Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Bringing the Outside Inside

Today I'd like to do something a little different.

For this Outdoor Wednesday I'd like to show you how I bring the OUTSIDE to the INSIDE of my home.



I so love the way they look outside, that I made some permanent arrangements of eggs with nests to have inside. They are all under glass domes with wood bases that I painted black.



The top two were made faux eggs and nests. The last one has a real egg and nest that was abandoned.

The leaves and stems are a combination of real and faux. On the backside of the domes, I attached old bird, nest, and egg prints.

The bird print in the last photo is attached to the backside of a glass microscope slide.



I call them Life Under Glass. Thank you for letting me share them with you.

I'd love to see and hear how you bring the OUTSIDE inside.

26 comments:

  1. Sweet! Adding the prints is a nice touch, you chose them well.

    Pleasant day!
    ~J

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  2. Another lovely display for all of us to enjoy!! Thanks ~The Sweet Gardenia

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  3. Great display. I like to bring in nests( fake of course) and feathers,moss,twigs,branches. I love nature inside.
    Carole

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  4. So beautiful! You are an inspiration! I want one! LOL
    Thanks for sharing!
    ~Amy @ The Lemon Cottage

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  5. Just love the gorgeous presentations you ahve. TTFN ~Marydon

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  6. Cute!!
    I love nests so much
    I am attracted to them whenever I see them!
    I love your idea with the pictures!!!

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  7. very cool. i like that you have painted the base. adds drama. i am getting beachy ideas of painting a base pale aqua. thanks for the creative spark! lovely "LUG"!

    xo

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  8. Oooh, oooh, oooh, love these lots! You did a marvelous job arranging everything under the cloches. Just so neat. Thanks for sharing this with us. Loved seeing it. And Happy Outdoor Wednesday to you...

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  9. In the words of my beloved little Grant..okay thats just so cool!!!!

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  10. Beautiful arrangement in the dome! You are very creative....Christine

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  11. Very pretty. I need to redo my cloche.
    Glenda

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  12. You just gave me an idea of what to do with a little hummingbird nest. It looks so precious under your glass dome. Thank you so much for sharing, and what a wonderful post you have. Just beautiful. Please stop by and say hi. I would love to have you. Country Hugs, Sherry

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  13. Awww, such a cute idea to bring the outside inside with bird nests and glass domes.
    Joyce M

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  14. More inspired creativity! Painting the bases black makes your work look scientific and chic at the same time! Occasionally I come across bases without glass domes and vice versa. I have 3 domes right now without bases--what I usually do is match them up with an antique or vintage plate that's close in size to the bottom of the dome or cloche. You can use a shelf piece for this; with the pretty things in your domes, the dings on an old plate aren't too noticeable! I love what you put together-now to find an abandoned nest or two....

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  15. Those are so precious. I like your idea, bring your outside inside. The faux eggs look quite real...

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  16. Hi Joan, well, how clever you are. These are so lovely!

    Happy Outdoor Wednesday.

    Barb

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  17. What wonderful and clever displays. You also did a great job with the photos you took of them. Have a great day.

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  18. You've really put together some beautiful wildlife cloches. You've got a knack for combining the elements in to a beautiful scene.

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  19. looks like they can be exibets at a museum, just beautiful

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  20. Love the picture you have painted under glass.

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  21. Joan,

    Love this post..... beautiful....

    Just wanted to let you know that I deleted my post.... feelings all over the place yesterday.

    Your comment made me realize that maybe I was typing something that I need to realize,,, kind of like typing out loud, but only meant for me... I deleted the post.

    Thanks,

    Angie

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  22. I love the nature displays under a bell jar (or cloche)..., and I have some inspirational pictures with shell and sea life, but not done it yet.

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  23. Love your outdoors/indoors post...great idea!!!

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  24. Hey Missy,
    I love anything under glass! I have a saying about this, but I won't post it, it's kind of crude!
    Keep creating!
    'til next time,
    Barb C.

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  25. Oh, I love these! I love cloche displays and birds so these speak to me. The vintage prints in them are a perfect addition!

    Happy Outdoor Wednesday!
    Robin@Miscellaneous Thoughts

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