valentine matchbox swap

Remember the boxes I sent out to my swap partners for Speckled Egg's Valentine Petite Inspiration Box Swap...

Well, here are the wonderful boxes full of goodies I got in return...

This stunning box was made by Jill

look at all the wonderful things inside...so much stuff that there was goodness overflow. I love the little shaker of red glitter and all the great ephemera. My favorite of all is the very sweet vintage box with "Directions" printed on it.

This beautiful box was from sweet Jana

Can you believe all this great stuff? My favorite is the little "Keep Calm and Carry On" charm that she made and the miniature fork.

This beauty was made by Crystal

Look at this sweet little Valentine girl she made!

What a very fun swap this was. It's amazing how much stuff you can put in a matchbox.

Visit here to hear about other great swaps that Heather hosts.

envelope wraps

This is such a fun idea...these are labels that wrap around the envelope placing the return address on the back and the to address on the front. Isn't that a good idea?
Ordinary envelopes transform into something really special.
and pretty.
Look for them at my Open Sky shop. We have two designs but if you have your eye on another design above that you'd like better, just let us know in a comment and we'll work on adding them too.
Genius. Click here to buy.

(Please note: To make sure the post office understands exactly this fancy new system, write To: and From: directly on the labels)

cupcake house anyone?

I did another guest spot over at Teresa's magazine. This time, I show how to make a sweet little cupcake house.

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