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Repurpose a Clock Cloche into DIY Terrarium Botanical Decor

ByJennifer
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Even though we no longer tend to use fancy clocks in glass clock cases anymore, the glass cases can be used themselves to create something really fun. They act almost like cloches.  I thought it would be fun to Repurpose a Clock Cloche into DIY Terrarium Botanical Decor by creating a one of a kind piece of home decor.
Clock case repurposed into a faux terrarium diormama

I see these old non-working clocks all of the time at the thrift stores and they are so cheap. So much cheaper than a regular cloche. In fact, his is how much I paid for this one.

Old clock case to repurpose as a cloche
I first removed the glass from the top. The clock was attached to the metal base, so I ended up staining a round  craft base to use instead.  If you love cloches, see how to decorate with them here.
Hot gluing moss to a wood base
 I used hot glued moss right to the base of the wood round where the glass  would sit.
Fingers holding small wood branch
 I couldn’t find a stick that was exactly right, so I glued a bunch together to get the shape I wanted and glued that to the base as well to create a small branch. I took great care to make sure it stood upright when I glued it in place.
Moss on a twig and butterfly
Then I started to hit glue on all of the little decor items of embellishments and bits and pieces, like different kinds of moss and grapevine pieces. And because my kids are the way they are, we happened to have a few random rocks floating around in drawers that I could add. I added a small stone, a nest and a faux butterfly to the branch.
Butterflies and moss on a stick
 Once I had everything glued on the way I wanted it, I added a little French word card and put the dome back on.
French word card inside of a small diorama
 I love how it looks. You could fill this with all kinds of repurposed items!
Butterfly diorama made out of a clock case
 It brings in just that right touch of spring!!! It looks so cute in my living room!
Butterfly diorama with moss and faux butterflies
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  9. Oh Jennifer, this looks wonderful!! Love the butterflies!! You and I are thinking along the same lines, but my project is 1/12th the size!!. Please go take a look and see my post yesterday. I have been using the dome end of test tubes to make tiny nature inspired cloches!!. I haven’t seen one of the anniversary clocks for a while at the thrift store but will have to keep an eye out for one to make in full size. Now, I need to find some butter fly images to scale down for my tiny ones…..ha. Please ignore the pics of me, I just wasn’t stylin’ yesterday for sure ;).

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