Omg! So pretty! I'm almost 40 but I would have loved those lol

Gorgeous ponies! What a super box ~ congrats!

This is the 3rd private swap Ledbyrd and I have done. I was looking for a birthday swap partner and she mentioned she was looking for a Valentine partner during one of our messages. I had just seen the NSS Magic Star for sale, so I suggested that we swap again and she thought that was a great idea. Now that you've seen her box--which was for Valentines--here's my birthday box since my birthday is two days after that.

I didn't get a chance to photograph the wrapped gifts. The box was packed tight and by the time I'd opened it up I was having trouble holding the box and the camera at the same time. There were gifts in two key types of paper, though: pink Disney Princess paper for my stuff, and pink and white striped paper that had stuff for my mom. We sent Ledbyrd and her family some goodies around Christmas and she sent some stuff here for mom as well.

That said, I can show you some cute birthday decorations that were in the box:

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My lovely birthday card, which has a cute picture of Belle:

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Here are the treats sent for my mom: Lindt chocolates, Haribo Gold Bears and Real Fruit Gummies.

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Next up we have all the treats Ledbyrd sent me:

Vanilla Cupcake Goldfish, since it is impossible to safely send a cake in a swap box. These were pretty neat. They had a lovely sweet vanilla flavor and went nicely with some Earl Grey.

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A giant Kinder Surprise egg. I don't have a picture of it here (hadn't had it yet when I photographed this stuff) but I got an Elsa figure which is pretty cool since I collect her. This was actually too much for me by myself--I shared it with my brother. (To Ledbrd: the one who always eats my chocolate. )

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Cute little fruit candies called Fruitella. These remind me of Starbursts, but the ones I got inside were lemon flavored and taste like a mix between good quality lemonade or my grandma's lemon pie filling. I like lemon flavor when it's done well, so these were (well *are*--I'm eating one now) really good.

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I also got some lovely Valentine themed Piurdys chocolates. I've eaten the chocolate heart, and still have the white heart left. My brother grabbed one of the packages and the other is still here. The Hello Kitty valentine is adorable and I'm going to keep the little pouch the treats came in since it's cute.

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Mmmm... Mike & Ikes. These were the first candies that got opened when the box got here. They are one of mom and my favorites, so I'm lucky I had time to take a photo!

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These aren't food, but they were included for when I get an actual cake. They didn't get here for my birthday, but that's okay because my grandmother made a cake and that was the weekend before. These will either get used by my mom and I next weekend, or they'll be held onto to celebrate 8 years when my boyfriend visits later this spring.

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Next are some cute crafting / smashbook supplies:

First are some lovely new washi tapes. Two of these are Disney Princess themed, and the other is pink and green and seems like it'll be great if I end up doing a birthday box for someone in the future.

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Some really cute pink and purple stick-on flower gems. Haven't decided quite what I will do with these yet, but I have a few ideas in mind.

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And here are some SmashBook items. I'm having fun planning where I'll put the different themed pages in the Entertainment pad, and I'm excited to try out the stamp and ink.

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There were also some (more) lovely Disney items:

Lovely Beauty and the Beast stickers that will likely end up on the same page in my smashbook as the birthday card I showed earlier in this post.

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A scented pen in a bottle. This one has Belle on it and its lemon scented.

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An adorable Elsa Pocket Pop!

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...And the cutest Disgust figure for my growing collection. I've been looking for this one for a while. I'm keeping it boxed for now, but if I end up getting the rest of this set I'll have to open her to see how she works.

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Last but not least there were some MLP goodies:

First up is a drawing from Ledbyrd's daughter. I pretty much always send a toy or stickers for her, and she likes sending artwork, which is adorable.

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Some really neat MLP socks. I have a strong suspicion mom's gonna be trying to borrow these. My mother loves quirky socks with unique designs.

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Sweetheart Sister Twinkler. I absolutely love her colors. With the yellow and gold theme, she looks as if someone took Belle and turned her into an MLP--which is funny since this pony was out before Beauty and the Beast was released. I've wanted her for a while and she's even more gorgeous in person than she was in photos.

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And keeping with the birthday theme, the other pony Ledbyrd chose was SS Cupcake. I am confident that I can take much better care of an SS pony now than I could at 4 or 5. I was very excited to open her--she's in my top three SS ponies along with Shady (first pony) and Crumpet (tea pony!). She's currently sitting with Up, Up and Away. I figured the cupcake pony and the balloon pony would go well together.

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My table is too little for a group shot of all this, but here is a picture of my two new ponies together:

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Ledbyrd, thanks so much for yet another lovely box. I always have a blast putting boxes together for you and opening those you spend time putting together for me. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed all your goodies--and that you finally got to try the TimTams. (I still can't believe a store here is carrying them!!) Doing this swap was definitely one of the highlights of my birthday. MY family got me nice things, but none of my loved ones are good at picking gifts as a surprise. it was fun not knowing what would be inside, but (of course) knowing I would like what was there.