Give a little love

I participated in my first swap ever, the Amour swap hosted by Cathy Scalise of Treasured Heirlooms. We were to alter a heartshaped box to fit our partner and fill it with goodies. My partner was Nicole Gibson-Rice of Gibby's Girl. I scoured her blog to see what I could see about her and discovered that she likes mermaids. So I covered my heart box with book pages (I think I'm getting to be a one trick pony with the book pages--it's my go to look), then I attached a cast iron mermaid and surrounded her with rolled pages and gauzy ribbon. I attached a heart earring to her wrist (it reminded me of an anchor) and printed out some lines about an enchanting mermaid from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream then glittered at will.

Nicole claims an obsession bordering on hoarding with old lace, so I sent her a few batches to add to her stash. She also collects miscellaneous floral dishes, so I sent her the creamer with romantic little roses on it. I found some pink and white vintage notions at the flea market and a couple of sweet linens.

I wrapped some of the gifts in sheet music, one of which was a big pack of Twizzlers black licorice, Nicole's favorite candy.

Nicole has two kitties, so I sent them some treats, too. I probably went overboard on the candy, but it's hard to resist those aisles in the store with all sorts of colorful confections.

I had a great time putting together a package for a new friend...just wait until you see what she sent me!