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April 3, 2009

Dollar Store Do Over: Easter Bunny

Dollar Store Do Over: Easter Bunny Designed for Plaid

Spring is here and Easter is just a few weeks away. I love this time of year...the flowers are blooming and the critters are stirring in my backyard. We have a silly raccoon, a family of baby possums, tiny cat and a duck. That is a lot of wildlife for Los Angeles...I guess it is way we love living in the equestrian district. On our walks we see tons of horses, goats and miniature horses.

This Easter my family is planning a picnic in Griffith park with about 12 of us. We are doing it pot luck style...I am not sure what I am making yet. We are also planning a game of croquet and family style football.

I am planning on painting and extreme glittering each person a Easter bunny for them to take home. The girl bunnies will be pink and the boy bunnies will be soft tan. The bunnies are from the dollar store and they were painted with an awful design, so I just painted over them.

How To:

1. Depending on the surface of the bunny you may need to spray prime the bunny first. Paint the bunny with 2 coats of ballet pink paint. Allow for dry time in between coats.

2. Add a cottontail to the bunny with sparkle texture paint. Use you fingers to press the paint in the tail area. Allow to dry.

3. Coat the entire bunny with 3 coats of extreme glitter hologram. Add highlights to the inside of the bunny ears, eyes and nose with rose extreme glitter. Allow to dry.

4. Hot glue flower trim around the bunny neck. Add a layered flower petal, trim and rhinestone detail to the bunny with hot glue.

Posted by cathieandsteve at April 3, 2009 11:40 AM