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Cottontail Bale Project
From FactoryDirectCraft.com
Project Shown on page 81 of our Spring 2008 FactoryDirectCraft.com Catalog
Products Needed:
1 - 12" Straw Bale (#WFXB)
1 - 5" Styrofoam Egg (#EG500)
1 - 3" Styrofoam Egg (#EG300)
7-10 - 2-1/2" Styrofoam Eggs (#EG250)
5yds - Beige Jumbo Loopy Chenille (#10024)
1yd - Pink Jumbo Loopy Chenille (#10024)
1yd - White Jumbo Loopy Chenille (#10024)
1pkg - Wood Craft Sticks (#02499)
1yd - 1-1/2" Organdy Ribbon (#NWS38+Color #, your choice of color)
1ft - 1/4" Double Face Satin Ribbon (#PDF0650, your choice of color)
Pastel Flower Picks - your choice
2 - 12mm Wiggle Eyes (#7041)
1 - 3/4" Pink Pom Pom (Nose) (#1017621)
Apple Barrel Paints - your choice of pastel colors
Glue Gun
1-3/4" T-Pins (#38035)
Floral Pins (#35740)
Pink Blush for Cheeks & Ears (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Paint the 2-1/2" eggs your choice of assorted pastel colors and let dry.
To make the head, glue a craft stick halfway into the side of the egg. The narrow end of the egg is the bunny's nose. Cut a 9" piece of beige loopy chenille, divide the egg in half lengthwise by floral pinning one end at the stick, wrap it on around the egg and pin again at the stick, cut off any extra. Cut (2) 11" pieces of beige loopy and pin one on each side of the egg, zig-zagging it back & forth to fill in the sides of the egg. The egg should be completely covered. Glue the pink pom pom to the narrow end of the egg. Glue the two eyes just above the nose about 1" apart.
To make the body, (the narrow end of the egg is the bunny's neck). Leave a small bare spot at the narrow end and the wide end of the egg to insert craft sticks. Cut one 13" piece of beige and divide the egg in half by floral pinning one end at the narrow end on around the egg and back to the narrow end. Cut one 27" piece of beige and fill in the back of the egg, by zig-zagging from the narrow end to the wide end of the egg, pinning as you go. Cut one 20" piece of pink loopy and fill in the front of the bunny's belly, the same as you did the back, the body should be completely covered.
Glue the craft stick from head onto the neck of the body, making sure that the bunny's nose lines up with the bunny's pink belly.
To make the ears, cut (2) 14" pieces of beige loopy, fold each piece in half and twist the ends together. T-pin and glue the ears to the top of the bunny's head, about two fingers apart.
To make the arms, cut (2) 12" beige, fold and twist the same ears. T-pins and glue the arms to the sides of the body just below the neckline.
To make the legs, cut (2) 16" beige, fold and twist the same as the arms. Measure about 2" up from the folded end and make another twist to form the feet. T-pin the legs to the bottom front of the bunny about 2" apart.
To make the tail, cut (1) 14" piece of white loopy and roll it up into a ball and pin and glue it to the back of the bunny.
Glue the bunny to the top left corner of the bale, with his leg hanging over the front edge of the bale. Glue the painted eggs all around the bunny. Push the little flower picks in around the eggs. Make a bow from the 1-1/2" ribbon and glue the bow to the front of the bale under the bunny. Tie a small bow from the 1/4" ribbon and glue it to the bunny's neck. Clip a flower from one of the picks and glue it to the bunny's ear. Add blush to the cheeks, the insides of the ears and paws.
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