Bunny Swap Buddy

Girls, I've been told by many friends that I should be in swaps because I love to craft so much.  But...I've seen some swap mammas in action and it is intimidating.  I'm crafty but not nearly as creative as many peeps.

I participated in 2 Easter swaps this season and loved every minute of it.  Both of my packages arrived on the same day.  lol~! This is my 2nd swap ever.

 It was a happy day.

1 peek inside and I was squealing with delight.  I wanted to just stare at the pretty tissue.  Every item was individually wrapped.  I'm constantly surrounded by boys, ya'll...this thrills me. 

OMG!!  She made me a bunny!! 

OMG...I love her so much.  I had sent her a yard of fun Spring/Easter fabric and she used it on her dress.  Yes, she shocked me.  My heart was beating fast and I was feeling woozie about looking at more. 

I got a cute new kitchen towel, a bag of foil chocolate eggs, a carmel apple jar candle, gorgeous spring ribbon and a boy bunny statuette.  Fun, fun, fun!!  I've had a blast using every bit of that ribbon this Spring.  I'm saving the candle and enjoying the boy bunny in my kitchen.  I think the foil chocolate eggs are multiplying because I kept using them and they kept being there.  lol

Look at her belly button...cuteness!!

This is what went to Virginia to Tammy...

I used my blessing ribbon.  I anointed her box and prayed for her precious family.

I sent her a kitchen towel too (lol), a fabric bunny (great minds think alike), and the yard of fabric.  I think she knows what she is doing in the sewing room and was so honored that she used my fabric and made me a bunny.  I did not make my bunny like she made hers. 

I stuffed as much candy as I could fit and a key~chain project she could give 1 of her kids.

I kinda fashioned a tussie~mussie with scrapbook paper.  I'd like to do a tussie~mussie swap.

Fun, fun, fun...glad I got over my anxiety and went for it.  Gotta keep doing it to prove that it is ok to put myself out there and I get to meet new peeps, try new things, see other peeps talent.  I love that Tammy is in Virginia and could actually meet her passing thru North Carolina trips.  

Overcoming Anxiety is a beautiful thing!! 

xox, DeniseMarie

If you feel brave about swapping and dare to join in..sneak peek:

Reveal Party

Show n Tell Friday

Finding Beauty

Pink Saturday

Bunny Hop Swap Reveal

I got paired up with a wonderful mom in Tennessee for a swap..Erin.  I signed up to do 2 swaps and both my packages came at the same time. lol

look...Erin used some of that awesome packing tape that I drool over but won't allow myself because I got a huge lot of packing tape at Sam's club and can find NO reasonable excuse to own more.  lol

What a fun way to pack a box.  She also used almost a whole sheet of pink paper to do the address label...very clever girl.

As soon as I opened the box I was so nervous that I had to sit down and take deep breathes.  I mean...this was my 1st swap.  This is me trying to overcome my anxiety...I'm so scared that I didn't do good enough.  Look...she figured out how to send an entire basket all wrapped up.  I was not that clever.

Would you look at how fabulous the ribbon is that she used on the packaging?

She put together such a cute basket!!  It was full of so many cute things. 

I immediately put it all to work.  I used the lil wire birdie at my backdoor with my fav birdhose.  I ate the lemon cookies while wrapping bunny gift baskets last week, I hid some of the chocolate for myself.  I gave 2 dear friends some of her most beautifully packaged candy.  There are 2 ornaments that are adorable.  There is a tube of watermelon bath flakes.  I was so thankful to have her artistically wrapped candy to give when a dear friend popped in and I wanted her to leave with a Spring treat after heavy discussions.  It is hard being a mom sometimes...thank goodness for the Lord, blog buddies and friends that see us in the day to day.   

Erin, I gave a dear friend's 15 year old daughter, Dakota, your lil M&M jar and it broke the ice for me to be asked by her to teach her how to scrapbook and embellish things with scrapbook tape.  This was a meaningful moment!  thanks for such a beautiful basket of treasures.  She got the basket and bath flakes.  Ya'll know I hid the Lindor's spring chocolates and won't let anyone have the matchbook eggs.   

See what I did with the basket for Dakota that needed a blessing.

She's a basketball player so I got her a chocolate bunny with a basketball for like $2.80 at Big Lots.

I filled it with scrapbook stuff so she knows I'll come over and spend time with her soon.

Now...very scared to show ya'll.

This is what I sent Erin...

I used my love tissue because I don't have girls and no cute springy tissues.  I used my blessing ribbon and anointed her package and prayed for her precious family.

embellished tin with her name on it with mini office supplies inside...for her purse or book bag.  Some candy for her and her children (4 monkeys).  A pack of tissues for the ballfield.  I think of her every time I use mine at the field.  some stuffed eggs , a Mom's prayer book...

I found a cute animal eraser that I hope 1 of her girls will like.  She had blogged about cute shaped erasers... 

fingernail polish, mini clipboards to use for gift tags or to embellish something.  The big gift is at the very bottom and I didn't get a shot of it all by itself.  Raspberry bath mousse and lotion to overcome a Tennessee winter and feel springy fresh.

I can only hope Erin liked her swap experience and I must swap again.  I gotta prove to myself it is ok to put yourself out there.  Glad to have a new blogging friend in Tennessee. 

xox, DeniseMarie

Bunny Swap Linky party to see other swap results.

Monday fun day

Oh...this piece got my heart right off. 

I went to a wonderful local consignment shop that is like a designer home store.  I try not to go more than 1 or 2 times a year.  This will be really neat used with my olden set of Blue Onion ~ Japan plates, as a centerpiece.  If any of you ever comes to H~town...I'll take you to this place.

blue ceramic love! 

I adore the cut work details.  It was 20% off $4...so $3.20

Something else I adore...

Warms my heart every single time the neighborhood ends up at our basketball hoop.

I admit..I want them to stay out there and not all end up tromping all in my kitchen for their snack and lemonade.  Only 2 of them belong to me...why do I have to give 7 of them a snack?

Whatever you say, Lord...yes...I'll do it.

xox, DeniseMarie

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