Comments on: Cloche-ing

By: Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Knitting From 60 Years Ago | The Knitting Info

Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Knitting From 60 Years Ago | The Knitting Info — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:30:11 +0000

[...] been antiquing buddies for years, and always have fun hunting for treasures. She is the one who got me into cloche-ing. The bottom two photos in that post are from her [...]

By: Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Knitting From 60 Years Ago

Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Knitting From 60 Years Ago — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:37:36 +0000

[...] been antiquing buddies for years, and always have fun hunting for treasures. She is the one who got me into cloche-ing. The bottom two photos in that post are from her [...]

By: madonnaearth

madonnaearth — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:04:58 +0000

Those are cute! They’d make awesome Christmas decor.

By: Doris

Doris — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:05:37 +0000

My in-laws wedding cake topper was cloched. It was lovely.

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:17:00 +0000

Well, how about the obvious — yarn! And maybe a few implements, a small piece of knitting ….

Unfortunately, no space and a ton of dust make this a lovely idea that I’ll probably never use! But I like to see yours!

Thanks!

By: KathyD

KathyD — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:52:28 +0000

*sigh* I just finished dusting the teapot collection and putting it to rights. I would never have a permanent cloche of anything.

But I do like the idea of displaying some little goodies on a seasonal basis in a cloche.

I could put away all the dainties I have on shelves and in cases all over the house. Box them up, then display a few each season. Less dusting and more focus on a few cool bits. What would the items be? Little things from trips-wood animals from Germany/Austria. Crocheted teacup my grandma made me. Ohhh, and the socks she knitted me as well. Hmmm.

I do have one permanent cloche-type thing. I took a small fish bowl, half filled it with Gulf sand and shells from the beach. Mementoes from a family trip to Florida. Glued a heavy coaster for a base, to hold it all in. What’s nice is that it acts as a dry snowglobe. I can tilt it and the sand shifts, revealing/concealing some shells.

By: Christienne

Christienne — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:41:41 +0000

Thank you for teaching me what cloche means!!! lol : ) Anyway, those displays are sooo adorable and intriguing all at the same time. I really love the way you can make anything seem more important and spectacular just by putting it under glass. It’s like a mini museum in your own house!
As for what I might want to cloche – not sure yet – probably wedding stuff for my hubby and me. Ticket stubs, the fertility almonds which we’re both afraid of, the postcards from our honeymoon, and maybe something tall to give it depth, like a beer bottle. lol : )
Have a fabulous day off – I’m still at work!

OH – you’ll be so proud of me – i finished a hat in approx 3 days (working full time puts a huge cramp in my knitting time) and my hubby asked me who made it for me. lol

<3 Christienne

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:08:22 +0000

When I was little I made a family of mice out of modeling clay and my grandmother cloched it and kept it for ages.

By: Debbie B

Debbie B — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:41:25 +0000

You have introduced me to a new craft that I was not aware of. I have taken tokens and memory-related items and put them in glass for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. but I love this. Any holiday could be done, thank you for teaching me something new today.

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:23:35 +0000

I have one of these with my grandpa’s retirement watch in it; now I know what it’s called. Thanks!