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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 and spray painting the base white.
Then I printed out some French script onto white cardstock.  I used Mod Podge to add that to the base.
The base is a little bumpy because of the clock inserts but it still works quite nicely as a new cloche.
Here it is all finished.  I'm loving it!  And I'll never look at those old clocks the same way again.

Jeanine 
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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, love, love it! 
I'm already dreaming about all of the goodies I can place under it!  And for $9, it was a steal!

Jeanine
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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 cabinet.  It fits perfectly in this cloche so I did the ol' switcheroo.  I can't not have a little French touch, note the little Paris postmark fabric tag in the nest.
I'll be sharing more of my spring and Easter touches in the coming days. 

In the meantime, hope you're having a great weekend!

Jeanine
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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 and I love the rustic look of the twine.  I'll probably be adding a bunny to the cloche for Easter, but for now this works for me.

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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 twine.
I'm displaying them in this cloche that I had filled with some pine cones for Xmas.
It was a garage sale find from the summer.  I painted it white and added the Paris postmark - which is coincidentally also from The Graphics Fairy.  They fit perfectly!

Really hoping Blogger gets its act together this week.  I'm not sure if you've been having issues with uploading photos but I have...again.  You have to add them using html which is such a pain for me.  Sigh!

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday and Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

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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 a lovely song that I can't quite name yet.  Not sure if you can tell but it has a nativity scene inside.
The Santas are from Home Goods.  Found them last year.
Couldn't we all use a little JOY?  I picked up two of these from Kohl's.  The bird candleholder is from the Dollar Store.  I had painted it white and added some German glass glitter.  The little crown was a gift from my sister, Kathy (Creative Home Expressions).
And I finally broke out my little cloche.  I filled it up with some pine cones I painted white over the summer.
By far my favorite corner in the house!

Jeanine
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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 few coats of white spray paint, I printed off the image onto label paper.  I cut around the border and it fit perfectly!  Just peel and stick.
I haven't added anything to it yet because Halloween decorations have taken over the house, but once they are neatly tucked away, I'll be adding something to it and displaying it on my vintage desk.

Linking to Savvy Southern Style: Wow Us Wednesday.

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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'm going to write each of our names on them for the tree this year.
The wood Santa and snowman were $3 each.  The original price tag said $19.99 for EACH.  Score!  The little cloche was $4.  I didn't buy it for the tree part, I bought it because I've been searching for cloches and can't seem to find one I like under $25.  It'll be the first thing to get a makeover this week.
The little trees with the bows were $1 each.  I want to have a tree or two in every room in the house this Xmas.  It's my goal every year but it never seems to happen.  This year I'm determined.
Last up, I did score some Halloween goodies too.  These candy corn ceramic bowls were $1 each.  I also got some ceramic pumpkin candleholders - also $1 each, random lace and fabric, and of course a few things for the kiddies.  Overall, I spent about $20 for everything.

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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 areas for a time-worn look.
I'm not really loving the faux moss I have in there now.  I think I'm going to have to switch it out with a darker color that the Dollar Store sells.
One more look.  This is actually on top of my refrigerator where it will likely stay until I find a new spot for it.  What's nice is, it matches the touches of aqua I already have in the kitchen so maybe, just maybe, it will stay put.  Minus the faux moss.

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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 a little something so I added the Paris fabric tag as a finishing touch.

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

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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 only $2.92.  I can't wait to clean up the salt and pepper shakers, and the little tray.
I'm thinking of doing these fleur de lis candlesticks in black.  The little bottles will be perfect for my Etsy shop...once I French them up.
I also got some vintage sheet music and goodies for the boys.  Yup, I'm sure I'll be heading back there soon.  We didn't even get a chance to rifle through the clothing and accessories.

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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 finally bought the trio for myself.  I have them set up on the diningroom table with some eggs I bought from Sav-On-Crafts last year:
This beat up garage sale scale got a nest as well!
It just kind of hangs out on our stairs.
I made this quick little ruffle-bottom tea towel with our last name initial during the week.  The towel is from the dollar store.  Since I gave up on trying to learn to make ruffles, I did the next best thing.  I ordered some ruffle trim from Jo-Ann's!
And my husband kept reminding me to post this Valentine's Day sheet music flower he made for me after seeing a tutorial on Yahoo.  Ain't he cute?!  Nevermind that mess though in my kitchen!

I'm trying to pace myself with putting out our Easter decorations, but knowing me, they'll be up in a week!

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