Isn't it wonderful? My swap partner was
Heather at Speckled Egg. The thing that I am so intrigued with here, is this: If you wrote out a list of the items that we used, and a description of colors, you would have very similar lists . . . with amazingly dissimilar results! I don't know about you, but I think that sort of thing is fascinating.
Do you love that she personalized it with my initial? The D is for Debbi, silly. :)
I shot off an immediate email after it arrived, and told her how fascinated I was by the items that she included . . . she couldn't even know how these things applied to me. A small list: I sew, kind of a lot actually, {measuring tape}, I have an entire wall decorated with keys and escutcheon plates {I buy antique keys as souvenirs when we travel.}, I have a major thing for typewriters {which includes typewriter keys, natch, I even have 3 or 4 antique typewriters!} Have you noticed that a frozen Charlotte is represented? I so love frozen Charlotte's that I am, as we speak, preparing molds to cast them in sterling! I think she got me.
Thank you, Heather!
This is the shadowbox that I sent to her. We discussed that she loved nature {wasp nest, bird nest, natural quail egg} {the pennants obstruct your view of the little copper bird nest with pearl eggs on the top shelf}; she has 2 little girls {the clipboard soldered charm}; her birthday is represented on the bottle {but hidden}, ~ the bottle sort of represents a bit of me ~ her blog is Speckled Egg {self-explanatory} ;) . . . and these are her colors of choice.
I was generally going for a Natural Science sort of look {porcelain crucible and other previously mentioned pieces}, and age, and then there was my plan that these things should be able to be handled and studied and manipulated by her children. Which she tells me they are. {Yay! A win!} I loved the way the doors made the shadowbox into a tiny cupboard, and I think that makes the items stored within feel more precious.
It is only 5 1/2" X 5 1/2" overall. Don't you just love tiny things?
If you would like to see what the other participants came up with, click on the links below for the two blog posts that Amy at Inspire Co. has shared with us!
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I would so do this again! I am, in fact! It's an entirely different theme . . .when I finish, you know me,
I'll share pictures! :)
~ Much Love! ~
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