing to snag their own tote. Some TJ’s locations have also placed a buying limit for bags like these, typically 1 per customer. Based on the reception of the rumors for this year, you’ll likely want to plan when and how you’re going to get your hands on one.

Instagram

Tons of Trader Joe’s fanatics sounded off in the comments of @traderjoesobsessed’s post about the rumors of the Mini Canvas Tote Bags’ return:

“Stoppppp no way!! 😱😱” one person wrote.

‘Yes! These will make great bags for Easter gifts,” another said.

“Looks like I need to buy camping gear cause I'll be in that line before sunrise 🤩,” one more fan commented.

Reddit

In previous years, the Mini Canvas Tote Bags went for $2.99 too $3.99, and we expect this pastel-filled drop to cost about the same.

Reddit

Though there’s no official release date for the mini totes, they’re speculated to hit shelves sometime in April 2025, possibly the 8th or 9th. Stay tuned here for more updates!

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We all love to create, whether that’s deciding what to wear in the morning, what recipes to prepare at night or how we decorate our homes. That’s why we decided that our next chapter would be a permanent retail space where we connect, inspire and CREATE in real life with you!

Makeshop, located just outside of San Francisco in Mill Valley, CA, is a new type of retail experience designed by all of us here at Brit + Co where you can both make and shop, all under one roof.

With themes that change every couple of months (this month's theme: School's in Session), you can find colorful, creative and innovative products curated (or created) by Brit and her team, as well as a Make Station where you can sit down to make your own free creative project to take home. In our first rotating collection of goodies from our favorite designers, we're excited to represent our friends from Esselle, ilootpaperie, Wanderwild, Maika, Hooray Socks, and Society6. We're also offering some of our own Brit + Co products, including customizable planners, pins, patches, sticker sheets, DIY kits, books and more.

Whether you live in the Bay Area or you’re here on vacay, come on over to the recently renovated (and so darling!) Mill Valley Lumbar Yard, grab lunch at one of our fave local eateries Flour & Craft Bakery and hang out with us to make, shop or just say hello. We can’t wait to meet you!

Makeshop

129 Miller Ave.

Mill Valley, CA


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After only two episodes of Only Murders in the Building season 4, Hulu renewed the series for season 5! I'm so excited that the show breaks a recent pattern of cancelling shows after the third or fourth season, giving us more time with our favorite characters, and I'm not the only one.

"Here we go again… my favorite set family. I’m coming home!" Selena Gomez says in an Instagram post, while the official Only Murders account made their own post, saying, "We had our lawyers call business affairs. Turned the 4 into a 5. #OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding is coming back for Season 5!!"

In addition to the show entering production, the one and only Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy) just joined the cast. Iconic!

Here's everything you need to know about Only Murders in the Building season 5, coming to Hulu soon.

Who's in the Only Murders in the Building season 5 cast?

Eric McCandless/Disney

The Only Murders in the Building season 5 cast features all our favorites, and some new faces! According to Dan Fogelman, “we can expect more big guest stars that’ll probably be announced sooner rather than later,” he tells The Wrap.

"I am so grateful that I have been surrounded by human beings that make me better, challenge me, remind me day after day that every moment is a gift," Selena Gomez says about working with Steve Martin and Martin Short. "That’s my pure joy. I thank god for the era I’m in. It’s been the best yet."

The Only Murders season 5 cast includes:

  • Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora: a true crime lover who begins her own podcast after getting sucked into a murder mystery.
  • Martin Short as Oliver Putnam: a theatre director and founder of the Only Murders in the Building podcast.
  • Steve Martin as Charles Hayden Savage: an actor and true crime lover who begins the Only Murders podcast with Oliver and Mabel.
  • Téa Leoni as Sofia Caccimelio: a woman who approaches the podcast trio after her husband Nicky goes missing.
  • Renée Zellweger
  • Christoph Waltz
  • Keegan-Michael Key

What is Only Murders in the Building season 5 about?

Patrick Harbron/Disney

We finally got our first details about Only Murders season 5 — and we're going in a direction I totally didn't expect. When Sofia visits Mabel and Charles in the season 4 ending, and asks them to find her missing husband, she's disappointed when they turn her down. And since Téa Leoni just joined the season 5 cast, it looks like she's not taking no for an answer.

“I think she’s the great tease at the end of the finale and a little bit of an intriguing bump forward,” co-creator John Hoffman says in an interview with Deadline. “She’s an extension of the little news report in Episode 9 that Mabel makes note of at the hospital. [Sofia] is the wife of the Dry Cleaning King of Brooklyn, and maybe a couple of dry cleaning outlets in Manhattan, as well, we may come to know...It’s a world opened up potentially that we haven’t talked about too much yet in New York, so she holds a lot of intrigue.”

Patrick Harbron/Hulu

New York's underground is a wild space that we haven't really seen on Only Murders yet so I know we're in for one very interesting season — because if this show is going to go there, they're going to go there.

Executive producer Dan Fogelman told The Wrapwe can look forward to “another big fun mystery the writers have been cooking up," while Hoffman has gone on the record saying the new episodes will “hit on some very current things going on within New York, specifically very relevant things that are happening in the city right now.”

When is Only Murders in the Building season 5 coming out?

