My M.E. Box from Vicki

This year Vicki from over at Cherry Chick Jewelry and I exchanged some Christmas goodies which, of course, were Mary Engelbreit inspired. I made for her 25 little M.E. matchboxes hanging from a M.E. yo-yo Christmas wreath. We both needed a bit of propping up this holiday season so our little exchange did the trick perfectly. A gift from a friend always boosts the spirits and puts a smile on one’s face. Thank you so much, Vicki, for thinking of me. I love my box, I DARE anyone to touch my M.E. pen, and I cannot wait to use my note cards and my rhinestone goodie... BUT, best of all are my Cherry Chick cherry earrings. You are the best jewelry maker in the whole wide USA. I adore the watch you made me, and now I have a pair of your darling earrings. I am one lucky gal, and feel so fortunate to have made friends with such lovely people as you and Debby since I started blogging. It was great fun swapping with the two of you. Happy Holidays to you, my friend.

The M.E. paper she used is so Christmasy, and she covered the inside of the box with the same paper stuffing it with bright and shiny red tinsel pieces. Under all of that red were my little goodies.

Isn’t this the cutest little box top? I surely think so!

Here are my little goodies: my note cards, my pen, and rhinestone cherries.

Finally, here are my precious cherry earrings. Vicki is such a talented artist, and I just love all the things she creates. Her work is beautiful, and I am gradually acquiring a little collection of it with the pins and pendants she has made for me along with my watch and earrings. Again, thank you, Vicki, from the bottom of my heart.

This post is also a part of Vicki’s M.E. Mondays. Be sure to stop by her site to see other precious M.E. posts this week.

My Precious Box from Debby

This holiday season I participated in my first two swaps: one was the the Swap for All Seasons Matchbox Swap sponsored by Linda and A Christmas Box Swap sponsored by Debby over at The Cozy Blanket. I have been posting the little matchboxes I received one day at a time, and now here is my box that Debby made me. It is the sweetest thing, and I love it.

The red and white checks against the black on the outside of the box turned out so attractive and and looked like something right out of a M.E. magazine. As all of you know, I am a true lover of Mary Engelbreit’s work.

This is the top of my box with Anna Estelle and her rosy cheeks.

The box was filled with so many wonderful  little goodies.

Here I tried to spread them all out so you could see them: flavored tea and  coffee, 2 Christmas volitive candles in little jars, one of Debby’s adorable little bottle cap necklaces she made especially for my 5 year old granddaughter, Eloise, a teacher’s pencil holder, a popcorn ornament, M.E. bookmarks which I desperately needed, an M.E. cherry rhinestone accessory, and a dear little “Noel” tiny ornament. Thank you Debby so much for all of your hard work. You are such a special lady, and I appreciate your box so very much. Happy Holidays to you and your family this year. Your gift to me has brightened my home and my heart