Got yarn scraps? Turn them into Easter decorations! Over at Blitsy, Meghan shows how to turn your odds and ends of yarn into these adorable pom pom bunnies. You can also use the same basic method with different features to make a variety of other animals or creatures. They will look so cute decorating your Easter baskets or tucked into your spring decor!  [how to make pom pom Easter bunnies]

Project estimate:

• Yarn, on hand or $1 and up
• Felt, on hand or $1
• Beads, on hand or $1
• Glue, on hand

Total: Free and up!

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Easter will be here before you know it – have you started thinking about Easter crafts yet? If you are hosting Easter brunch, delight your guests with these quick-and-easy folded bunny napkins! At the German blog Love Decorations, Rosy shares the step-by-step instructions; you can use Google Translate to view the page in English if you need a little help, but the photos explain the process pretty well. Use this technique for either paper or cloth napkins! [how to fold bunny napkins]

Project estimate:

•  Napkins, on hand or $1 and up

Total: Free and up!

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Have you ever tried a new-to-you product and wondered how you lived without it?  I bought a lot of Martha Stewart Flocking Powder on clearance last year, unsure of what I’d do with it.  I started playing around with it and I’m hooked.  It’s such a fun product to work with!  I like using it on cards, but I especially like the look achieved when added to craft basics:  it looks like a cuddly, plush toy!  Here’s how you can turn paper mach eggs into adorable flocked bunnies.

Project Estimate:

• Large Paper Mache Egg – $1
• Flocking Powder – $2
• Paint – on hand
• Glue – on hand
• Eyes – on hand
• Felt – on hand

Total:  $3

Step one:  Paint the egg in a color similar to the flocking powder you plan to use.

Step two:  Cut ears from felt and glue them on.

Step three:  Cover the egg with glue (I used Mod Podge) and sprinkle flocking powder on top.  I like to press the powder in before gently tapping the excess off.  Once it dries, I like to paint over it and add a second layer of powder, but that’s optional.

Step four:  Glue on eyes and feet cut from felt.  For the nose and whiskers, learn how to make them in this tutorial.

I made a little grass nest for one bunny to sit in, and you can find that tutorial here.  These bunnies make adorable table or mantle decor.  There are lots of different colors of flocking powder to choose from, so you can make your bunnies in lots of colors.  Have fun crafting and creating!

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I’m a big fan of whimsical, colorful decor.  Easter is such a fun holiday to craft for because there are so many creative ways to make chicks, bunnies, and other spring critters.  For this project I used cute craft wood spools to make itty bitty bunnies.

Project estimate:

• Wood Spools – $1.50 for pack
• Craft paint – on hand
• Twine – on hand
• Googly Eyes – on hand
• Mini pompoms – on hand
• Washi tape – on hand
• Ribbon – on hand

Total:  $1 and up

Step one: Paint the wood spools.

Step two:  Wrap the spool with baker’s twine.

Step three:  Use twine to make whiskers.  Set three pieces of twine side by side, and tie with a fourth piece.  Trim the ends.

Step four:  Use washi tape to make ears.  Fold a piece of washi tape in half, then trim into a bunny ear shape.

Glue all the pieces onto the face as pictured to bring your itty bitty bunny to life.  You could add a chain or cord to make a cute Easter necklace.  These bunnies would make fun photo or place card holders if you add a clip or some wire to the top.  If you’re lucky enough to have larger wooden spools you can use yarn to make big bunnies.  Have fun crafting and creating!

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Dollar Tree is a great place to find inexpensive styrofoam pieces for crafting.  I like to stock up on the egg shapes when Easter is here.  I combined several small styrofoam pieces to make an adorable mini wreath for Easter.  This would be cute on a dorm door, in a window, on an office bulletin board, or any other small space that could use some cheer!

Project estimate:

• Foam ring – $1 for 2
• Foam eggs –  $1
• Paint – on hand
• Yarn – on hand
• Ribbon – on hand
• Miniatures – on hand or $1 and up

Total:  $2 and up

Step one:  Paint the foam eggs.

Step two:  Wrap the foam ring with green yarn.

Step three:  Glue the miniatures to the wreath.  I glued beads in a mini basket to look like eggs.

Step four:  Glue the eggs onto ribbon and glue the ribbons to the back of the wreath.

Now you can embellish the wreath with a bow and tiny flowers.  This is a great stash busting project.  Since the wreath is mini-sized you can use up little ribbon scraps and other embellishments you have.  Have fun crafting, creating, and decorating!

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A memorable place setting doesn’t need to take lots of time or money.  If you’re hosting an Easter meal and want to add a touch of whimsy to your table, check out these simple burlap bunny napkin holders by Taryn at Design, Dining, and Diapers.  Believe it or not, the base for these is a humble cardboard tube rescued from the recycling bin!  If you aren’t a fan of burlap, you could also try this using other materials, such as canvas or felt.  [how to make burlap bunny napkin rings]

Project estimate:

• Cardboard tube, on hand
• Burlap, on hand or $1 and up
• Pom poms, on hand or $1
• Glue, on hand

Total:  Free and up

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I thought I was done with my Easter crafting, but on a whim I wandered through the holiday section at Dollar Tree one last time – just in case, ya know?  That’s when I came across a set of interesting plastic eggs, designed to sit upright with transparent, domed tops on them.  I immediately thought of my Easter egg faux terrarium project and decided it would be neat to make something similar to be a companion to that piece.  You could do so many cute things inside the eggs with this idea; I chose to make a set of little bunnies in mine!

