Thursday, February 18, 2010

Marty's Party or Old stuff under glass!

Hi! I thought I'd join up with Marty's Party and show some recently acquired cloches. Thanks to Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for hosting this event.


I'm not very creative with cloche decorating.....that's why I'm here.....to get ideas! Anyway, just an apothecary jar - a cloche wannabe - with some lemons and limes inside. I have some other thoughts for this, but I waited till the last minute on a day that I spent playing with grandchildren. My brain is sort of gone : )



This belonged to someone in hubby's family.....a sweet pocket watch. It reminds me of my own grandfather's pocket watch that he always wore. My uncle got it (which he should have), so this is nostalgic nonetheless.
This is the top for the wedding cake for someone in hubby's family....some great-great-somebody. Not sure what to do with it because it doesn't fit in my decor, but no one else wanted it, and I'm a sucker for family things.

The words say "Constancy and Good Luck". I had to take the cloche off to get a good pic because the colors are dark.





By the way, this cloche is about 15 inches tall!
Be sure and drop by Marty's 'cause she REALLY knows what to do with a cloche.
Blessings, Linda

19 comments:

Sarah said...

Linda, you did a great job! I like the vintage wedding cake topper. Good for you for rescuing this treasure.

Brenda Pruitt said...

You're doing great! And that's why we're all here. To get ideas from one another.
Brenda

Anonymous said...

Hi Linda! Oh, I agree - you've done a beautiful job. What a lovely way to preserve that lovely wedding cake topper.

Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)

Prior said...

LOVE the pocket watch cloche and the wedding one, with those neutral colors it will fit in somewhere. It is really great! Lezlee

xinex said...

Good thing you kept the vintage cake topper. It's really pretty and quite unique...Christine

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

I love that you put family heirlooms under your cloches. That is so special. The bride and groom are just stunning and the watch is so special. It's wonderful to have such a big cloche, you can put so many things under it. I love the lemons and limes in the apothecary jar. It always looks so fresh and always catches my eye. Thanks so much for joining the party. This is always so much fun. Hugs, Marty

Michelle @ Sweet Something Design said...

I think you've done a great job! I really adore the pocket watch!

alice said...

Great job Grandma!
I know how fried my brains are after playing! I love the watch and the wedding topper. How much fun to have those!
smiles, alice

Cindy (Applestone Cottage) said...

Hi Linda,
I think you have done a great job! I love the lemons and the vintage wedding cake topper under glass is so sweet! I never know what to do with cloches, I come to be inspired too! Hugs, Cindy

Confessions of a Plate Addict said...

Hi Linda! I do love that vintage cake topper! I enlarged the pic so I could get a good look at the little bride and groom...love their attire! Is that your new PB French candy jar? It's pretty! I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my corks! lol Happy weekend...hugs...Debbie

Marianne said...

That watch inside the cloche is too cute!

Barb said...

Hi Linda, all your cloches are lovely....so creative!!

Barb

Blondie's Journal said...

Linda~~~

I am not in the cloche party but I wanted to do the same thing as you...get ideas. I have a couple of cloches and I so love what I have done with them that I don't want to change them!

You did a wonderful job. I love the cake topper, very unique. Keep up the great work! :-)

xoxo
Janie

Janean said...

nina, just got my first cloche so i'm vising the cloche partiers!

i knew a girl named nina when i was in second grade. ever attend missouri schools?

Salmagundi said...

Thanks for the inspiration - I had not thought about putting our wedding cake topper under a cloche. Enjoy your weekend. Sally

Kim @ Starshine Chic said...

I love the wedding topper cloche. I have one as well. But mine is more of a cutesy topper.

Happy To Be/ Gl♥ria said...

Linda I L♥ve that wedding topper oh girl its awesome looking...WOW!! I'm a sucker for all old things...Hope your having a GREAT Day my friend...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria

Sweet Bee Cottage said...

Love your wedding topper. It's so sweetly sentimental! Keep up the good work.

Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...

I am so glad you kept the cake topper. It is so unique and the cloche is the perfect place for such a gorgeous treasure! laurie