this & that tuesday {last day of school gifts}

My 10 year old daughter wanted some end of the year gifts to give to best friends at school.

{Today is the last day of school by the way! Summer is here!} :)

Thanks to whoopdwhoop we found the perfect thing for free! Wahoo!

{If you haven't joined whoopdwhoop yet you're missing out!}

For just two whoops {whoops are what you use to swap your creations}
 we received 4 cute tile pendants from Donna Bowes. 

{We just added some chains that we already had.}

Then Robyn Bobbin makes these super cute handmade cards for 1 whoop.

{I actually know Robyn.  We go way back to when we were both in college!}
Aren't they cute together? {Love it!}

{I think her friends are going to love them!}

You can join whoopdwhoop, too.

Here's the link!

{Enjoy!}

whoop it up wednesday: Andria from the McGreen Experience

A couple of weeks ago I was surprised to get a whoopdwhoop request from Andria who lives in the United Kingdom...yes, I sent something all the way across the ocean!  Isn't that cool?  Andria describes herself like this:

I'm a craftaholic mother of two lovely young girls.
I have become the domestic goddess I never knew I wanted to be.

Andria also has a blog, the McGreen Experience, that is filled with yummy recipes, craft projects, money saving ideas, patterns...a little of everything.  So, go check it out, & I'm sure you will find something you enjoy.  :)  Andria was kind of enough to let me post this necklace board tutorial she did of the one she made for her little girls & all their jewelry.  Enjoy!

Necklace Board

I love being organized.  I love to organize other people.  I love to blog hop and look at how other people organize.  I am just that kind of person.
Now I don't know about you guys, but when I was little I didn't have much jewellery, real or otherwise.  I had a gold locket from my Grandma that I still have, but nothing else until I was well into my teens. My kids have LOADS of jewellery (not including all the costume stuff I've been hoarding that was my Grandma's).  They got loads more this past birthday.  Bracelets, necklaces, even watches, though they can't tell time.  Before we had it in a plastic box, to keep it all together, but of course that just made a huge mess out of.  I got tired to untangling things every time they wanted something. Then we got creative!



We call this the "dress up box" but really it is just a mess.

We bought a cork board at the shop for £2.20, and then used what we had at home to prettify it.  Since it is going in the girls room, I let them pick the fabric and ribbon. 

 

Then I just glued some fabric straight onto the cork with craft glue, and when that was dry, I hot glued the ribbon around the edge.

After that I got hubby to hang it up for me (I was looking at the hanging pack like it was an alien, and I swear I'm not clueless) and I stuck in a bunch of push pins I had in the drawer.  Viola!

And the whole thing only cost £2.20, the rest was already in the craft cupboard.  Yippee!!

Thank you so much, Andria.

Go check her out here on whoopdwhoop.com

or click below to visit the McGreen Experience.

Don't forget to say hello!

whoop it up wednesday: bracelets, bracelets, bracelets & more bracelets

If you haven't signed up as a

swapper on whoopdwhoop

you are missing out

on some serious bling! ;)

(Click on the whoopdwhoop tab up there,

and start whooping it up!)

Today I'm going to show off some

of recent swaps of the bracelet variety!

This black & white bracelet by Collage941

(Love it!)

Custom Made Button Bracelet by Kitty Cats & Airplanes.

(I had mine done with black buttons!  Love it, too!) :)

This pop tab bracelet by Anna.

So fun, & it's recycled!

(It's going in my daughter,

Cailey's Easter basket! Shhhhh!!) :)

And I just received

this silver & black tones bracelet

by Lora Talbot. :)

Isn't it pretty!??
Love it! (It's even prettier in person!) :)

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whoop it up wednesday: PolkaDot Whimsy

Remember this post

about whoopdwhoop.com

Remember you list your creations,

earn whoops, trade whoops & get stuff.

Well, I've been getting some

seriously nice stuff! :)

So, I wanted to spotlight some

of my very talented fellow whoopers!

I am in love with PolkaDot Whimsy's key fobs.

This is just what I've needed after years

of loosing my keys in the bottom of my diaper bag!

They are so cute

that I got two of them!

(I know I'm a fob hog!)

Which one do you like best?

The cute striped one or

the fun floral one?

Go check out PolkaDot Whimsy's facebook page, here.

whoopdwhoop

Have you heard

of the new website whoopdwhoop?

It is seriously addicting

& it's free!!!!

1. You list your creations.

2.Earn whoops.

3.Trade whoops.

4. Get stuff.

So far we've traded our whoops for these awesome swaps!

(I say "we" because my kiddos love to spend my whoops!)

Cara got this adorable crayon roll from Sky.

Cailey got this beautiful necklace from Candice

& my sister, Ally's little soon-to-be-born princess

is getting these adorable booties from Sophie.

(Surprise, Ally!!) :)

We've got a few swaps on the way!

(Don't you love getting little surprises in the mail!!??)

Rylan is patiently waiting for

this cute tooth fairy bag by MoSewsIt

for his very, very, very loose tooth.

(Hope it makes it in time!) :)

Cailey has ordered her another necklace.

This one is by Cindy Dowdle-Schoen.

And finally, me,

(yes, I actually used some of

my whoops to swap something for me!)

I'm getting a personalized necklace

by SugarBeeCrafts.

Yes, I will be blogging about this one

some more when I get it.

I am so excited!!!! :)

Go sign up!!!

What are you waiting on?

You can post any items you make yourself.

It can be photography, art, jewelry,

handmade items, paper crafts, etc.

If you use this link below

it will help me earn more whoops!!!!