Garden Bunny
· One 3” Styrofoam® Egg
· Two 4” Styrofoam® Egg
· One 12” x 5” Styrofoam® Cone
· One 4” x 2” Round Styrofoam® Arranger
· 3 yds. beige Jumbo Loopy Chenille
· 1 1/2 yds. walnut Jumbo Loopy Chenille
· 2/3 yd. white Jumbo Loopy Chenille
·Two 4” x 3/8” Wooden Dowels
· One Craft Stick
· One 1/2” Pink Pom Pom
· Two 9mm Round Black Eyes
· Low Temp Glue Gun
· White Tacky Glue
· One 4” Basket with Handle
· 1 1/2 yd. 3/8” Jute Twine
· 2 1/4 yd. 1” White Gathered Eyelet
· 1/2 yd. 2 1/2” Gathered White Lace
·Five - 5” Ivy Vines (Mini)
· Two Small Picks (Flowers, Fruit or Vegetables)
· 2/3 yd. 1/4” Single Face Satin Ribbon (Color to match dress)
· 1/2 yd. 7/8” Satin Ribbon (Color to match dress)
· 32 gauge Tie Wire
· T-Pins
· Floral Pins
· 2/3 yd. Material for dress
· Styrofoam® Saw
1. Push craftstick 2” up into wide end of 3” egg. Secure with glue. The narrow end will be the top of the head.
2. Cut one 9” piece of Beige Jumbo Loopy Chenille. Using floral pins, pin the Loopy at the stick on the bottom of the egg. Bring the Loopy up over the top of the egg and pin it again at the stick on the other side. (the egg will be divided in half.) Cut six 3” pieces of beige loopy. Pin three pieces of Loopy into each of the bare sides, pinning them at the top and again at the bottom.
3. To make ears cut two 18” pieces of Loopy. Fold each piece into thirds. Glue one open end up inside of the other two. Pin them on the center top of the head, one hanging over each side. Leave an inch space between them.
4. Cut two 4” pieces of Beige Loopy. Roll each one into a ball and glue them on the center front of the bottom of the face side by side. Glue the pink pom pom to the center top of the cheeks where they touch for a nose. Glue an eye centered above each cheek.
5. Push the stick from the bottom of the head into the cone. Secure with glue.
6. To make shoes cut one fourth of each of the 4” eggs off lengthwise. The flat part is the bottom of the shoe. Push a wood dowel down into the center top of each shoe (round side) Cut two 11” pieces of Walnut Jumbo Loopy Chenille, four 5” pieces, and four 3” pieces. Pin one 11” piece around the bottom outside edge of each shoe. Pin two 5” pieces of loopy across the center top of the shoe one on each side of the dowel. Pin a 3” piece of Loopy below each 5” piece. Repeat with the second shoe.
7. Push the dowel stick from each shoe into the bottom of the cone so the bunny and the feet stand level. Secure them with glue. To make the stockings cut two 12” pieces of White Jumbo Loopy Chenille. Glue and wrap a piece around each dowel between the shoe and the cone. It is ok if they overlap.
8. To make the dress cut a 13” x 45” piece of material. Iron a 1” fold down to the back of the material along one 45” side. Glue the bottom edge of the fold shut with white glue to form a pocket. Glue a 45” strip of 1” eyelet lace along the front of the opposite 45” side. When it dries run a piece of tie wire through the pocket. Gather and tie it around the bunny’s neck in the back. Glue the open seam shut up the back with the glue gun.
9. To make arms cut two 18” pieces of beige jumbo loopy chenille. Fold each piece in half & twist the open ends of each piece together. To make sleeves cut two 9” x 16” piece of material.
Iron a 3/4” fold on both 16” sides of each piece of material. Glue the end of each fold down with white glue to form a pocket. Glue a 16” piece of 1” eyelet lace along the bottom of a 16” side on each sleeve using white glue. Be sure not to glue the pocket shut. Allow glue to dry. Run a piece of tie wire through each of the 4 pockets. Tie a sleeve onto each arm as close to the top of the arm as possible. (twisted end of loopy is top of arm. Folded end is hand) The lace edge of the sleeve will be down toward hand. Using glue gun, glue seams shut under arms. Glue and pin an arm to each side of the bunny just under the head.
10. Run a piece of tie wire through the bias of the 2 1/2” gathered lace. Tie around bunny’s neck for collar. Glue open edge shut in back.
11. Tie a single bow from 1/4” satin ribbon. Glue at center front of collar. Make a single bow from the 7/8” satin ribbon. Cut off extra. Glue it to the top of the bunny’s head between the ears.
12. To make tie for shoes cut a 9” piece of jute twine. Pin it to the center front of the shoe 1” up from the bottom. Cross the ends and bring one around on each side on the top of the shoe. Glue the ends down on each side with the glue gun. Cut a 16” piece of jute. Tie it into a single bow. Glue it to the center top of the shoe. Repeat with second shoe.
13. Glue arranger into bottom of basket. Push ivy into arranger until basket is full and arranger is covered. Add fruit, flower, vegetables etc. Add water can. Secure with glue.