First up, here's what Lisa sent me.
Sewing pattern used as packaging: such a neat touch!
Ooooo, what's in there?? 
Check it out!-Love puppy
-2 sweet tags
-Chocolate covered raspberry sticks
-Heart doily
-Delicious earrings (Look at them! They are DE-licious)
-Button heart wreath
-3 mercury glass ornaments (swoon!)
What a cute display idea! Lisa sells lots of different styles of earrings in her booth. She made the display card! Already wore these to work and got a compliment!
What a sweet wreath!Lisa, thank you so much for a great box of goodies!
Now for what I sent Lisa:
-Red mercury glass-look candle stick with plain candle
-Red mercury glass-look votive cup with cinnamon candle (Lisa likes cinnamon scent)
-Red vintage-look rhinestone brooch for wearing or crafting
-Rhinestone heart picture frame
-Red heart ornaments
-Little set of cherub wings
-"Love" banner (I made it!)
-Irresistible Valentine cherub card (It was...just wait, you'll see)
Here's the banner I made...I love making these things! Although I always want to keep them...
I like to include a card listing the package contents and any explanation I feel is needed. Here's the card/booklet I made for Lisa. I used two cardboard hearts that came covered with red glitter on one side (got a package of 6, different sizes, at Wal-Mart). I covered the back side of the hearts with magazine pictures of roses (Lisa's favorite flower), traced the heart shape a couple times on white paper using those as pages in the card, punched a hole through the whole booklet and tied it together with a strip of tulle. Sweet!
Can you resist this little guy?? Now you see why I had to buy this card?? I didn't want to use it because the message says something about "From all of us", but I had to include it in the package. I have one in a little frame as part of my Valentine decor.
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Heidi set a $20 limit (before postage) for this swap which I really enjoyed. I didn't feel self conscious about whether or not I sent enough, and I had a GREAT time seeing what good deals I could get for my money. I can't even tell you how excited I was when I totaled up my expenses and found that everything except the card and the banner (I already had the materials for that) totaled exactly $20. Hey, its the little things and life, you know...Also, while none of this is actually vintage I had a lot of fun gathering things I thought looked vintage.
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I enjoyed this swap SO much; thanks Heidi for a great swap and for pairing me with a great partner. Thank you, Lisa, for all my goodies!!
