12.03.2009

I'm crashing the Holiday Cloche Party at Marty's place.

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life is hosting a Christmas Cloche party and I did my best to fill some glass with pretties.  Unfortunately my camera (or my skills using it) just aren't cooperating this evening, so my pictures aren't the greatest.  Hope you enjoy anyway...be sure to stop over to Marty's for a list of party-goers for under/in-glass inspiration.  Hopefully other's had better luck with their cameras :)


I made these with thrift store cheese domes, GW plates and Dollar Store glasses. Mercury glass ornaments were a gift, pearly white fake fruit from Hobby Blobby.


I took and retook this shoot and finally gave up.  Anyway, this vignette of candy goodness sits atop a hutch in my kitchen nook.  To add height to the one I just propped it up on an upsidedown round Dollar Store candle bowl.  The cloche with the candle is one of the cheese dome bases I painted with a candle vase flipped upside down on top.


Part of my mantlescape.....glass ball jars filled with pinto and navy beans and left over votives from my daughter's wedding.  (do they count as cloches???)


My collection of IKEA lanterns on the kitchen sideboard.  Not sure these count either, but there ya go.


One last look at the dining room cloches....

Thanks for hosting Marty!

okaybye.

21 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh' I am so in love with all of it. Your mantel and the jars... is my favorite. LOVE IT!

Anonymous said...

I love it. It's so cool that everyone is finding all those old glass cheese domes and turning them into these beautiful works of art. Yours look fabulous.

Lenore said...

Now, what a great idea with the ball glass jars....I have many of those.
Enjoyed your post!

Moore Minutes said...

Wow, incredibly awesome mantel! I'm definitely impressed! And I LOVE lanterns for holiday decor.

Gretchen said...

So cute! I actually like how your pictures came out! They're so soft and glowy!

The Pleasures of Homemaking said...

I really like the ball jars filled with beans - so cute! Your pictures look good!


Manuela

Glenda/MidSouth said...

You did a great job! Lots of great ideas. Thanks for sharing.

Linda@Coastal Charm said...

Neat idea with the glass ball jars on your mantel...they look AWESOME!

Blessings,
Linda

Tammy said...

Beautiful and I love your mantle scape. Can we see more?
tammy

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

Oh I am so impressed with your creativity and craftyness. You have made some of the cutest cloches. I love the ornaments in them, and I also really love the jars too with the votives. Your lanterns count too. I think anything that you can decorate in counts. Very clever to make yours, and I love them. Thanks so much for joining the party. Hugs, Marty

Lara Harris said...

Your mantel is beautiful!:)

Jenny said...

I love all of it, especially the lanterns!

SmilingSally said...

Cindy, you are a creative one indeed!

Anonymous said...

Your mantel is arranged so beautifully. Love it. All of your cloches are great. Rosie

Country Wings in Phoenix said...

Oh Sweetie...
Everything looks positively beautiful. I love your idea of using the candle dome for the height. How clever is that?

I love your mantel, and using the pinto beans and rice for color. Then the little tea lights, they look so pretty lit up. I just love it. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful cloche ideas with me today.

I have signed up to follow your blog. I can't wait to see what you share next.

Please stop by and let me share my cloche ideas with you. I would also be so honored if you signed up to follow my blog as well.

Country hugs...Sherry

Abatevintage said...

Oh they all look so lovely.

I love the jar ideas with beans that is so neat.

Have a great weekend.

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Leigh Ann said...

Love all your items...you party crasher you! :)

www.thewhitefarmhouse2.blogspot.com said...

I would crash a party with pretties like that too!

I can't get the email to send the address to you. I'll keep trying though!

Happy To Be/ Gl♥ria said...

All your ideas are just wonderful my friend...thanks for sharing...your pics are great girl...hugs and smiles Gl♥ria

Anonymous said...

All your pretties count! Yes, they do. You've done a great job. Now I just love those jars filled with beans on your mantle! Simple but they pack a lot of cuteness!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)

Maggie said...

Great post, so imaginative.
Maggie

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