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Wishing you and yours the very brightest New Year... this has been a difficult year for many we are praying that the coming year will be brighter and prosperous for all. While we have had difficult times remember that there are so many who do not have even the smallest of blessings that we hav…

this beautiful box was sent to meeee... and it came from across the Big Pond from Sherry Sherrys Simple Blog .   What a sweet graphic !  Inside a lovely charm.  Thank you Sherry!  Thank you to all the creative gals who sent such beautiful treasure. Thank you for all your wonderful comments and …

Day Eighteen of our altered matchbook swap ... it really has flown by ! This precious matchbook was created by Sandi ... Musings of Sam I Am . What a cheerful, happy box, children building a snowman and inside a beautiful pair of earrings with a snowflake !   Thank you Sandi, I will be sportin&#…

Day Fourteen brings this sweet and colorful box from Becky.  I love the sweet little girl on the front...you can see she has a sparkly hat and scarf. Inside the polka dot lining and the sweetest little knit mitten ornie!  Thank you Becky I loooove it. Day Fifteen is another box from across th…

Thanks to Linda at A Swap for all Seasons every day of December until Christmas starts with opening a sweet little altered matchbox that reveals it's tiny treasure! Day eleven comes from Hope who  has moved across the pond to England ... you can visit her at Pixies Ponderings    I lov…

the 25 Days of Christmas matchbox swap continues....Day Seven created by Ruth of Through My Gardens Gate...her blog seems to be down.  Hope she is okay and checks in with someone soon.  I love this box with the beaded star on top and the copper starfish inside.  I'm working with copper now a…

Day Four from Erica .ZunkyChic ..I just love the stair step girls that are Santa's Helpers ... then add the cutest little snowman ornie and you have a precious altered matchbox.  thank you Erica!  Day Five comes from Valarie   Glittery Daze and Nights    altho she doesn't seem to be …

Day three brings this happy, cheerful matchbox from Lizzi http://www.lizzidroege.typepad.com .   Inside was a sweet bottle cap.   Thank you for this sweet matchbox Lizzi ! Lizzi just posted that she received my Day Three matchbox...please visit her blog to see it...this swap just keeps getting …

Day two...what a delight !!!  Ya'll know that I just love, love, LOVE this matchbox and what it had inside.  I wish you could see this little treasure, photos just can't show you how very sweet  is.   Created by  Linda of           Lambsworld     not only is the outside beautiful but look…

I was delighted to see that my first matchbox was created by Michele Ask Michele Something Special because I knew even before I opened it that it would indeed be something special....and LOOK !!!  Inside this delightful box was a tag that says "JOY" AND attached to the tag a beauti…