Sunday, March 7, 2010

Another MacKenzie-Childs knock-off

I wanted a few of these cookie jars, but they cost $45.00 ea:
So, I went to Hobby Lobby and bought 2 cookie jars for $3.99 (on sale 2 for 1).
I painted black and white checks on the lids
A few years ago I went to the MacKenzie-Childs Odds and Ends store in Aurora and bought some beads and gold trims for cents. I knew that someday I would "need" them.
So I stacked them and created "handles"
Now I have 2 cookie jars that resemble the M-C originals!
I am linking up with Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch and Make it for Monday at Cottage Instincts and Motivate me Monday at Keeping it Simple

Patti @ Pandoras Box
Patti @ Pandoras Box

I live in central NY and I am a retired family and consumer science teacher. I enjoy all types of crafting, decorating and cooking

36 comments:

  1. Really awesome - - - you are really good at this "knock off" stuff!!!!

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  2. Those turned out great, Patti! Good job!

    Nancy

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  3. WOW, they sure do like like the real thing to me! Great job!! :-)

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  4. Terrific ~!!! scathingly brilliant idea..

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  5. Oh, these are just the cutest things! You're so creative! Now where are the cookies? :)
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia :)

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  6. loving the black & white checks! these are cute!

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  7. Love this! I love MacKenzie-Childs stuff, too {the black and white checker and harlequins are my favs}!

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  8. Those cookie jars came out fantastic!

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  9. Love this - how did you do it - you must post a tutorial on how you got the painting just right.
    I love MacKenzie-Childs stuff and would love to make this.
    Sylvia

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  10. The knock-off canisters look great..very close to the inspiration canisters. Loving your blog and I've signed up as a follower. Please come by and visit with me when you have a chance.

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  11. Wow! I love these. I can't wait to make these for a friend of mine. It will be the perfect birthday gift.

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  12. I already had serious Hobby Lobby Envy and you go and make is WORSE!!!

    Adorable!

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  13. Hey those are really cool looking! I'm glad Past You had enough foresight to buy those beads :)

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  14. So cute!! Don't you just love Hobby Lobby?! :) Great job!
    ~Jennifer
    www.studiojru.com

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  15. Those are super cute! I love that you painted the lids checkered. How fun.

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  16. Those turned out super cute! Nice job, I love them!!!

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  17. Patti,
    These turned out great! That is a wonderful knock-off!! Only thing missing is the cookies :-)
    Jane

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  18. I love them - they are sooooo cute !
    Kammy

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  19. The cookie jars are wonderful. My DIL loves Mackenzie-Childs but the prices make it prohibitive for her to own but a few pieces. Looks like I found a project I can make for her b'day. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  20. WOW!!! Great job!!! I can learn from you girl. I found you from Make it for Monday. I am your newest follower!!! I can't wait to see what you do next!

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  21. Yay, Patti! I love having everything on hand for such a great transformation. Love them.

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  22. Those are fantastic. I love the way the look. Great idea..the handles you created are fabulous.

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  23. Oh my goodness, how cute are these?! I wish I had the counter space for something like this. I would love to keep my kids' goodies in there rather than all over my kitchen. LOL!

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  24. Thanks for the nice comment - had to check out your blog! How creative you are with the canisters - I can't wait to check out the rest of your creativity!

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  25. Clever girl! These are darling. ~ Sarah

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  26. These lool GREAT! I love anything by MacKenzie Childs. What a great idea!

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  27. oh I love Mackenzie Childs stuff! I like to do the checks too...these look great

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  28. I really like the way your cookie jars turned out. I have purchased quite a bit of her things but now that life has changed I will be making the rest of them... :) do you suppose you could tell us how you got those checks so perfect looking? Please? I could make some for Christmas presents. Thanks and especially thanks for sharing.

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  29. Hi Patti, I'm featuring your Mackenzie-Child cookie jars tomorrow night (Monday) at Project Queen's #8 Highlight Party!

    Thanks so much for linking them up. Hope you come back this week for another fun party!

    Mandy
    www.projectqueen.org

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  30. These look awesome, Patti.
    I am still looking for beads and gold trim but haven't found any I can afford. I ended up putting white knobs on my glass jars you painted lids for...they look really good but not like they should. :)
    xo bj

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  31. these so look like the real deal!) chris

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  32. Hi! I know this is an old post, but I just had to come see when I visited your blog and saw the heading.. I am a fan of MacKenzie Childs, too!
    I just painted salt and pepper grinders like this, and the cookie jars would be a fun addition! Thanks! I am definitely going to browse around your blog some more, but for now, I'm off to Hobby Lobby! LOL

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