DIY Easter Bunny Wall Hanging
I am so done with this winter. I’m done with the cold, and the snow, and all of the terrible things that have happened. In fact as I write this our area is getting another dumper. Right now they’re saying 4-8″ but we could see numbers in the double digits! See what I mean? So done! To cheer myself up and start thinking spring thoughts I decided to make a new Easter decoration for my home.
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Materials and Supplies Needed:
- 2 Straw hats
- White paint
- A second color of paint
- 2 large googly eyes
- 7 white pompoms
- Silk flowers
- White felt (I just bought one large rectangular piece)
- Wide ribbon
- Red marker
- Hot glue gun and glue
- Paint brushes
- Wire cutters (to cut the silk floral)
How to Make Your Easter Bunny Wall Hanging
As I said before this is fairly easy to make (although watch out for burnt fingers from the glue gun!), but it takes a few days to make it because you need to paint the hat and wait for it to dry. First you’ll need to paint the main part of the hat that sticks out. This should be white as it will be the face of the bunny. Once that has dried you need to paint the brim of the hat another color. This color is really up to you. I went with a blue color, but the one that my mom made years ago is painted green. Truthfully to save on paint I used leftover house paint that was stored in the basement, so I choose from the colors that were available to me.
Next you need to cut the second hat in half to make the hat for your bunny. This is probably the most difficult part. Mine didn’t get cut quite right so the edges don’t touch the main hat everywhere (I have some gaps on the side). Luckily I was able to cover up the gaps with the flowers on the brim, but you want to avoid that if you can. Once it’s cut you can glue it on to the main hat.
With the bunny’s hat done it’s time to move onto the actual bunny. You really can do most of these things in any order you want, but I started with the ears. The easiest way to make them is to fold the felt in half and cut out a very large oval. I used almost all of the felt. You will need the felt again, so don’t throw it away yet! Once the ears are cut you’ll need to cut out a large strip of ribbon to place on the ears. Make sure that you round the bottom edges so they look more natural. Once the ribbon piece are cut you can glue them onto the felt ears, and then you can glue the finished ears onto the bunny. To do this push them up under that hat some. Glue them just at the top so that the rest of the ears hang free.
Final Thoughts
I love my bunny! He turned out so cute. In fact my mother likes mine even more than hers. I had a few bumps in the process of making mine, like the bunny’s hat not being cut quite right, but overall the process went well. I am so excited to have a new Easter decoration to put up this year. I haven’t had any thing new to add to my Easter collection in a few years!
I love this it is so cute!
I was looking for an Easter craft. This is so cute! Thanks!
Oh she’s a cutie and I’ve never seen anything like it before! I’d love it if you would come and share this on my Easter linky http://www.supermommyclub.com/25-family-friendly-easter-crafts-activities-recipes/
This is an absolutely adorable idea!! Your Bunny turned out so cute!! It has given me some ideas of my own!! I have grandsons who I think would be more impressed with a Bunny in a baseball cap than in a bonnet, but the bonnet bunny could be for my Granddaughter. These would be so much fun to make as well!! (if I can find some solid color baseball caps with no logo’s on them!!)
What a cute idea Paula! I bet it would be adorable in a baseball cap.
Hi Elizabeth. Thanks for posting this on the Pintastic Pinteresting Party. It is so cute. I made a bunny wall decoration years ago (many, many years ago). This is adorable and I think I would like make one too. Thanks again for sharing.
Hi Elizabeth! Just wanted to let you know that I liked your bunny so much that I made one of my own.
http://www.usscrafty.com/2014/03/easter-bunny-door-hanger.html
T’onna
Yours turned out great T’onna! Thank you so much for sharing it with me and giving me a link back in your post. 🙂
This is so adorable. What a great decorating idea! I just wanted to let you know that I am linking to this post on 3/28 if you don’t mind.
Aww thank you so much for highlighting my post Alyssa!
This is SO cute!! Thanks for sharing at The Mommy Club Link Party.
This is cute!
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What a fun idea, I hope you get signs of Spring soon! Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up with us again this weekend, I’d love to see you there 🙂 Have a great weekend!
I adore crafting so much and this holiday design is precious. Makes for a great gift as well in a newborn’s nursery. Thanks!
Oh my goodness. This is adorable! I love this idea! I would love if you would stop by and share your recipe on this week Heavenly Achievements! Thanks! Hope to see you there! http://heavenlysavings.net/
This bunny is so cute and so clever! I love how you used the to straw hats!! I’m pinning this to my Easter board. I might be making one of my own!
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Thank you! I’ve always admired my mom’s and it was time I made one of my own. They are just too cute.
This is seriously so clever! I love it. You could even make several in different colors…they’d be so cute!
This looks fun and easy enough for even an artistically handicapped person like me to pull off!
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This is so cute! So does it mean it’s warm there today?
I wish! That night we also hit a record low. This winter so needs to end!
This is so cute. I think I will make one for my little home. Thanks for shearing.