I don't participate in many swaps but one that is a favorite of mine is Heather Rowley's Petite Inspiration Swap. You take a simple match box and cover it with vintage papers,fabric or wall paper and adorn it to the theme of the swap. The fun part is tucking in tiny vintage treasures. I love creating these tiny boxes. This last swap was the Vintage Flea Market Style Edition. Over 60 women participated in the swap! My swap partners were Michelle of Petite Michelle Louise and Kristin of Sweet Dreams Art Studio. Each of these sweet ladies took great care to create a box with lovely vintage detail. I was not disappointed. Take a look at the wonderful boxes and tiny treasures I received.
The wonderful vintage style box that Michelle created.
The Sweet Vintage Details.
The tiny vintage treasures that were tucked inside the wonderful box Michelle created.
Tiny trinkets- flea market style!
Merci Michelle!
The Lovely box that Kristen Pare created.
The Pretty details.
The sweet treasures Kristin tucked inside our packages.
Tiny flea market style tidbits to create with!
Kristin created this pretty flower from vintage tidbits that she added to our packages. My LuLu wants to wear it in her hair!
Thank you so much Kristin.
I was in a mad dash to get my packages in the post to meet the deadline. I was not able to take a picture of the boxes I created. I borrowed this image from Michelle!
You can see the tiny treasures I tucked inside by boxes by visiting Michelle and Kristin's blogs.
To see some of the other boxes that were created for the Petite InspirationBox swap you can visit the Flickr site.
Stop by Heather's sweet blog The Speckled Egg to see the boxes she created. She also has a lovely shop filled with treasures to create with!
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swap are so much fun!!!! and you meet such adorably wonderful people!!!! big hugz!
Posted by: nike dunk 2011 | September 14, 2011 at 06:44 PM
What lovely packages!!
Posted by: jill | March 29, 2011 at 07:12 PM
ooh such gorgeous little morsels of delight they are fantastic
Posted by: a box of chocolates | March 29, 2011 at 02:07 PM
Oh how I love your blog....it sets me dreaming of bird things, and you are one of several people that inspired me to think about birds and my new post. Thank you dearest for commenting such lovely things! Freedom from so much, so many worries is what we all will have one day, but for now, gratitude for the simplicity is all that I want. WE TOO have snow, but it is melting and we actually went out yesterday to prune a little tree in our garden! It was chilly, but FUN TO GET OUT!!
Have a quiet and productive day dearest Lorraine, and be FREE AS A BIRD!!! Anita
Posted by: anita rivera | March 29, 2011 at 03:47 AM
lorraine...
i can.t believe all those wonderful treasures fit into a matchbox.
honestly...how neat!
of course your gifts would be amazing in return...i STILL marvel at the precious art kit you put together for me when i was heading to brave girls. it was almost like art itself. i hated to use ANYTHING in it.
you have such a gift for things like that.
what a wonderful swap to participate in.
i love you.
hope you are basking in sunshine in your corner of the world.
(we have enough to share here!)
hugs,
c
Posted by: chrissy | March 28, 2011 at 05:27 PM
What a wonderful swap! The boxes you sent and received were all wonderful. You ladies were a great match!
And gorgeous photos as always!
xo, Cerri
PS, the swap sign ups are now posted on my blog. :)
Posted by: Cerri | March 28, 2011 at 01:41 AM
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my word!!!! What CUTENESS!!!
m ^..^
Posted by: {occottage} | March 25, 2011 at 06:49 PM
I love that sweet soft looking box..and the tiny treasures..wish I could create like that! ;D
Posted by: Julie Harward | March 25, 2011 at 06:41 PM
Hi Lorraine,
How beautiful your gift swaps are.
Everything is so precious and pretty and I am amazed that all the gifts went into a little match box.
Thanks for showing us and I hope that you have a happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
Posted by: Carolyn Green | March 25, 2011 at 04:52 PM
Wonderful "little" treasures. Have a delightful weekend.
Posted by: lilylovekin | March 25, 2011 at 01:45 PM
so happy you love your petite box from me lorraine. i very much enjoyed this swap and being your partner. meric..merci! :)
Posted by: michelle | March 25, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Oh my gosh, I just adore all of these petites boites avec tresors, Lorraine! Such pretty, pretty little treats!!!
Posted by: Zita - Mlle Magpie | March 25, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Everything is so pretty...your boxes are always filled with such treasures. I remember the day I received the sweet box from you in my mail...it was such a delight. Happy Friday my sweet friend. xoxox
Posted by: koralee | March 25, 2011 at 08:30 AM
Love those sweet treasures!!! I am a lover of tiny things! So pretty!
Posted by: Sandra Lee | March 25, 2011 at 08:11 AM
Thank you for sharing this goodness Lorraine! Really fun to share, isn't it? Yes, I agree Heather's swaps and shop are a fun thing. Enjoy your weekend cute girl!
Posted by: Cherie Wilson | March 25, 2011 at 07:46 AM
GOOD MORNING DEAREST! It is good that I scrolled down far into my bloglist because I would not have seen this LOVELY, WONDERFUL POST! This new post did not bump up to the front as the new posts usually do. How lovely, all this magical paper...you have my heart! I am looking forward to a whole week of being off on Spring Break...and creating, hopefully, more paper goodies. Have a lovely day, Anita
Posted by: anita rivera | March 25, 2011 at 02:54 AM
I love your little boxes Lorraine. Each one full of pretty things. I love Michelles creations, but I will need to visit Kristen's blog, because I don't think I know her. Thank you for sharing the link. I think I'll pop over now and say hi.
More snow today...rats!
sending hugs
Posted by: June | March 24, 2011 at 09:37 PM
So beautiful, Lorraine! They were lucky girls! Have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,
Sheila
Posted by: Sheila | March 24, 2011 at 08:36 PM
absolutely beautiful in every way!
Posted by: Polly Wood | March 24, 2011 at 11:36 AM
what sweet treasures!!!! heather's swap are so much fun!!!! and you meet such adorably wonderful people!!!! big hugz!
Posted by: barbara burkard | March 24, 2011 at 09:08 AM