Aunt Peaches Valentine Swap Part II

My three Valentines from the Aunt Peaches Valentines Swap

Valentine’s Day has come and gone.  Mine would have been uneventful (sigh . . .) if not for the Aunt Peaches Valentine swap.  I wrote about that once before here, but that only covered the Valentines I sent.  I also received three Valentines.

The first one I received was from Tya of Craft.Run.Wag.  Isn’t it pretty and super professional looking?  I opened it and thought, “Geez! Mine looks amateurish.”  Well done, Tya! 

The first Valentine to arrive.

The next to arrive was from Patty.  How cute is this matchbox Valentine?  You open it up to find this adorable little felt heart.  Not only that, but the heart is a pin!  So cute!  Thank you, Patty!  I love it.

Cute matchbox Valentine.

With a surprise inside!

And it's a pin to boot.

Last, but not least, was this sweet Valentine from Puja.  Can you imagine gluing on every single one of those tiny hearts?  I’d have glue everywhere.  I’m not a tidy gluer so I admire gluing that is well done and Puja did a great job of it.  The caption inside reads “You are one in a million.” 

The third and final Valentine.

I loved the spirit of this swap and feel lucky to have participated.  Thank you to Tya, Patty and Puja for the Valentines I received.  I love each of them.  And thanks to Aunt Peaches for organizing the whole shebang!

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Aunt Peaches Valentine Swap

Do you read the Aunt Peaches blog?  You should because it is hi-lar-i-ous!  Her posts often make me laugh out loud and her craft projects are like no one else’s. 

I recently signed up to be part of the Aunt Peaches Valentines Swap.  It’s a fairly simple concept.  You sign up, you get the addresses of three fellow swap-ees to whom you send a Valentine and in return, you get three Valentines from three different swap-ees.  No prizes, no reposting on Twitter and Facebook to increase your chances of winning; just the chance to send some random kindness into the world via a Valentine, and get a little something in return.

I recently wrote about going to a Valentine making get together, but I decided not to use those Valentines.  I wasn’t 100% happy with them.  I needed to make more so more I would make.  Then I had a great idea!  I was going to make a pendant that could be detached from the cards and worn on Valentine’s Day! 

I went online and found some Valentine graphics I could use on printable Shrinky Dinks.  I love my Shrinky Dinks.  If you don’t believe me, just check out this jewelry and these dog tags.  I kept the card fairly simple so the earrings would stand out.  I couldn’t resist a pun.  I wrote, “I'm de-pendant-- on you being my Valentine.”  Groan . . .

These are hitting the mail today.  I have a couple of overseas people so I hope they arrive by February 14^th.  I can’t wait to get my Valentines!

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