Show and Tell...Swap and Snow

There is so much going on right now....
Swap packages have been sent and received. The pictures from the Amour Swao can not be shown until Valentine's Day.
Lots of different Valentine projects...some I can show and some I can't show yet!
Five friends and family members have birthdays in the first 15 days of February so I've been hurrying to get things in the mail.
We had 26-inches of snow last night and the city of Pittsburgh is pretty much closed down...it is beautiful here though, because the sun is shining.
With all of that said...here are the pictures...
A Swap for All Seasons is my favorite swap group. It is always reliable...it is always fun...it is always beautiful. Linda Smith was my partner and this is what I sent her...

A garland made using glassine bags, vintage Valentine images, punched hearts and stamped lettering

 Cream painted mini clothespins kept the bags attached to the pink polka dot ribbon. After Valentine's Day, Linda can replace the images with photographs of her own if she'd like.

some little bags had Valentines and some had envelope images

You know how much I love little bottles with pearls and flowers!

Provisions for crafting, a candy box of buttons, a vintage Valentine and a wonderful mini paper shredder!

My package from Linda included these wonderful items...once I was able to rip into the beautiful wrapping..

An assortment of Vintage, handmade and sweets...

The most beautiful altered cigar box!

the inside was as lovely as the outside...

and this is what I found inside...a necklace and matching earrings made by Linda...

the picture doesn't begin to do these pieces justice!

Linda's (and Susie's) famous Chai Tea mix....perfect for today...

A beautiful red and white hankie wrapped around some Vintage Valentines and a cupid stamp..

Everything was placed in this beautiful box....

I am so lucky to have been matched with the Hostess Supreme herself, and she spoiled me completely!

This is another garland I made for a friend using the same concept of glassine bags and vintage images...this time using red heart-shaped paper clips to attach the bags to the red and white checked ribbon...

Some gifts for my friend, Mimi's birthday. Three of us got together here for a very casual lunch of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. We had lots of fun ..Mimi wrote about it here.

A decorated chipboard box...lid painted pink and aged with ink and bottom covered in paper...

Paper flowers tea-stained and arranged with vintage seam binding and lace..

Inside a little Love garland (no glassine bags for this one)

I said I love Valentine crafting.....

Even my little muse...Tiny Elizabeth had a fun time at the party...

I'm sure you're tired of reading and looking at my paper art projects...

so I'll leave you with these images for now. This is what our 26 inches of snow looks like.

If you're in the Eastern part of the country, you can identify with these pictures

...if you live in Arizona...feel lucky, very, very, lucky!