Cheese Dome turned Cloche
Total.Score. I finished my cheese-dome-turned-cloche. Isn’t she purdy?
I am so in love with how this turned out. So in love.
I bought the cheese dome and candlestick at goodwill.
I removed the top of the candle stick (I’ve used it for another project that I’ll post soon!) and also removed the feet of the cheese dome and puttied up the holes with wood filler.
Then I used Gorilla Glue to attach the base of the candle stick to the bottom of the cheese dome base. I used painters tape to hold it all together while it dried.
I glued this project together with Gorilla Glue.
Once it was all dry I spray painted it with ORB paint. It didn’t look very good though and didn’t seem to cover very well. There were lighter patches all over.
So I spray painted it again with gloss black paint. That seemed to coat better and look more even. Once the black was dry I then used the ORB again on top of the black as more of a top layer. I LOVE the metallic shimmer from the ORB.
Ahhh, much better…
Remember those apples I found at goodwill?
I took them and cleaned them all off with a Clorox wipe…
…and then I added them to my new cloche.
I knew I’d love it, but I didn’t think I would love it THIS. MUCH.
Seriously. Not to brag, but can you even believe how amazing this is??
It wasn’t even difficult or hard to make. All in all I spent $4 on the cheese dome, $2 on the candle stick, and a few bucks on spray paint that I’ve used for several projects.
The thing is, anyone can do this. For serious. Anyone can do it. If you can spray paint evenly and glue things together then you can do this. All you need to do is find some cool stuff at goodwill and use a little bit of imagination. Go out and make one of your own!! You can do it! And if you need any help at all, please don’t hesitate to email me.
Did I mention that I LOVE my new cloche?
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UPDATE: 04/04/2010
My idea came from Blue Family Scene.
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Wow – what a transformation, it looks great! Love your kitchen too!
Wonderful job at putting it all together to transform into a beautiful piece! Looks so pretty with the fruit in it.
What a great combination! This really turned out cute. A great idea to put the two things together like this! And I like the idea of combining the two spray paints. Next time I want to paint something ORB, I might do a base coat with cheap black spray paint–it’ll make the ORB go further!
FABULOUS!! hope i go to goodwill and have the same luck you did!
FABULOUS! I am using a cheese dome as a cloche as well, but don’t have it on a stand. I need to try this!
Great job!
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This is a wonderful idea. Thank you so much for sharing. It turned out beautiful!!!!
Girl bless you! I have a cheese dome and I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it but now I know:) I have the perfect candle holder to use too. Thanks!
Oh I love it! Just love it! Be blessed. Cindy
That looks sooo good – I love it, too!
Great transformation! I love it!
LOVE THIS! I bought a cheese dome thingie without the base several years back but never liked the way it looked. TOTALLY trying out your idea some time soon so I can get some use out of it. thanks for the inspiration!
~ Emily N. from “too Blessed to Stress”
Hi Allison!
My first visit here!
I have been loving finding the cheese domes at the thrift stores lately! Granted, sometime I just find the dome which is fine but, like you, I really like to find the base as well.
Yours turned out wonderful!
Loove loove loove this! I may just steal this idea if I ever find those at my thrift store
great project as usual. looks fab
WOW! I just love the transformation! You really scored with this one. GREAT WORK!
[I am a cloche lover, too!]
WOW…what an awesome makeover…I just luv ORB…it’s the best! Happy to see you at NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAYS PARTY:)
Blessings,
Linda
Hi! Love your blog, especially the header design/font! You’re very creative. I, too, adore the cloche you designed! I have purchased 2 of these cheese board w/glass domes at Goodwill in the past months, but haven’t done anything with them yet. You’ve inspired me to get back to that project! Come see me sometime at Scene of the Grime!
I love this. I have a cheese dome that I need to do this to.
Sarah
LOVE IT! Great job ~ thanks for sharing your idea!
Jill
Excellent job!!! you are so clever!
love it! It looks so great! I’m always on the lookout for cheese boards at good will.
That turned out great! Oh, and I thought those were real apples lol.
That is so cool. I love shopping at GW. I find so many great things there to repurpose. Wonderful job!
I am another Goodwill Fan, and I think you’ve done an awesome job. I am loving the crisp apple green with the black. It really makes a statement.
Way to think outside the box on this! It turned out lovely!
Wonderful! I have a small cheese dome {it has the marble base} that we never use. I’d love to remake it into something like this that I would use. I’ll be keeping my eyes open at the thrift store and Good Will this weekend for pieces I can use for this. Great idea!
Whoa, that is a great idea. I love the results!
Thank you for linking this up too!
Those are some amazing results!!! When I started reading the post I thought the whole thing had come together….what an ingenious idea to glue the cheese dome to the pedestal!! LOVE IT!!!
I have the same cheese dome thingy, i have two of them, everytime i go to Goodwill theres another one! ill have to try a project like yours!
Great job!
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LOVE it!! What a great idea to add the cloche to a candle stick! I have both in my craft room right now. Guess what I’m doing tomorrow?! Thanks for the idea
That turned out great. I love the green apples inside!
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Very cool! Nice transformation!
You have an incredible eye WOW you are amazing. I love this!
I’m curious about these candle sticks that I see are so popular. When you find them at goodwill are they wooden/metal/all of the above? What am I looking for exactly? I love them!
I am Featuring this too
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Turned out great–love how you used the tape–I never think of doing that!
You should LOVE it! That is fab!!! Thanks for sharing it at the POPP.
I’ve always wanted to try to make one of these from thrift store finds. Thanks for the detailed tutorial!
LOVE this! Im going to link it over to my blog if you dont mind b/c I recently bought the exact same cheese dome($2.99) and Ive been debating on what step to take next with it. Now I know:) This looks great and Im loving your blog.
Sarah
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How cute are you? Love the cloche. Love it.
And I just bought a cheese ball thing AT the goodwill the other day. I haven;t even painted it yet.. I think I need to find a candle holder first… thanks for the tutorial. Did I mention I love your cloche?
Love this! What a great idea. I can’t get over those apples, either!
~Amy
Great idea! Good for you! Don’t you just love G.W?
I got the exact same cheese dome at my goodwill but I still can’t find a base to put it on! Where r u guys finding all these sweet candlesticks!? lol
Nice job on the cloche!!
wow i love how this turned out!!! the punch of green is lovely. i love green…and have a bowl of apples like that in our dining room!! sometimes my nephews try to eat them though haha. maybe i should put them in a covered spot like you hehe.
I made one back in October. Great job and I love the contrast of the green apples.
Cheri
WOW WOW WOW! That looks great!