Enchanted is now in two days!!
Seems like April would never come back in October when all the details were announced!!
But it's almost time and I've been gettin ready:)
Now usually I join a bunch of swaps.........
This time around I didn't. Just not enough hours in the day and to be honest I burnt myself out when I joined like 7 for Winter Wonderland back in December. All that wrapping and prepping still gives me nightmares:)
However I did host one.
Just one:)
The Sing a New Song Little Bluebird Box Swap.........
Enchanted is about Snow White and all types of foresty little things..........
Bluebirds, deer, rabbits, mushrooms, flowers, branches and anything else you might find in an Enchanted Forest.........
Thinking of that the bluebird box swap was born. It also helped to be antique shopping and with Kim's keen eye finding the sweetest little box with a bluebird on it;)
The idea was born and then you run with and run I did...........
It helped to have an abundance of glass boxes! Some boxes I've had a very long time and were under $10. In fact I had so many I actually sold a few:) These are a few I kept.......
The casket boxes are my favorite. This one I found up in Cambria antiquing with the man for $14!
These got addictive to make. Once I ran out of bluebirds and my actual swap was done I just kept going. I love charlottes in case you couldn't tell:) So happy when my friend Cheryl offered to split up a lot of them she found on Ebay for a killer price!! All my boxes I used vintage millinery velvet leaves and stems. I also had vintage bead flowers and some celluloid ones. Lots and lots of paper mushrooms (my fav!). The berries are from Julie Collings on Etsy another favorite! Gold bullion and wire for nests. Plastic birds, butterflies and pearl sprigs from Michael's. Boxes are from about a dozen different antique malls and Pottery Barn had some at Christmas time that went on clearance. Gotta love Pottery Barn clearance!!
That was my last box:)
All together I did 9!
Each one I loved more and more and it's going to be so hard to give any one of them away on Friday night!!
But I will.....
Reluctantly;)
Be back after Enchanted!!
