Pottery Barn Love

Are you like me?  Do you blow kisses as you walk by the PB store windows?  Do you run up the driveway when you find a new PB catalog in the mail and burn supper while you drool over every page?  Do you dream about getting locked in the store overnight and lounging on those comfy sofas? If so, you might appreciate my attempt to create a little Fall PB love on a Jennifer budget.

This is the inspiration photo - I scanned it right out of the little love letter booklet titled "Fall Decorating 25 easy & inspiring ideas" that arrived in my mail last week.

At first I just wanted to copy the cloche with old books.  So, I pulled out my cheap less expensive cloche purchased at Hobby Lobby this morning for 50% off and got to work. The way I figure it I just saved my husband $52 by not buying it at PB and I should be rewarded.  

So here it is all put together and on top of my wood candle stand.  Isn't she lovely!  I knew I had a reason for buying all those old vintage books over the years - next time my husband asked about that I will tell him I was collecting them so I could one day make a cloche book display.

After I finished making the book cloche I just got carried away and began gathering stuff items from all over the house to create this little vignette. I decided not to use the wood candle stand and used an old silver tray underneath the cloche instead.  The best part is that since I had everything on hand but the cloche I only spent $17!

I am going to link this up to the CSI Project's Pottery Barn Challenge and to the falling parties: Thrifty Decor Chick's Fall Inspiration Party-, This Blessed Nest's Fall Festival party,and to Craftaholics Anonymous' Fall Frenzy - why don't you go check them out!