Wednesday, April 13, 2011

DIY! The Dumb Bunny Project

Sometimes I just like to do easy and simple crafts that make my kids happy...
This is one of them.
It's cute, not too involved, and easy to do.
That is why I call it the Dumb Bunny Project.

I made these and the kids helped...
and they are very happy that their
"Never-decorates-for the-holidays" mom
has decorated...at least a little bit.
3 parts to this project:
1 round dumb bunny
1 tall dumb bunny
a set of carrots.

Super easy DIY for the Round Dumb Bunny
Supplies
  • Ivy Bowl
  • DecoArt Gloss Enamels, white, baby pink, black - Oh how I wish I would have had a Gloss Enamels Porcelain Glass Writers!
  • Foam Brush, Rockler
  • Paint Brush
  • White Foam Sheet
  • Pink Felt
  • Glue stick
1 - Paint the INSIDE of the ivy bowl.
2 - Paint the eyes and nose, and mouth/whiskers on the OUTSIDE of the bowl. You can use a sharpies to draw guidelines.
3 - Let dry for 48 hours, and then bake in the oven - please follow package directions!
4 - Cute one strip of white foam, 3/4" wide and the length of the longest side of foam.
5 - Cut 2 bunny ears out of White Foam
6 - Cute 2 ear centers out of pink felt
7 - Glue the pink centers to the white ears.
8 - Place ears on the white strip you cut; find the center of the strip and then place one ear on each side; glue ears to the back side of the foam. Let dry
9 - When everything is dry, wrap the strip of foam with ears attached around the lip of the ivy bowl and secure with glue, glue dot or hot glue.
10 - Fill with pretty flower or a plant.

Super easy DIY for the Tall Dumb Bunny
Supplies
  • Tall glass vase OR old glass jars (I used a combination of these)
  • Google eyes (optional)
  • Pink Pom-pom (optional)
  • White Foam Sheet
  • Pink Felt
  • Glue stick
  • Gorilla Glue, Super Glue
  • Cotton Balls
1 - Glue pink pom-pom on outside of vase for nose. I used Gorilla Glue Super Glue.
2 - Glue googley eyes on vase. I used Gorilla Glue Super Glue.
3 - Cut one strip of white foam, 3/4" wide and the length of the longest side of foam.
4 - Cut 2 bunny ears out of White Foam
5 - Cute 2 ear centers out of pink felt
6 - Glue the pink centers to the white ears.
7 - Place ears on the white strip you cut; find the center of the strip and then place one ear on each side; glue ears to the back side of the foam. Let dry
8 - When everything is dry, wrap the strip of foam with ears attached around the lip of the ivy bowl and secure with glue, glue dot or hot glue.
9 - Fill with cotton balls (or white beans, or jelly beans, or feathers)

Super Easy DIY Carrot Vases
Supplies
  • Trio of glass vase OR old glass jars (I used old jars, cleaned)
  • DecoArt Gloss Enamels, bright orange
  • Foam Brush, Rockler
  • Parsley, ferns, greens

1 - Paint the inside of each vase and let dry for 48 hours, and then bake at 325 for 30 minutes - please follow package directions! Done!

Could those three little things be any easier! 

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12 comments:

  1. So cute, Holly! My children would love this one! Sending love your way! :)

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  2. Super cute! I especially love the carrots =) I don't decorate for holidays outside Christmas either... but my floor is littered with the plastic Easter eggs my daughter is practicing with, does that count? ;)

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  3. These are cute! I love the name. That's how I feel about a lot of the crafts I come up with by the time I'm finished with them.
    xoxo,
    Amy

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  4. So sweet Holly! I know you had fun making these.

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  5. Anonymous4:22 PM

    Please share this on our blog party today, it is adorable! :) Heather http://500dollarwedding.blogspot.com/2011/04/wednesday-blog-party-2.html

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  6. This is so cute -- I'm filing it in my "save for grandkids" folder (of course, it will be a while before we do this, as gk #1 isn't due to arrive until summer). Too fun!
    ~Amanda

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  7. These are adorable and I love the name! :)

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  8. These are so sweet and the name is just so perfect!

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  9. I love easy silly kid crafts! My daughter would love this!!

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  10. Super cute !! I love it !!
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  11. These are really sweet Holly. I need to try some of that paint - it looks so fun!

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