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Hoppy Easter from This Bunny Trio!

<div><p>How adorable would these cute wooden bunnies look with the rest of your spring and Easter decorations! You could display them on your mantle, table, or as part of a centerpiece - wherever you see fit! </p><p>These little guys are simple to make and so hippity hoppity cute, they'll be a decoration favorite in no time!</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/03-21-17-wooden-bunnies-760x760-no-logo.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/03-21-17-wooden-bunnies-760x760-no-logo_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/03-21-17-wooden-bunnies-760x760-no-logo_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/03-21-17-wooden-bunnies-760x760-no-logo_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h2>Materials Needed</h2><ul><li>2x4x6 piece of wood pine</li><li>sandpaper</li><li>white felt</li><li>paint - black, white, cream, pink, brown</li><li>crackle medium</li><li>basswood</li><li>black wire</li><li>burlap</li><li>ribbon</li><li>hot glue gun</li><li>scissors</li><li>white pom pom</li></ul><h2>Directions</h2><p>Take your board of wood and cut it so that you have three different sizes, and then sand down all the edges until smooth. Paint the blocks brown. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still3-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still3-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still3-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still3-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Once dry, apply the crackle medium and allow it to sit for 20 minutes (no longer - you want it to still be wet).</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still4-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still4-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still4-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still4-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Now use cream paint and go over the crackle medium with a well loaded brush in one stroke, making sure NOT to touch the paint that you have added to the blocks.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still6.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still6_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still6_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still6_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Take your basswood and carve it into a nose shape then apply pink paint. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still7-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still7-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still7-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still7-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>On the back glue three pieces of black wire to be used as the whiskers, and also apply a small piece of white elt to use as the teeth. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still10.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still10_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still10_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still10_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still12.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still12_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still12_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still12_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>One your wood piece has dried, glue the nose to the wood. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still13-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still13-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still13-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still13-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Add on the eyes using black paint.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still15-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still15-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still15-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still15-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>For the ears, use burlap with a piece of ribbon glued to it and then tie the burlap into a knot and glue on top of the block. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still16-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still16-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still16-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still16-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still19.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still19_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still19_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still19_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Finally, glue a white pom pom to the back of the block to be used a tail. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still20.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still20_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still20_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/still20_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Savvy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="E-pTAgFak1w"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p></p></div>

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