Showing posts with label mantel decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mantel decor. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

I have "cloche" envy....

I've been lurking around the blog world the last few days and have been seeing these incredible cloches. There are so many talented people out there and I am so seriously jealous...So decided I would purchase one and try it myself...guess what..those little bell shaped boogers are "spensive"....so, I looked around the house and found a few things that I thought I could make work, (I had actually been to the thrift store last week and found alot of glass vases that I thought I could use for a candy buffet, I bought 10 of them for under $5)....I used one of the vases a and tealight holder...hmmm...I could stack this on that and it looked pretty cute....




I then thought to myself that it need something on top...well my pack-ratism paid off...At Christmas I had purchased some fragrance reeds and the bottles were really neat, but I especially loved the tops and I saved them in case I ever had a need...woohoo...check this out....











I used my favorite E-6000 glue and put it all together...by the way, I had to use canned air to make the glue dry a little to make it stiff enough to hold the top finial...







At Wally World they had clearanced these nests and eggs, they were each $1....and I put it inside...it's so cute. But once I got started I couldn't stop...I had some vases from Christmas...I stacked one on top of the other and I liked it too...I added one of my McCarty bunnies underneath and a candle on top...tied a yellow ribbon. I loved it. I played with the Easter grass...first blue, then green...I think I'm sticking with the green...It brings out the green in my Gail Pittman rabbits. I think I have finally settled on vase on top of vase and handmade cloche standing alone.






I couldn't decide if I should put the new handmade cloche on top of the inverted vase...it was really cute that way too..








What do you think..The total project cost me $3...I love it...It might be a little much, but I tend to go overboard with everything. I believe this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship...






The end result...The 2010 Gundlach Easter Mantel!!!! Streaky mirror and all!!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Pink and Green Mantel and Christmas Tree Decor

Our Tree



This is my favorite decoration, I looked for years for the Kneeling Santa and finally found it at a craft show




This is my newest decoration addition..I got it for a great deal at Dirt Cheap. When you light the candles, the carousel spins.




Our nutcracker frog




Mantel Decor, I think it turned out really good this year