Swap and Tell with Tarnished Royalty

I am loving the concept of Swap and Tell over at Tarnished Royalty.

It is simple, you link an item or service you want to trade and then wait to see if someone wants to swap.

You can ask someone to swap first, of course.

Then you exchange info, and pay your own postage to send the item.

Off it goes.  

You receive the item you agreed to trade for.

Then each of you write a review of the service, product and overall impression of the other shop.

Easy Peasy.

Lucky me...I got to swap with Ann this time from Tarnished Royalty.

Now this is actually like some kind of surreal dream because I am a longtime fan of hers.

She is even sweeter and kinder than I could imagine.

Hard to believe...isn't it?

Her box came right after my first fall show so it was such a nice surprise after such a busy weekend.

I love when the presentation makes you not want to open it....

True story..I just admired it on my dining room table for a full day before I could make myself unwrap this little beauty.

So lovely.

Ann included a lovely handwritten note.

Such a personal touch.

Her business card is just so enchanting...

And while I have loved her style and work for awhile, I was not familiar with that amazing crown on her card....

I love unwrapping something...

all breathless and excited...

 to find another layer of wondering.....

There it is...

The lovely little B necklace.

I am excited to have this sweet little necklace.

It has been a very long time since I had one this length.

I love the robin's egg blue...

One of my favorite colors.

I could not be more pleased with this swap.  

It arrived quickly and was wrapped beautifully.

The quality is first rate.

I had fun poking around Ann's shop at Tarnished Royalty.

I especially liked the Tiara Hat Bands like this one.

Isn't it fabulous?

LOVE it!

Find it here.

I love this necklace as well.

You can go right to the shop for this item.

At her blog she has some amazing tutorials.

I adore when an artist will share how to make something. 

 I think it shows such confidence and  an open heart.

I love this spiderweb tutorial.

I have to make some of these....

You can too...

And here is the perfect little pearl spider for that web....

Here is the link to the tutorial.

I am just enchanted by her style, grace and inner beauty.

Thanks, Ann, for a great trade.

Thanks for stopping by....

Swap and Tell #6

Last week I linked up to join the Swap and Tell #6 at Tarnished Royalty.

There were lots of great things to choose from but I am crazy about Frozen Charlottes and a long time admirer of Donna from Distressed Donna Down Home so I hoped to swap with her.

She agreed.

Yay! 

I sent her 6 of the Rose bangles made from old sheets that I shared here.

Her box arrived...

In a matter of days...

Don't you love that moment of anticipation when you first open a box?

I actually opened this and then made myself stop to go get the camera so you could see too...

Donna had the perfect mix of safe and pretty packaging.

The plastic bag is a great idea just in case the glass jar would break during shipment.

No worries, though.

It arrived safely.

Such pretty tissue paper.

Just perfect for what is wrapped inside.

The seam binding and beautiful hand stamped tag are removed.

I will use the seam binding for another project. 

 I don't have any of my own in black.

Under the pretty tissue paper was bubble wrap for safety.

On the back of the beautiful tag is a sweet note from Donna.

It only took me a few seconds to dig into this fun jar of goodies.

Lots and lots of lace. 

Three different kinds.

My favorite is the cotton lace.

I know it will take dye or stain beautifully.

Sweet vintage antique buttons in creamy whites.

And that frozen Charlotte of course.

There is so much future fun to be had here.

That jar was packed full of lace.

I collect Charlottes in lots of sizes.

I love them.

I think they are beautiful when added to art pieces.

But I can't bear to actually add them...

so I make molds from them and then make resin and clay Charlottes that I can add without the guilt.

I loved this swap and tell.

I hope Donna is as thrilled as I am.

Her items were beautiful, arrived quickly and were beautifully packaged.

It doesn't get any better than that.

Thanks Donna.

You can see her blog Distressed Donna Down Home.

Or shop her Etsy shop Distressed Donna.

It is full of gorgeous vintage finds and handcrafted treats.

Or follow her on Pinterest.

Or follow her on Facebook.

And thanks for stopping by...