What can you fit in a cloche, cloche, cloche?

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"Closh"? "Cloooooosh"? "Cluch"? Tell me that you've never wondered what the appropriate pronunciation of "cloche" was. It's one of those weird words that people all say differently and you never really want to say aloud because you are afraid you might be saying it wrong.  Well let's set the record straight.  It is "cloche" with a long "o" and a SH at the end.  Thing the word "close", with a SHHHHH -- get it?

Alright.  Problem #2 with cloches?  What to put in them!  Did you know a typical cloche is used in gardening?  Serving as little mini-greenhouses, the traditional cloche extends the planting season earlier in spring and late into the fall.  Bring them inside however, and they are the perfect little decor addition.  Still the problem...what to put in them!

Well, it is safe to say that almost anything you plop under a cloche will look cuter and prettier.  ...but why stop with plopping the cloche over some little tchotky?  Why not fill the cloche to bursting?


See him back there?  Cloches often like to hide amidst the greenery...

 
There we go!  Now you can see him!
I filled my cloche full to bursting with the supplies for a little craft I wanted to do with the boys as part of their advent calendar countdown and a family holiday event.  The top hats and marshmallows needed for the project make a fun little display in the meantime!  There is one trick to this setup though.  If you are planning to fill a cloche, you simply hold the glass upside down and fill it in layers.  In this case, the top hats had to go in FIRST or they would get buried by the bigger marshmallows.
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Once the cloche is full, stick a plate, or a cake stand, or any solid flat object on the bottom and FLIP upside down. What craft project could you pretty up by utilizing a cloche?  Would craft sticks give a cool architectural vibe?  Maybe yarn balls would look cute all stacked up and bumping.
  I wonder how these festive pipe cleaners would look all curled up and twisted under a cloche?

In any case -- whatever you decide to place under your cloche, remember to say it CLOSE-SHHH!

A very special thank you to Hometalk and Wayfair for the cloche and mugs!  A special thank you to Consumer Crafts for the snowman supplies. Want the full tutorial for the snowmen?  Check out Crafts Unleashed (coming soon!) Want more party pics?  Check out our gingerbread house making, snowman crafting, gift opening celebration below! Visit the Nest facebook page for even more!

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