I had an hourglass at home, and decided to modify it a bit. It was a pretty straightforward project. The woods I used are ash and walnut.

An hourglass used by the Wicked Witch of the West to taunt Dorothy mid-way through 'The Wizard of Oz' has sold for nearly half-a-million dollars at auction, Smithsonian Magazine reports.

The 'Wicked Witch of the West' hourglass from the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz," is being auctioned off by Heritage Auctions with a starting bid of $400,000. ... And it isn't long, my pretty!

Julianne Moore on Her Hourglass Campaign with Daughter Liv and the Secret to Her Vibrant Red Hair. ... Julianne Moore and her 20-year-old daughter, Liv Freundlich, rank pretty high.

And it isn’t long, my pretty! it isn’t long! I can’t wait forever to get those shoes!" Earlier this month, that hourglass sold at auction for $495,000, reports Artnet ’s Sarah Cascone.