Incoming! Egg Cartons, Part Two

In my last post I told you about the cartons I sent to April and Jackie for our egg carton swap.These are the treasures that arrived at my home over the past few days!

Jackie's was first. I'm not sure you can get the elaborate cutting and texture of her carton lid. If you see the "Paris" word on the side, you'll know she captured one of my interests!

 

There you see it! It was so stuffed that it came "tied up" with a pretty ribbon.

 

Then inside, the butterflies on the inside top lid were also dimensional. Beautiful.

And look at all the pretties within! I loved them all -- the buttons and bird-in-a-pot, the pretty pin, the fun lace trims. There were beads, thread, and these very cute tags to use for keeping notes!

It was such a treat.

Of course, the treats weren't over! April's then arrived. Hers was hand painted with a very pretty and spring border on it that made me sing! And it was one of my favorite colors, too!

And it, too, was stuffed with goodies. April is a jewelry maker and there were two lovely pieces she had made, along with Easter eggs (which she had also made), buttons and beads, pretty trims. I liked the "shred" she used -- patterns! She also made the wee bunny of paper mache. And I loved the bottle filled with beads!

She really captured so many of my passions and interests! I was delighted!

I can't say thank you enough to these two wonderful, talented and generous women for sharing their art and their gifts with me. And a special thanks to Jennifer at Amusing Provincial for pulling it all together!