Merry Swap

Hello everyone! I recently had the chance to participate in another Sister Shoebox Swap hosted by sister bloggers Monica and Carrie. This swap's theme was "Merry", perfect for this holiday season!
Dawn was my swap buddy again this time around and I loved getting to reconnect with her and put together a special package of goodies for her. Below is a pic of what I sent her...

sorry Dawn I stole this pic from you ;-)

I love the Nerf dart on the floor, reminds me of my house! LOL

I sent her pine-cones from around WA scented with rose hips and cinnamon (from Micheal's), jingle bells, candy canes, friendship soup mix, homemade cookies (in the box, from here and here), my favorite recipes written out on a digital scrapbooking kit, a cardinal candle holder and some of my favorite tea for her to try! 

Here is what I received from her...

I love the snowman box!

Paper crafts made by her! Gift tags, P for Price and a mini scrapbook!

Yummy treats! The kids' favorites!

 Beautiful ornaments! I love the pine-cones on the angel!

Homemade cookies (great minds think alike!), Christmas themed cupcake papers and picks and a snowflake spatula! I don't know why but the spatula makes me smile every time I see it!

I feel so spoiled by Dawn and loved everything in my box! Thanks Dawn!

Have a Blessed Christmas time Everyone!

Nest Swap Show and Tell

 I participated in another Sister Shoebox Swap hosted by bloggers Monica and Carrie (who are sisters) and had so much fun with it! These two ladies are so encouraging, edifying and fun. I love reading their blog posts about crafts, family and most of all; the word of God.

This time around the theme was "Nest"! As most of you know we have chickens. Since getting those little ladies, I've been studying about chickens and other birds and have fallen in love with them. My swap partner Dawn and I stuck pretty close the the theme and put together little gift boxes for each other.

This is my package from Dawn. A bird wind chime, a giant pencil (that the boys love), some flower seeds, Cadburry Mini-Eggs (they didn't even stay around long enough for a photo, lol) and this totally AMAZING scrapbook that Dawn made herself. The pages fold out and have all these cute embellishments on them.I love the "Bless our nest" title on the cover. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to fill it with photos from this house or maybe where ever we end up next.

Yet again I forgot to take a pic of the package I sent off to Dawn, just as I did on the last swap I did. So if you really want to see it check out her blog. Her box included a hot cocoa jar mix, bunny marshmallows, coconut nest candies for her & her family, a pretty little box, knitted hot pads, a nest tealight holder, "sweet song bird" stamp and some sunflower seeds (her favorite flower). I hope you loved your box Dawn!

 My past Swap photos can be found by clicking the "swap" tag below. ;-D

Shoebox Swap!

I recently took part in this gift swap over at the Homespun Heart and it was so much fun! Usually these blogging sisters use a theme like "clean sweep" or "noel" for their swaps, but this time around it was choose your own theme and I think it kinda makes the element of surprise a little bit more fun.

My swap partner was April and we literally had the same answers to most of the getting know to you questions. We didn't get to talk much before the swap deadline, but are fastly becoming friends through facebook chat. Special bonus...She lives like 10 minutes from Trish, so I'm hoping to meet her soon!

Here is what I received from April...

Some yummy smelling coffee from Maple Valley, a book, magazine, recipe cards (I needed some for a new something I'll post about soon), blank note cards, super soft socks, notepad, pretty necklace and that little hook thing on the socks is a bookmark with blue jewels and a moon on it!

For the box I sent her I went with an outdoors kind of theme. It included some Woods Coffee, cinnamon pine cones, a votive candle w/ a basket holder, a book, recipe cards, a jar of "Friendship Soup" mix, outdoor themed toys for her kids and an apron I made that looks just like this one...

I had so much fun doing this swap and enjoyed putting the package together. Can't wait for the next one!