Project estimate:

• Dome-style Easter eggs, $1
• Plastic coins, on hand or $1
• Craft foam, on hand or $1
• Wooden spools, on hand or $1
• Miniature picket fence, about $2
• Small flat pins, about $2
• Googly eyes, on hand
• Sharpie, on hand
• Paint, on hand
• Paper flowers, on hand or $1 and up
• Glue, on hand

Total: about $5 and up

These are the eggs that I used for the project.  They came in a set of three.  See how they are just begging to be mounted on pedestals?

The bottom of the egg on the inside was a little bit curved, and I wanted a flat surface to work on.  So I looked for something that would fit nicely into the bottoms of the eggs and discovered that some plastic coins left over from Mardi Gras were the perfect size.  Don’t have plastic coins?  You can also cut small circles out of stiff cardboard for this step.

Cut a piece of green craft foam the same size as each coin and glue the pieces together.  Now it’ll look more like grass at the bottom of the egg!

Glue the foam-covered circles into the bottoms of the eggs.

Here’s where you can go a little crazy!  There are a zillion different little things you can put inside the egg domes.  I decided that a springy scene was in order and dug some appropriate bits out of my stash, including a length of miniature picket fence.  I used scissors to cut small sections of fence that would fit inside my eggs.

Bend the sections of fence into curved shapes and glue them into the eggs as shown, creating a backdrop.  I also added a couple of small paper flowers to each section of fence.

To make the bunnies you will need small flat pins (similar to clothespins) and for the pedestals you will need wooden spools.  To make my set of three eggs, I used three flat pins and a total of six spools.

Paint all of the wood pieces white.  Or whatever color you want, really.

Add a pair of tiny googly eyes to each flat pin and use an ultra fine tip Sharpie to draw a nose and mouth.  Then all that remains is to glue a bunny into each egg and glue the spools to the bottoms of the eggs to elevate them.  Aren’t they fun?

What would you put inside of these domed Easter eggs?

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I love plastic Easter egg crafts – in large part because it seems like I always end up with exponentially more of them every year, even if I don’t buy any. I swear they multiply like rabbits. …Or you can turn them into rabbits! Christina from I Gotta Create! originally made these plastic egg bunnies using chenille stems, which are also adorable, but her ribbon-eared ones take the cute factor over the top! (And, as a ribbon hoarder, I’m a fan of anything that’s an excuse to dig into my stash!) [how to make ribbon-eared Easter egg bunnies]

Project estimate:

• Plastic Easter eggs, on hand or $1
• Wire-edged ribbon, on hand or $1
• Pom poms, on hand or $1
• Glue, on hand

Total: Free and up

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With Easter coming up in just two weeks, you’ll need to do your Easter crafting fast if at all. Lucky for all you procrastinating crafters, Jocie from The Better Half has not just one…not just two… (ok, I’ll spare you the lead up) but five easy Easters crafts that each take less than five minutes. From bunnies to eggs, she’s sure to have something you’ll love. [how to make five easter crafts in less than five minutes each]

Project estimate for rope eggs:

• Rope, on hand or $1 and up
• Plastic Easter Eggs, $1 for a multipack
• Hot glue gun and glue, on hand

Total: $1 and up

Project estimate for apothecary jars:

• Vase, $1 and up
• Candlestick, $1 and up
• Hot glue gun and glue, on hand
• Spray paint, on hand
• Old lids, on hand

Total: $2 and up

Project estimate for Easter tree:

• Easter egg ornaments, $1 and up
• Branches, on hand
• Large vase, on hand

Total: $1 and up

Project estimate for framed burlap bunny:

• Burlap, on hand
• Frame, $1 and up
• Craft paint, on hand
• Foam brush, on hand
• Cardstock, on hand
• Cottonball, on hand

Total: $1 and up

Project estimate for nesting bunny:

• Small grapevine wreath, $1
• Bunny figurine, $1
• Moss, on hand or $1 and up
• Jellybeans, on hand or $1

Total: $2 and up

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Happy Easter!  Looking for a quick and easy craft project for this afternoon?  If you have some old fashioned clothespins laying around, you probably have everything you need on hand to make these clothespin bunnies by Brittany at Brittany’s Best.  You can use them as toys, as embellishments for baskets or wreaths, attach pin backs to turn them into brooches, hang them as ornaments, or anything else you can dream up!  [how to make clothespin bunnies]

Project estimate:

• Clothespins, on hand or $1
• Paint, on hand
• Googly eyes, on hand or $1
• Embellishments, on hand or  $1 and up
• Glue, on hand
• Fine-tip marker, on hand

Total:  Free and up

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