Embellishment box

A lot of my facebook groups are doing these embellishment box swaps where you get this box, fill it up with embellishments, decorate the box and send it to a partner. I can't find the box that they require, but I did find a smaller one and was planning to create one for someone. One of the groups has a wish post where we fulfill other people's wishes and one person said she was bummed she missed the embellishment box swap, so I made one for her:

 This box is smaller than the other boxes which is why I didn't sign up for any of the swaps. I've also decided I'm not going to buy stuff to do swaps. I have way too much stuff and I'm not buying more just to participate in a swap. I've noticed some people make some of the embellishments they include and sometimes they just put in things to make embellishments, that's what I did.
I filled it up with buttons, beads, enamel dots, punches, wood veneer pieces, some confetti, some resin pieces, some sequins and some charms.
Here's the top of the box:

 I covered the top with this pretty floral paper, added the blue flower and these two rosettes I got in a swap. I also added the lady's name in some alphabet stickers.
The side:

I used two different laces on the side because it was wider in some points and slimmer on the front where the clasps were.
Here's how I packaged it up:

she also wanted lace and washi, so I included some of that. I made the card with a card blank from Hobby Lobby, some vintage lace, a die cut and a chip board sticker.

Alphabet tags V, W, X

Seems like I forgot to take a picture of these before I sent them. I'm so glad my partner took a picture when she received them.

 Again, I used the dictionary paper as background. V has velvet, a vampire and vanilla. W has Wonder Woman, a witch and a whale. X has a xylophone.  I had a really hard time with X, it looks like everyone else used X-ray, which I didn't even think about. The picture of the xylophone is also from the dictionary, so I layered it on some colored paper.
Here's what I received:

 And the extras:

Now, don't get me wrong, they're cute, but since one of them isn't even punched and the ribbon is too short to loop through the holes I'm a little disappointed. I shouldn't have to put things together that you're making and mailing me.
Only one set left.

Altered Paper clips

I signed up for an altered paper clip swap in one of my groups, the theme is butterflies. Here's what I made:

 I used a bunch of stickers to make them. The first one is actually some die cuts I got in a swap. The second one is a layered chipboard sticker I got in a swap. The third is a chipboard sticker from Target. The fourth is a sticker from Dollar Tree. The fifth is a glittery sticker from my stash. The sixth is a wooden sticker.
The backs:

I backed the first one with another die cut and most of the others with buttons. I backed the third one with some paper.
Here's what my partner sent me:

We had to send pictures before we were partnered (I don't care about that, but), and the first picture I sent was the top picture, the hostess asked me to do something more with the first paper clip because it looked pretty plain next to the others, so I added some bling to the middle. And to get the above back where they all look pretty plain, is kind of annoying.
The goodies:

Lavender and Green loaded bag

I signed up to make a Lavender and Green loaded bag in one of my groups. I'm not exactly sure why because this was after I made the St. Patrick's Day loaded bag and I found out then I didn't have a ton of green stuff, which is weird cause it's my favorite color.
Anywho, here's what I made:

 I found some green paper in my stash and covered the front and back with it. This side has the pocket and I just layered some purple lace with a bit of green ribbon at the bottom. The flowers on the top are wood, I added some purple glitter glue for their centers. The ones are the bottom are foam, I added some green sequins and purple glitter glue to them. I added some green chipboard flowers from Target and the 'happy spring' piece.
The back:

 I needed some extra color, so I added the yellow flowers, I layered two different flowers, put green buttons in the middles with some purple gems. I added some purple flower trim to the bottom. I also added a purple bird to the top.
Filled:

 I had bought some M&M's and filled two tiny bags with purple and green ones. I added some die cuts, an activity pad, a paper clip and some stickers to the bag.
Wrapped up:

I found the green tissue paper in my stash and wrapped it up with some more of the purple lace. I felt bad I didn't have a lot of goodies in the bag, I added these purple and green decorative scissors to the package.

Here's what my partner sent me:

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 The goodies:

I think it's beautiful. Way more lavendery and greeny than mine. For some reason I couldn't just make lavender and green. I think the one I was sent is more grown up looking and mine's more childish. Or I just think things that people make me are way cooler than what I make.

Spring Flower loaded bag

I signed up for a Spring Flower loaded bag in one of my groups. Here's what I made:

 I covered the front and back with this vintagey looking flower paper and some flower washi. I added a paper flower and a gem to the middle of it. I included some flower paper clips and tags.
The back:

 I added a fabric flower and some trim.
The goodies:

I included some paper straws, flower embellishments, paper pads, napkins and paper to the bag.
Here's what my partner sent to me:

 The goodies:

 These are from the bag under the blue/pink hello tag

 These are from the bag under the red tag:

Bee pocket letter

I signed up for a bee themed pocket letter for one of my groups. I kept going back and forth about wanting to sign up for it, but then I kept finding bee themed stuff in my stash, so I just signed up.

 I was originally going to have black and white striped paper for the background, but I had more of this paper, and I'm desperately trying to use up my paper supply.
I found the little banner stickers in my stash, so I added words to the ones that didn't have any. I don't stamp a lot anymore, but I do have some really cute bee stamps, so I stamped some out in this jar stamped image and put some floating around it as well. Basically, I just added a bunch of bee stickers and ephemera from my stash to the rest of the pocket letter. The third card in the first row is a bunch of bee buttons.
The goodies:

 I put in some die cuts, a magnetic bookmark, some clear stamps, a sequin packet, some bee buttons, some bee stickers, some more of those banners, and some black and yellow paper clips.
The back:

Like I said, I'm desperately trying to use up my paper stash, so I'm trying to back my pocket letters again.
Here's what my partner sent me:

 Back:

 Extra goodies:

Easter cards

I made up a couple of Easter goodies for my friends.

 I got the goodie bags at the Dollar Tree. They have chocolate in them.
I made some cards to go on them:

 The bases are from Hollar, I layered the stamped bunny on some green paper and put some lace underneath.
I went back and colored the bunny later:

I'm still not good at coloring, and I don't think I'll practice much more. It's just not something I can get in to. I hate the small spaces and staying in the lines.