New Stuffed Bunnies

One of my favorite Spring projects were these stuffed bunnies. They can be used as a door decoration or placed on a wreath. I quickly sold out of my stash and needed more.

These bunnies are small enough that I'm able to use remnants or fabric pieces leftover from other projects.










Denim from torn jeans forms the back of each bunny. I hate throwing out jeans that are beyond wearing but still have perfectly good sections of denim left. I was happy to find a reuse for some of the fabric.

My previous bunnies were adorned with carrots made from scrap cloth which created a neat rustic effect but then I saw this little bunny in the clearance section. It sold me on the cord style carrots. The texture was visually appealing to me.














To make this look, I dyed white twine/heavy string (I don't really know what it is) with Harvest Orange acrylic paint mixed with a textile medium. After the twine was wrapped around, each carrot was given a final coat of paint to cover any gaps and dots of hot glue that were peaking out.

*** Before getting further into this post I should give another shoutout to Posed Perfection for inspiring this idea with her burlap wrapped carrots.  Click Here to see her excellent tutorial. ***

The Harvest Orange carrots complemented the chevron bunnies perfectly.

But the striped bunnies needed a more toned down color and luckily I had some rusty orange twine in my stash. I'm thankful that I regularly peruse the discount fabric and ribbon bin for goodies. Its true, never know when you'll need it! (A hoarder's rule-of-thumb.)

close up of a craft fair display

I strive to improve my crafting skills and have
adopted Lowe's slogan: Never Stop Improving. I asked myself, "How can I improve this project? What would make this better?" Twine wrapping the wire hanger helped create a more finished look. I also added button eyes.

 And the final products: 

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December Craft Fair Display

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