After seeing my sister, Kathy (CreativeHomeExpressions) transform a thrift store clock into a beautiful cloche, I was hooked! Like you probably do, I see these clocks everywhere: garage sales, Goodwill, thrift stores, etc. This one I picked up from the Unique Thrift Stores last week for $5.99. After removing all of the clock pieces and tape (and boy did they have a LOT of tape wrapped around this thing!), I started by cleaning the glass...
I'm battling a summer cold which has kept me homebound since Friday. I finally made it out today...over to Home Goods. I figured some retail therapy might be what the doctor ordered. Lookie what I found on clearance: This pretty French cloche! It was originally $12.99 marked down to $9. Woo hoo! Not sure if you can see but there is a crown and some other French etchings on it. See it now? I love,...
According to my calculations, there are 24 more days until the official start of spring. Good enough for me to start breaking out the spring and Easter decorations. I have two cloches that I switch out depending upon the season/holidays. For Valentine's Day, I used my pink one but spring calls for this pretty robin's egg blue one. I actually keep this nest out all year. It sits on a vintage typewriter in our corner...
This little cloche cost me a couple of dollars at a garage sale over the summer. I've dressed it up for Xmas and Valentine's Day and over the weekend, I gave it a simple spring touch. Yup, I just added a roll of twine. Then I made the butterfly tag with some French script and cardstock, and added it to a metal picture holder. It fits perfectly in the middle of the twine. Super duper quick...
I had an extra box of these tin stars I got from Ikea before Christmas. I wanted to add a Valentine's Day touch to them so I headed over to The Graphics Fairy for these wonderful French pierrot clown images. I printed them out onto cardstock and used Glue Dots to stick them on. I'm debating on whether or not to add red tea-stained seam binding or leave the twine. I kind of like the...
Do you have a favorite spot in your house where everything you display seems to fall right into place? For me, it's a vintage desk that I snagged at a garage sale a couple of years ago. It's in the corner between our livingroom and kitchen, and I love dressing it up. This is the top of it in all of its holiday glory. This snow globe was a summer garage sale find. It plays...
I was able to get a few makeovers in this weekend. First up is this little cloche I scored for $4 at a local garage sale. I knew I wanted to do something Frenchy to it, and this Paris postmark was the perfect fit: I'm pretty sure the image is from The Feathered Nest. I have so many random images saved onto my computer that it's hard to keep track sometimes. After giving the base a...
I hit a few garage sales and the local church country fair Saturday morning. I hadn't intended on it, but I came home with a ton of great Xmas stuff! Super cheap too - just the way I like it. This candleholder needs to be cleaned up a bit. I may paint it white, but I definitely want to keep the faux berries. This was $1. The little snowman ornaments were also $1 for the set. ...
I can't seem to get enough of cloches. I have to admit, I'm running out of places to display them in the house. That did not deter me last week, though, when I found my latest one at my Mom's local Goodwill. The first one I made over, I did pink so I wanted to do a robin's egg blue this time. I gave it a few coats of spray paint and then sanded some random...
We had the perfect weather here this weekend to get a little spray painting done. I immediately got to work on the cloche stand I got from the Unique Thrift Stores. You can see the before in the post preceding this one. Here is the after: I used pink for a soft, spring look. I added a vintage lace doily on the bottom and this little nest with eggs. I thought it was still missing...
Have you heard of Unique Thrift Stores? They are like one giant indoor garage sale. I know they are scattered throughout the country. This morning we headed over to one in Levittown that I probably drove past a thousand times and never took note of. I was like a kid in a candy store there and the prices were pretty reasonable - $5 and under depending upon the item. The glass cloche with stand was...
There is less than a month until the official start of Spring. Although we've had a relatively mild winter here, I am sooooooo ready for Spring! I started adding some seasonal touches to the homestead yesterday. Putting them out immediately made me feel much perkier! I have to thank my sister Kathy (Creative Home Expressions) for my acquiring these little cloches. I have been admiring them on her blog for over a year and I...
