Double Cloche

It's common in the craft/blog sphere to see a zillion different cloches people have made. I have created my own little design using globes from 2 light fixtures. I found this globes at the Salvation Army for $4 each and knew exactly what I wanted to do with them. I had candle holders I wanted to cut down for a base. I just needed wooden platters/plates to make a platform. I was surprised how much a round piece of wood is $10+. Sooooo, I was on a hunt. We went to a rummage sale and finally found them! Yeah! So, here is what I started with: 2 Domes, 2 wooden plates and 2 candle holders:

My husband cut down the candle holders to make them a more stable height. I sanded and painted my wooden plates. Only to discover they were from Pier 1 for $10 each. (Did I mentioned I paid a whole BUCK each for them??)
Anyway, I painted them green and then applied my favorite antiquing gel from Plaid.
I also painted the candle holders. I had a much harder time. The finish was difficult to sand, and quite frankly, I am just a little too impatient. Soooooo, I the end result is equal to the amount of effort I was willing to put into them:

I then screwed the plate to the candle holders and tah dah! I've got my cloches. NOW, I jut need to figure out what goes inside them. You seeeeeee, the beveled glass does make things distorted a bit. So my birds just look like white balls. So, that again, requires patience from me. But, I couldn't wait to share my little project with ya!