Chocolate Bunny Tutorial

I just couldn’t resist getting started on an Easter project- it’s my FAVORITE holiday!  I’ll show you how I made them.

I first found a great bunny template from Sandy’s Creations.

I printed it out and cut it out then traced my bunny shape onto a canvas dropcloth I had leftover from this teepee project.  I cut out my canvas bunnies. 

Then, I paired up two bunny shapes and sewed around one side with a blanket stitch (by hand, obviously).

I stuffed the inside and then closed it up. 

After all three bunnies were sewed and stuffed, I painted them brown with acrylic paint. 

Doesn’t that look just like milk chocolate? 

I painted two coats on each side. 

 

When the paint was dry, I sprayed them with a gloss acrylic sealer to give them just a bit of shine. Then, I hot glued little bows on. 

Aren’t they cute?  I LOVE.LOVE. LOVE. them!

Here they are on display in a little basket.  I also added some plastic eggs leftover from last year with some Easter grass to my dollar store hurricanes. 

Yes, I know it’s not even St. Patrick’s Day yet.  No, I do not care.

What I would do differently next time:  I would probably use a softer material like muslin.  I tend to be a bit impulsive when it comes to crafting and didn’t really think about how stiff the canvas would be.  Also, I would make them more like a pillow and turn them inside out before stitching so the edges would be nice and smooth. 

Now, I’m so excited to do more Easter projects I just about can’t stand it! 




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