Holiday Plaques {The Wood Connection}

I love how the wood connections allows you to let your creativity sour. The raw wood that you get to make your own, and bring your creativity into your home is so fun. I am happy every time I go and leave with much more than I planned on. My kids also love it and love coming home with a little craft for themselves to bring home and work on with mommy. 

I loved my Valentines plaque so much that I created from the Wood Connection goodies that I just had to share with you my St. Patricks and Easter versions. They are so simple, easy to put together, cheap, and so fun to be able to put up during the holidays on your mantel, the wall or a little side table. All three versions I used the same technique and the supplies are from the Wood Connection.

Supplies Needed

-Small Wooden Plaque
-Small character wood pieces
-Paint
-Paint brushes
-Glitter
-Wood glue
-Sand block
-vinyl
-painters tape

***All of these items can be found and were purchased at the WOOD CONNECTION

What I did

For the St. Patricks plaque First I just painted the plaque gold. Then once it was dry I placed the vinyl on the wood plaque and painted over it with the ivory white.  I did two coats letting it dry completely between each coat and that was plenty of coverage.

Then Once the white was dry I peeled off the vinyl so that you could see the gold "Lucky" underneath.

On the easter plaque I simply painted the whole thing a pale yellow. I did two coats letting it dry completely between each coat. Then once it was dry I taped off stripes with painters tape and painted the middle of the plaque a light blue. Two coats letting it dry completely between each coat and then once dry peeling off the painters tape

Then on both the plaques once all the paint was dry I sanded down the edges to make it look a little worn. I feel like this makes it look more finished. 

Next it was time to paint the little wood character pieces. For the pot of gold I simply painted the top gold and the bottom black, then once it was dry I sanded down the edges and then painted on wood glue and put on the glitter. For the clover I painted it green and added glitter and she horseshoe is gold with glitter.  Once those were all dry I glued them to the plaque with wood glue and your all done.

With the easter one I did an egg that I plainted pink and added glitter, a bunny just white and sanded down and a carrot with orange and green glitter for the top. Attached with wood glue.

This was my valentines version I created last month. You can find the tutorial for this one HERE.

All three and I am sure I will keep on with this tradition and make one for every season and holiday I am excited to make more. Thank you to The wood connection for having me and providing me with these awesome products. Now go and get your craft on!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I would love to have you follow me on Instagram

@WHITNEYULRICH

to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas

and sneak peaks of what I've been working on

Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along
 {links below}

 

Easter Sunday {Day 20} of Leggings

Leggings: Agnes and Dora // Shirt: Walmart // Shoes: Payless //

Necklace: American Eagle // Cuff: One Little Momma

What does Easter mean to you? Does it mean candy, egg hunts, family time, Christ? To me? To me it means Christ. It means thinking about what Christ has done for me and for everyone on this earth. For his sacrifice and for his love for each of us. Easter to me is about Christ's resurrection. About him dying for each of us so that we can return to him. It is about the atonement. It is about feeling loved, and knowing that I am truly never ever be alone. He not only knows exactly what I am going through but has lived it, and felt it. He understands. He is the one who can get me through anything, and gives me the strength to keep on going when it gets tough. He is the reason for Easter. So today I will get my sweet little family all dressed up in our Sunday best and we will go to church to worship and remember him.

Easter also means family time. Time to be together, to celebrate together, to have fun together, traditions and creating fun memories. So as well as worshiping Christ we will be finding Easter eggs, colors eggs, spending time together, going through our Easter baskets full of goodies, laughing, talking, having family dinner at grandma and grandpas, and making lots and lots of memories. So to you I say Happy Easter! Happy Spring! Give your families Lots of love, have fun and remember HIM!

Now let's see your leggings! What are your favorite? How do you style them? I want to see!!! Take a picture post it on Instagram and then tag me @whitneyulrich and hashtag #30daysofleggings remember if you use the hashtag you are entered into the giveaway happening at the end of the series.