Patrick Harbron/Hulu

There's no Only Murders in the Building season 5 release date quite yet, but the show is in production! Considering we've had a new season over the last four years (with season 1 in 2021, season 2 in 2022, season 3 in 2023, and season 4 in 2024), we're expecting to see season 5 in 2025. Stay tuned for the official Only Murders season 5 release date.

How many episodes are there in Only Murders in the Building season 5?

Patrick Harbron/Hulu

Only Murders in the Building season 5 will have 10 episodes total on Hulu.

Check back here for the latest Only Murders in the Building season 5 news and check out the other new TV shows coming in 2025.

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You've likely spent your whole life promising yourself that you'd never turn into your parents, cringing at their music taste, fashion choices, and insistence that you'll "understand one day when you're older."

Well, unfortunately, science says otherwise. The quirks, habits, and even opinions you swore you'd never adopt are part of your biology and just waiting for the right time to surface.

In fact, research suggests there are seven scientific reasons you'll end up more like your parents than you'd probably care to admit. Let's dive in.

Scroll to find out the reasons you'll actually turn out just like your parents, based on science...

1. New Music Will No Longer Bring Joy

Tima Miroshnichenko

Whether you grew up in the age of records, CDs, or iPods, discovering new music is always a thrill when you're young. At the same time, the "old" tunes your parents blast in the car seem stale, and they probably scoff at whatever music you choose to listen to.

Yet, as time goes by, something strange happens. The latest chart-toppers will begin to sound like noise, and you'll find yourself defending the music you grew up listening to, claiming it's way better than what younger generations are enjoying now.

Science has an explanation for this shift. As we get older, our brains process dopamine, or the chemical that makes music exciting, less efficiently. That means the songs you once obsessed over still hit you hard, but new ones just don't spark the same joy.

2. Rebellion Won't Be Appealing Anymore

Polina Tankilevitch

When you're a teenager, it's practically a rite of passage to be rebellious. Rules seem like they're made to be broken, and anything from sneaking out to defying authority figures at school feels like fair game.

However, you won't always be so bold. That's because, as your brain matures, the rebellious streak that once fueled the late nights and questionable decisions of your teenage years and twenties will fade. The same neurological shifts that make teens impulsive begin to mellow out with age, resulting in an increased sense of empathy and responsibility.

So, when you see some newly licensed teens racing down the road in their first car or egging houses on Halloween, you'll eventually start to shake your head at the recklessness, just like your parents.

3. Previously Boring Things Will Bring You Satisfaction

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The idea of cleaning out the garage or tending to the garden on a Saturday probably sounds like a boring nightmare to most teenagers. At that point in our lives, our activities were driven by excitement and chasing instant gratification or an "adrenaline" rush.

Yet, as we mature, those previously "boring" hobbies start to feel, well, satisfying. While teenagers crave high-reward and low-effort activities, older adult brains begin to prioritize long-term fulfillment over fleeting joy or excitement.

That's why, out of nowhere, you may suddenly appreciate slower weekend mornings, organizing the bathroom on your day off, and spending hours picking out home decor.

4. You Won't Be Able To Sleep In

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Sleeping until noon feels like a basic human right (and quite easy) during your teens or twenties. And back then, when you rolled out of bed in your pajamas halfway through the day, your parents might've called you lazy.

Contrary to popular belief, the shift toward earlier wake-up times in adulthood isn't about discipline; it's biology. Teenagers' bodies naturally produce melatonin later, making it harder for them to wake up early.

Then, as you age, your internal clock gradually changes, making it much tougher to sleep in, regardless of how tired you feel. Someday soon, you might find yourself brewing coffee at the crack of dawn and wondering how you ever wasted so much time lying in bed.

5. Bad News, Men: Your Motivation To Change Will Fade

Yaroslav Shuraev

After you graduated from high school or college, you might've sworn that you'd never "let yourself go." So, you may have hit the gym like it was your second job and chased after promotions like they were candy to further your career.

If you fast forward a couple of decades, though, that drive starts to fade, and testosterone is actually the culprit.

This hormone, which is responsible for muscle mass, motivation, and energy, peaks around age 40 before gradually declining. As it drops, the urgency to push yourself goes with it. You'll no longer be jumping at the chance to stay late at work or stick to your old, grueling six-day workout regimen.

6. Bland Food Won't Seem So Terrible

Pavel Danilyuk

If you're a self-proclaimed "foodie," you love visiting fancy restaurants, trying new cuisines, and think your palate is only getting more refined as you age.

But if you've ever wondered why older adults seem perfectly fine with eating the same old bland meals every week, science has the answer. You may not know that, as you age, your mouth produces less saliva, which is crucial for breaking down food and bringing flavors to your taste buds.

On top of that, appetite naturally shrinks, meaning dinners are more of a necessity than an experience. Suddenly, some plain crackers and apple juice won't seem so bad after all.

7. You'll Reminisce, Just Like Your Parents

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Nowadays, you might roll your eyes when you hear your parents tell the same childhood story (or rant about how things were "so much better" back in the day) for the hundredth time. You may even have a pact with yourself, promising to stay more current and open-minded.

Well, when you get older, your brain actually relies on nostalgia as a sort of built-in natural antidepressant. In other words, reminiscing helps older people counteract the stress and responsibilities of adult life.

This is why long-winded stories about the "good old days" become even more frequent with age, and someday, you'll likely find yourself falling into the same pattern.

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