Saturday, April 16, 2011

Ballard Knock Off

I love Ballard Design but I do not like the prices.  I found these jute covered pears and loved them so I decided to make them myself.  I already had the jute cord, a glue gun, plastic apples and pears and plastic Easter eggs.  I went jute crazy!


Do you believe that these pears cost $24.99 - $29.99 for  one and that's the sale price.





Like I said, I went a little jute crazy!

Don't these eggs look lovely in this little antique bowl.
Now they sit on my kitchen table on my moms sliver tray with these two little 
chicks and flow blue vase. 



Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope you enjoyed my knock off creation!

23 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for joining and sharing your creativity!

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  2. Your jute pears look fantastic- you did a really professional job! I like the way the rough jute looks against the shiny silver and porcelain birds.

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  3. Nothing wrong here for being Jute crazy. I love what you created!

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  4. Oh man, jute is just so darn cute you can't help yourself from covering everything in sight. I did some letters at Christmas time and really need to get my jute on and do an Easter craft. Love your idea!

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  5. Just tell your family to keep moving and they will remain jute free!

    I'm glad that I'm not the only one who jumps into something whole hog like this. But my efforts rarely look this great! What a tremendous savings over the original retail. Great job!!

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  6. Marainne they came out so cute! Jute is very versatile. You are talented my friend. I don't even own a glue gun.

    Thanks for your kind words about my blog post issues. I have to use my HTML to post anything and it's so time consuming. Hopefully Blogger fixes it soon.

    Warmly, ~Melissa :)

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  7. I LOVE THEM!! I've been going burlap and jute crazy lately! Just became your newest follower would love it if you followed me back! Martina

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  8. I stumbled across your blog through DebbieDoos Newbie Linkie Party. I LOVE these! I recently discovered my love for burlap. You've totally inspired me to get my Jute on! Look out burlap, you have some competition in town: )

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  9. I love these. I am a pear freak! and I'm from Jersey!lol The only problem I found out I am allergic to jute so I have to wear gloves!!! I love the knock offs. Great job!!
    dreaming-n-color.blogspot.com

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  10. I love those jute eggs! They are just adorable.

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  11. Those are so cute. I think I have the same pears in my kitchen. Thanks for the idea.

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  12. Okay...now I have several rolls of jute...so you have given me a few new THRIFTY ideas:)

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  13. They're so cute. Thrifty and adorable!

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  14. Hello! I saw your link on Coastal Charm and now I'm a follower. Love your jute eggs and pears. I have a link there too. It's #138-we are having a giveaway. Come on over!

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  15. I really like the eggs and nest. I think the kiddos and I will try that this week. Thanks so much. Your newest follower. Hope you can visit me sometime soon1

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  16. Super cute...I'm going to feature you in my next Sunday Stalker edition (4/24/11). Please stop by, check it out, and grab a featured button :)

    Jessica
    http://myworldmadebyhand.blogspot.com

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  17. What a wonderful idea, they look fabulous! Thanks for the tutorial, off to heat up the glue gun! Deb

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  18. Beautiful! I love how you had all the items you needed already in your home. The knockoff pears are terrific and even better when you figure they didn't cost a dime. They all look terrific! Thanks for sharing.

    I'm hosting my monthly Before Blogging Throwback Thursdays linkup party and would love for you to share a project you did or made or a thrifty find you're proud of from before blogging. Can't wait to see what you bring.

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  19. These are adorable! I'll be featuring you on Saturday!
    www.acreativeprincess.blogspot.com

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  20. Way to go! Love how they turned out!! Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter!

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  21. Hi Marianne, These are super cute! Thanks for sharing these at my Open House party. When I saw your header I knew right away we would be friends! I am such a big fan of blue and white and this photo is fabulous. I am now a follower.
    Hugs,
    Sherry

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