By the Dozen swap

WOW! Have I ever gotten lucky w/ swap partners! Jane @ Mamie Jane's was my partner for the By The Dozen egg exchange (hosted by Christine @ A Work in Progress) & she was extremely generous to me. So much so, that she couldn't close the carton & packed it, wrapped up like this. How cute!!! And almost everything stayed in place...I hope the one I sent her, did as well.


And I LOVE how she decorated the carton! Using a vintage hankie to cover the top & adding a handle....and the color scheme is so bright & cheery. It just screams Spring doesn't it?

She stuck w/ the same wonderful color scheme through-out the whole carton ...loved that!

She was very, very clever & used one of the egg compartments as a pin cushion..using a bit of the left-over hankie.

Just look at all the goodies! Wellllll....almost all the goodies. The chocolate never made it into the photo shoot. LOL She sent an old rummy card w/ a C, metal plate thingamajig, wooden spool of red thread, lace wrapped clothespin & lots of other neat treasures!

The Family magnet is made out of an old piano key (I think) & the button pin is too cute.

I have a thing for fleur des lis so love the medallion & isn't the clothespin charming? And how thoughtful of her to send my name, spelled out in little scrabble tiles! Thank you Jane!

Sweet decoupaged egg.

And she sent a beautiful soldered charm! It's made out of glass "bubbles"...should have taken a picture of the sides of it but as a beginner, I think I can safely say that it took a bit of skill to solder. Here's one side....

And here's the other. Too cute, huh?

Wonderful old key adorned w/ jewelry & thread.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this ball of twine note holder...how clever!!!! Jane made use of a large spool of twine as part of her Easter decor & it's awesome....go see!




This is the egg carton I made for Jane. I used the image I have for my Easter header...I thought it was appropriate.

Jane, your egg carton was probably in total disarray when you opened it but this is what it was supposed to look like. ;o)

I copied Lisa @ Tarnished & Tattered & made a pocket for the inside of the lid out of wide ribbon. I tucked lace bits & images inside the pocket & filled the compartments w/ vintage seam binding, old buttons, dried roses, a porcelain thimble, etc.

I included the cherub charm I shared in my last post. Funny that we each sent a soldered charm, huh? Told you we had very similiar tastes. I just wish I had half her style. If you haven't been to her blog you should really check it out. She's very vintage but gives it all a fresh & modern vibe.

I made another "charm" out of a bottle cap...embellished w/ glitter & a rhinestone J.

I had a hard time giving up the tiny flower frog, I recently found @ an estate sale, but it fit in the compartment just perfect so off it went.

And I always like to include, in all my swaps, at least one treasure that makes my heart go, "noooo, I want that!!!!". I think it's good therapy for me & that way, every swapper gets a little piece of my heart. LOL For the last swap it was the rhinestone cross, for this one, it is this tiny cherub....take good care of it Jane! ;o)

I'll say it again, partners like Jane make swapping a lot of fun! Thanks for being my partner Jane!