Valentine Candy box swap!

Today I am sharing

my

Valentine Candy Box Swap

that I made for 

Michele

at

Something Special 

I wanted to wait until she

received it before I showed it to you....

The task was to take a candy box

like a Whitman's Sampler

or

 a heart shaped box

decorate it and fill it with something

you handcrafted 

and

 lots of other goodies and ephemera....

Here is just a peek at some of it...

This is the lid I created with

lots of paper , glitter, stickers, and a bit of trim...

I wanted it to look aged 

and 

have a bit of a modern take on Victorian Valentines.

 I totally covered the inside with the pages

of an 1880's copy of the works of Shakespeare...

at the top is a vintage stamp inside a brass piece that has an opening window.

I stuffed all kinds of goodies inside.

Lots of valentine papers,

photographs,

a cabinet card,

some vintage furniture tacks,

and more...

This is the second layer...

Vintage gloves,

velvet ribbons,

and a tart mold that I filled with

trims,

jewelry findings,

glitter jars,

and a tiny vintage shaker.

I knew Michele collected shakers for her glitter

and even though this one is tiny

I thought it was just too cute!

Two pink fluffy chickies

I added some fun to the little tin

with buttons in it...

and instead of chocolate

I decided on these

Red Hots which I made a little cuter too!

I also filled this tiny tin box with

lots of vintage stamps...

I made a necklace for her which I forgot to photograph before I wrapped it..

 I made her this little

journal/idea notebook...

I found these awesome little books at Michael's on clearance

and have had so much fun decorating them.

I thought she'd love the little lady.

I hand stamped and painted the designs

and aged it myself.

 Fit for a queen!

I had so much fun making this...

I really enjoy the process of creating something like this

but I always worry if I have created something that is to my partners liking...

Tomorrow I will share the box Michele

sent to me...

It is Fabulous!

She got me right on!

Happy Monday everyone!

What to do with all those candy canes?

Now is the perfect

time...

Go round up those leftover candy

canes...

or even better go

find some of the 90% off kind

in the clearance section. 

Last year I had a whole box of 

miniature ones leftover from the holidays

and 

I decided to make these for Valentines day...

 All I had to buy was a bag

of white chocolate melts.

I placed all of the candy canes in a heart shape

onto a cookie sheet covered with tin-foil.

I think wax paper would be fine too.

Then I melted the chocolate and then used a spoon to 

drizzle the chocolate to fill in the center of each heart.

I used some decorative sprinkles I already had 

to add some more color.

I packaged up about 5 boxes full

and gave them away to

friends and clients.

Simple, easy, and made with love.

So go gather all those leftovers and have some fun

today!