I would love to have you follow me on Instagram

@WHITNEYULRICH

to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas

and sneak peaks of what I've been working on

Thank you for your support, for reading and for following
It really means the world to me 

Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along
 {links below}

Split Pea Spring Wreath {DIY craft Tutorial}

It has been far too long since I have shared a DIY/craft tutorial over here in cyber blog land and I have missed it. I have missed this part of me that I have struggled finding time to do. Between the kids, the house work, errands, and crossfit it has all kicked my butt and all I want to do is be lazy and relax when I finally do have time to sit and breath. But I have missed creating, so the other day I said enough of that I am going to make something, and then I whipped up this fun split pea Spring wreath. Spring is in the air and not only am I craving that warm weather but I am craving all the Spring happy colors in my home decor as well. Although I might have jinxed the weather, because the day I hung this out on my front door, it decided it was going to snow, so that was not so fun.

 I love how the wreath turned out so of course I am going to share with ya'll how I made it and just like most things I create it was easy peasy, just a little time consuming, so do it while watching a movie, or in my case a little Desperate Housewives on Netflix. 

{Supplies I Used}

***Note. Some of the items pictured above I later changed to make it more simple, and stay all together better. 

-Green Foam Wreath

-3 bags of Split Peas

-Mod Podge instead of glue gun pictured above 

***I tried to do the hot glue first but it was drying too quickly for the peas to stick on 

-Sponge brush

-ribbon

-wood flowers {The Wood connection}

-Small wood circles {The Wood connection}

-White and yellow paint

-fishing line 

-Scissors 

-Hot glue gun 

{What I did}

First off make sure to get a green wreath form, because then if it is not perfectly covered you won't be able to see a white wreath through the peas. It just looks more complete and high quality. I got a cookie sheet and poured a bag of the split peas onto it. Paint on the mod podge right onto the wreath and then roll it into the split peas. 

You will also need to use your hands to pour them onto the mod podged wreath form and push them into the glue. This part gets a little messy and it is time consuming, like I said, but it is easy and if you are watching a movie it goes much faster. 

After I got around the whole wreath I let it dry over night. You are not going to be able to get it completely covered your first round so make sure you let it completely dry. Then the next morning I took my mod podge, sponge brush and split peas and filled in all the little wholes from the first layer. Then once it is completely covered and how you want it to look you are going to let it completely dry.  Once it is dry I covered the whole thing with mod podge over the top of all the peas. This is going to keep them on, protect them, make it more durable, and it will seal in the bright green color of the split peas so they don't fade over time. Let that dry over night.

Next up, I got some ribbon and simply tied it at the top to hang it on my door and add a pop of a Spring happy color, Yellow for me of course but you could do any color your little heart desires. 

And there you have your Spring and Summer Split Pea Wreath. Perfect for your front door, a door in your home, or your Spring mantel. 

I put mine outside and I loved it and I think the simple look it perfect. This is how I am going to keep it for the summer months, but.....for Spring I wanted something a little more. So I thought I would add some flowers to it, but I wanted to be able to take them off for the summer months, and this is what I came up with...

I got three small wooden flowers from the wood connection, painted them, painted a center and glued it on, and sanded them. Not to attach them to the wreath temporarily was the part that I was having a hard time with, but it ended up being so simple. All you need is your flowers, hot glue and some fishing line. Hot glue the fishing line to the back of the flowers. 

Let the glue dry completely, then tie the flowers to the wreath nice and tight and TADA you have temporary flowers for the Spring/Easter months, and they can be removed for the summer months if you wish. 

Perfect little add on, now if only mother nature would get the hint that we are ready for the snow to go away and the flowers to come out that would be nice. 

The texture, the colors I just.... LOVE!!! 

Go get your spring craftiness on and give this little Split pea pretty ditty a little try. I know you will love it and it is just what your door, wall, or mantel needs, I promise. 

Happy Monday my friends

Smile

Laugh

start your week off right

Love a little more

Exercise

give 

and spread the happiness 

Oh, oh and I almost forgot, make sure to come back tomorrow for a fun little series I will be starting that will go through every day of APRIL!!! Its exciting, fun and I think ya'll will enjoy it and of course the end will include a little something fun for you! But I am not leaking what it is just yet....you gotta come and see tomorrow. Love you all MWAH

I would love to have you follow me on Instagram

@WHITNEYULRICH

to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas

and sneak peaks of what I've been working on

Thank you for your support, for reading and for following
It really means the world to me 

Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along
 {links below}