Thrifty Thursday

I started this Thrifty Thursday post at Dollar Tree. Dollar Store Crafts that is! I read a post about a cloche made of picture frames then I set out to find what I needed. After playing in the frame aisle to find 4 frames for the walls and 2 for the roof that fit together this is what I came home with:

And a couple of weeks later this is what I ended up with:
There are better directions here. But the short version is-

1. Take out glass and use wood glue to make a box of 4 frames.

2. Use painters tape to hold in place until they dry.

3. Have Husband cut 2 triangles out of scrap wood for the ends of the roof and a rectangle for the base (he added the routing around the edge!)

4. Glue roof together. Add a HL wood fleur de lis on the roof end.

5. Glue 4 old wooden spools on the base for feet.

6. Spray paint everything.

7. Replace glass, glue in place.

I have not decided what I want to put inside it yet, but for now I've got a little blue bird hanging out there!

Thanks again to Leigh for hosting Thrifty Thursday. I always come away with more ideas than time! I am working on burlap bunnies and a topiary made from a wool sweater from last week!