Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Cloches and apothecary jars

I finally finished my glass domes turned cloches from Hobby Lobby. They turned out awesome, if I do say so myself. I glued bases on them and spray painted heirloom white. I also glued on a knob on the top. Am I obsessed with cloches?? i think 4 on one buffet is not that many, is it???

I have this little number behind my kitchen sink. Apothecary jars run in a close 2nd behind my cloche obsession  love.
The big candy cane sticks are from the Dollar Tree, the "soft" mints are from Target along with those wrapped chewy tree/red/white one. I looooove those. LOVE. The fake snow and big candy ornaments are from Target, also. (Guess I have another obsession love)


I saw this at crate and barrel (outlet store near us) and it was $30. GASP. I had one in our basement, but with a metal top. Little spray paint (walmart has red for .96) and voila....
I absolutely love it...and....a little secret for you...i can't stand candy canes. I know, I know. But, they scream the holidays and i love the simplicity and colors of them. Just don't want to eat them, k?!



I have also taken to cookie jars, but didn't want to buy a ton for all the holidays. This is my favorite, plain white one from Pottery Barn, with holiday ribbon. Saved sooo much money and space....

Another cloche

And just a tree and some reindeer in our dining room

Apparently my decorating style went from browns, to red/greens to silver. I don't like to get rid of things, so I tried to mix up the colors by room.
Here is the fireplace
The mercury glass trees were the find.of.all.time. Kohls used to do these crazy online deals. Crazy, I tell ya. Those guys were marked 29.99 and I got them (about 3 years ago) for .99. AND free shipping. Crazy, right??!!!!
Yes, I love silver this year.
And....what do I do with that cord???? It is driving me c.r.a.z.y.!!!!

Weekend Bloggy Reading

4 comments:

  1. Love the decorations!! But what do you expect from the world's finest Christmas Ninja?

    BTW, did you know on the Travel Channel, they are running a show all about...BACON? I watched it and thought of you fondly :D

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  2. OH MY GOSH... i LOVE your decor. i must come by and see it all ASAP

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  3. I love all that silver. :) Your mantel and the cloche are beautiful. Thanks for joining my party. If you could please add a link back to me or my party button to your post, so I can keep your post up, that would be great.

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  4. Love them all, I adore cloches and filling mine too. Thanks for linking. Happy Holidays. Jen

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