Free Templates! Our Small World Clock DIY & Video Tutorial

It's pretty rare for John and I to want to make a project twice, but after we finished the Small World clock for our friends Chris & Brandon, we decided we had to do that again. And because I'm me, we had to make it even cheaper and with a few tweaks. 

For comparison, here's the first one we made, using a $30 clock from Amazon:

 And here's version 2.0, which is a tiny bit smaller, and made from 2 sheets of foam board:

 

This time we swapped the gold and silver, and made it a little more 3D by adding a second layer of foam for the eye section, which better mimics the original:

Here's the original from the ride in Disneyland, btw:

The total cost for version 2.0 is about $15 (assuming you have a Cricut & vinyl) and it's incredibly lightweight. I'm talking poster tack would hold this baby up, so it's great for renters or kids' rooms or anywhere else you don't want to hang a heavy clock.

If you'd rather have the sturdier wooden version, though, then I recommend buying this $30 clock from Amazon and painting it white, like we did here.

So, ready to make your own Small World clock? Or ready to watch ME make one in about 2 minutes?

 

BOOM.
(Ok, so John helped.)

Now here's the stuff you need:

First, our 3 template files. These are .pngs, and John's made the first two exactly 11 inches square, so they fit perfectly on a 12 inch cutting mat. Right-click to embiggen, then save to your desktop:

Again, those tiny boxes in each corner should define an 11 inch square.

Then here are the hour marker dots & glitter inserts:

Again, it should measure 11 inches between the tiny corner squares.

John spent a lot of time getting those templates just right, and I don't think you'll find a Small World template this big or this clean anywhere else online for free. So be sure to pin/bookmark/save this post for the future! I really can't wait to see what else y'all create with it.

If you're making the foam board version of the clock then all you need besides a Cricut (and the foam board, of course) is a clock kit. We used this one, but you can find them at any craft store for about $10.

 Oh, forgot to mention: with a standard sheet of foam board you'll get a 20 inch clock, which doesn't leave much room for hour markers with our template. So if you want to add numbers or dashes to your clock, just shrink our template down a bit. You'll have to experiment with how much.

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