Anthropologie Knock-Off: Fox Clock

Good morning, friends! It’s been a while since I’ve done a good knock-off, so today I decided to bring you one from one of my fave stores: Anthropologie. I absolutely LOVE Anthro, but very rarely do I actually buy anything unless I have a giftcard or it’s on sale – it’s just too expensive! The kitchen supplies are usually pretty reasonably well-priced but well, everything else is not. I was perusing their website the other day and found this fun little home accessory: the Fable Forest Clock, or as I like to call it, the fox clock:

anthropologie knock offWhat a cute little fella! But his $40 (+tax) price tag is decidedly not cute. I thought he was such a quirky piece of home decor that I absolutely had to try to make him into an Anthropologie knock off. Let’s get started, yeah?

Anthropologie Knock Off Fox Clock Materials

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Foam Core board (I actually found foam core to be great for painting – the paint dries quickly so you can get projects done fast! )

Acrylic paint in various shades of oranges, browns, and yellows

– Pencil for sketching outline

Paintbrushes of various sizes and textures

Clock kit

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The first thing I did was look at the original Anthropologie version and then took a pencil and lightly sketched the general shape of the fox and added some details. Right now, it kind of looks like a cat, but I promise, it’ll get better! If you aren’t confident in your freehanding skills, feel free to use the grid method to transfer the image over to your foam core.

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For paint, it’s pretty subjective. I started with a base of orange paint, leaving white areas white for now. After I had the base layer down, I just looked at the picture and started adding brown and yellow patches where the original fox had them. I used my finger for blending at times. For sharper lines for the finer hair areas, use a brush with very little paint on it and lightly stroke or ‘dry brush’ over the area.

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I did the white last to keep it from getting muddled with any of the paint colors and left the fine details like the eyes, nose and whiskers for very last. I used a very very fine tipped brush and did slow and careful strokes. It may look intimidating to do this kind of project, and admittedly, I was an art major in college, but if you are slow and careful, and especially if you use the grid method, I believe that you can do it, too! 🙂

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And here’s the finished painting! It dried within minutes on the foam core, which is really nice. My fox is a bit chubbier and derpier than the original, but that’s what you get for freehanding. I still think he’s pretty cute!

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Next to get a free floating shape I took a combo of my exacto craft knife and a pair of scissors and cut around the fox, leaving a little bit of white space around all the edges.

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He’s looking classy all cut out and sitting regal! I have decided to name him Nigel 🙂

I followed the directions on the back of my clock kit by making a hole big enough for the mechanism to fit and then adding the hands in the correct order and snapping/screwing everything in place! Lookin’ good, Nigel!

And here is Nigel, sitting pretty in his new home in all his glory!

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I really love how he turned out! It’s been a LOOOONGGGG time since I’ve painted anything, so it felt good to have a brush in hand again 🙂 I think he looks quite regal in his own corner near our dresser. He fits in with the woodland creature decor theme I seem to have running throughout the house here and there 🙂 I think He would also be fun in a kid’s room or in a cabin type setting!

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What do you think of my Anthropologie knock off? Would you dare to attempt it?

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