
Y’all know I rarely have an original idea and this gutter guard cloche is no exception. I know I’ve seen it done on Raised In Cotton and probably some other blogs, and I’ve had it on my mind to make one of these for quite a while now. I found a bunch of old, wire, gutter guards over a year ago at an estate sale and they’ve just been sitting there, mocking, taunting, saying: Here we sit. Make a cloche with one of us! Make it. Make it. Do it. What are you waiting for? How long has it been? You know you wanna. Come on. We don’t think you can. Chic-kennnnn.
It wasn’t that I didn’t think I could. I knew I could do it. Nothing to it. My problem is inertia. And the shop taking over my life, but that’s a whole ‘nuther discussion. So a few days ago, Melanie called and said, let’s get together and make something. She brought a necklace that needed restringing and I got out a gutter guard, some thin wire and a decanter top. (Vintage trim and birds were later added, and I think it would be sweet with a tag. But I didn’t have a tag, so it’s going without one. Maybe someday.)
I believe you can still buy these at the hardware store, but don’t hold me to that. I haven’t actually looked for them. All I did to make this sweet, little cloche, was take the thin, wire that comes on a spool and “sewed”, laced, the wire in and out of the two side edges, so it would hold it’s shape. Stuck the decanter top in the opening at the top and squeezed the guard around the glass top. I’m having trouble getting the finial to stand straight, though. Then, using small pliers, I bent the bottom edge outward to make a “foot”.
Sitting under it is a tiny nest my friend Teri gave me. Teri has an Etsy shop, A Drop In the Bucket for her unique and fun paintings. Talented girl.
If you want to try your hand at making a gutter guard cloche, it’s very simple. Your gutter guard might be misshapen, it might be squished like this:
But the wire bends so easily, it’s no problem to reshape. Just stretch it out and reform it.
This stuff is hard to photograph in detail. I didn’t think about putting paper behind it, but really. You won’t need pictures in that much detail. It’s that easy. Even a caveman can do it!
You cloche looks great!! The birds and nest are so cute, and the ribbon is a nice touch…I need to do that, too. Love, Love, Love it!! I must aspire to make mine look better.
OMG>>>YOU did so good! I love it…I am very impressed. You need to enter it into one of those weekly blog contests! I am “Junk Drunk!”
omg! that’s adorable! i love that idea! you’ve got my wheels spinning! thanks so much for stopping by my blog, i always appreciate it!
Hi Wanda!! your cloche is just wonderful, especially the gorgeous glass decanter stopper, adds such an elegant touch! So glad you came by, just joined as a follower.
hugs,
Debra
Love your gutter guard cloche…and enjoyed reading your blogging suggestions above…as a newer blogger, I appreciate all the help I can get 😉 Thanks for stopping by my blog too! Blessings, Laurel
Hi Laurel,
Your gutter cloche is awesome! Your blog is beautiful! I am blog # 627 on Lisa’s event blog.
Smiles, Cyndi
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That is adorable! Thanks for sharing it. I guess I missed it on Raised in Cotton, so you could have taken credit and I’d have never known! LOL!
Take care,
Judy
You cloche is so beautiful. Especially the gorgeous glass decanter stopper. Thanks for sharing this.
Your cloche is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this.
You need to enter it into one of those weekly blog contests! We need .)