My First Swap ....

Recently I took a big step into the world of blogging and I put my name forward to take part in my first ever swap:

organised by Em from Em's Shabby Shack and Claire from Are We Nearly There Yet?

We needed to add:

 a handmade item which looked good enough to eat

a green/ fairtrade item

a delicious cake recipe

and a few other pretties

This morning I received a lovely parcel from Debbie from Country Heart and Home

This is what I found inside! A whole pile of lovely treats!!!

That Kitkat won't last long ...

This is a gorgeous handmade mini book....

There's some fab recipes to try in here.....

Notecards good enough to eat ....

Some delicious smellies ....

and a cupcake which is not what it seems!

Thank you Debbie!

And this is what I sent to Debbie ...

I found strawberry lip balm, a strawberry sponge and bath scrub, some cupcake socks, card embellishments and a cupcake tea towel. The brown thing is meant to resemble a swiss roll and is made from

facecloths. I included a recipe for my favourite ginger cake.

Not being one of those blog ladies who sews and knits, I made a set of notecards instead.

Finally, as Debbie has just had a gorgeous baby girl, Evie, 

after 4 handsome boys, I couldn't resist this little T-shirt.

I couldn't find anything fairtrade or green to fit the theme of the swap so I resorted to some fairtrade chocolate.

As an after thought, I put in some real 'Postcards from the P.P.' - a few postcards showing the lovely Wirral, or the Paradise Peninsular as we call it.

Lots of love to Debbie, and a big thank you to Em and Claire for organising the Swap!

xxx