- Washcloth Bunnies
Here's a craft for Easter that you might be interested in -- bunnies made from washcloths.
This project is rated VERY EASY to do.
Supplies -
Washcloth
•Rubberband
•Ribbon
•Wiggly eys
•Small pom-pom
•Glue
Project how to -
1.Fold washcloth in half to form triangle.
2.Roll washcloth from small point to long side.
3.Fold rolled washcloth in half.
4.Fold washcloth in half again. Fold loose ends back towards fold.
5.Place rubberband around washcloth 2 inches (4 cm) from fold. Cover rubber band with ribbon, glue eyes and pom-pom (nose) on.
Use as a holder for your favorite Easter egg.
Another use for the Washcloth Bunnies are as "Booboo Bunnies". Instead of holding a egg, put a ice cube in washcloth when your little one gets bumped on the head.
Evergreen Candy Wreath
Ring:
Ready made florist's wire ring, 9" to 10"
diameter
or two rolls of green rubber coated garden
wire - one of medium thickness and one thinner and more pliable
Wire cutting pliers
4 1/2 yd. of black or dark green wide bias
binding
Black or dark green tissue paper - enough
to wrap around the ring in a loose
spiral
Black or dark green thread
Selection of evergreen foliage sprigs, each
4" to 6" long
3 1/4 yd of 3/8" wide red satin ribbon
Posies:
30 shiny wrapped pieces of candy - 15 each
in red and green (if you want to use unwrapped chocolate truffles or after
dinner mints so that the wreath can form a table centerpiece for a dinner
party, then use small quantities of foil paper in different colors)
1 1/2 yd. of 1 1/2" wide satin ribbon to hang
the ring
1 1/2 yd. of ruffled eyelet trim
1 1/2 yd of green rubber coated garden wire
for tying
Immerse the sprigs in water for a few hours
before making the ring.
Making the ring:
Using the thicker wire, make two rings, one
8" in diameter and one 10", each formed from three circles of wire and
held together with cellophane tape at four evenly spaced points.
Place the smaller ring inside the larger one
and, using the thinner wire, lace them
together by double twisting the wire around each ring alternately, working
progressively around until the two rings a firmly fixed together.
Twist any sharp ends so that they point inward.
Take a sheet of tissue paper and loosely roll
it up along its length, then very loosely
twist the paper cylinder into a spiral. Lay it around the front of
the wire circle to give bulk to the top (visible) side. You may find
that you need to use more than one sheet of tissue paper to cover the entire
circle.
Open out the bias binding and press it flat.
Use the tape to bind the tissue paper
to the rings, passing the tape in and out of the rings and
working around in a spiral. Take care not to crush the paper, and
overlap the previous round of binding by approximately a third of its width
at each turn. In this way pockets will be formed into which the sprigs
of foliage can be inserted.
Take the darker foliage first and strip off
the lower leaves to expose about 1
1/2" of stem. Working always in the same direction, insert
the stems under the overlapping bands of binding. Build up the ring
in this manner until it looks dense and bushy, finishing off with lighter
colored foliage. Use smaller sprigs to fill in any thin looking areas.
When the ring looks well covered, use the
thread to bind around the foliage, placing the thread out of sight under
the surface greenery. Any pieces that protrude beyond the others
can be lightly pruned away.
The Posies:
Take dark thread and tie it first around the
end of one piece of candy then bind
it firmly to the next. Holding the ends firmly in the
fingers of one hand, continue to tie on pieces
of candy, winding the thread tightly
around each one several times and in and out of the other pieces of candy
in random directions until they are all firmly bound together at one end.
Make six groups of candy in this manner.
Cut the ruffled eyelet trim into six 10" lengths
and sew small running stitches along
the ruffled edges. Gather each one up to measure 4" and fasten with
several small stitches. Sew the raw edges together, forming a ruffled
circle of lace.
Take each cluster of candy and twist a short
length of wire around its base.
Place the cluster inside the eyelet ring and fasten the whole posy very
firmly to the fir wreath by winding the wire around the padded ring.
Finish off by cutting the narrow red ribbon
into two equal lengths of 1 5/8 yd.
Fasten the ends on the underside and working in opposite directions, wind
both lengths around the ring so that they form a cross between each posy.
Use the wider ribbon to tie a bow at the top
of the wreath.
DIAPER CAKE
large as you like. For a small cake (or the top layer of a 2 layer cake) use the small newborn diapers. For a bigger cake (or the bottom layer) use the larger size diapers (like #5). You will probably need about 10 diapers for each layer. And we're talking disposable diapers here -- not cloth! You will also need a stapler and some other baby paraphernalia for decorating with (diaper pins, thermometer, Q tips, nail clippers, etc.)
Unfold 2 diapers at the crotch but do not unfold
the sides of the diaper. Staple
the very top front of one diaper to the very top back of the second diaper.
The idea is to make one big long string of diapers that you will roll up
to make the shape of a round cake. Keep stapling on diapers until
you have the size roll you want. Make the beginning roll very tight
so the cake doesn't end up looking like a donut. Also you want the
outside part of the diaper to show -- not the inside.
Secure the last end to the rolled up part
with a diaper pin. Add another
smaller roll of diapers on the top if desired. Stick Q-tips
into the layers to look like candles on top of
the cake. Decorate the sides by taping on little baby goodies like
nail clippers, a thermometer, etc.
The idea is not to poke holes in the outside covering of the diapers so
the mother can use them later.
Put it on a pedestal cake plate and from a
distance it looks like a real cake!
Materials
•One matchbox with matches removed
•12 gray pom poms: One 3/4", four
1/4", one 7 mm, six 3 mm
•One 3 mm pink pom pom
•Gray felt scrap
•White felt:
1-1/4" x 4" and 1-1/4" x 6"
•Four craft picks •Red acrylic paint
•4" gray yarn
•10" red yarn
•Fine-line black dimensional paint
•Pink
*powder blush
•Thick craft clue
•Two spring clothespins, dime, paper,
paintbrush, pencil, ruler, scissors, tweezers
Instructions
1 Make the bed. Remove drawer from matchbox
and cut in half. For pillow and blanket roll, roll up each piece of white
felt and place seam side down in each end of drawer halves. Glue in place.
Glue drawer halves back in matchbox as shown.
2 Make the hanger and tail. For hanger, tie
red yarn in loop. Glue knot to top of pillow. For tail, glue one end of
gray yarn off center on top of blanket roll
3 Make the mouse. See photo. For head, glue
3/4" pom pom on pillow. For paws, glue a 1/4" pom pom on either side of
head. For feet, glue two 1/4" pom poms on blanket roll. For nose, dab 7
mm pom pom in glue and place on head as shown. Use tweezers to glue pink
pom pom on nose and three gray 3 mm pom poms on each foot for toes. Brush
bottom of feet with blush.
4 Finish the mouse. For ears, trace dime two
times on gray felt and cut out. Place drop of glue on edge of each
circle , fold into ear shapes, and
hold in place with clothespins. Let dry. Brush inside of ears with blush.
Glue ears on head. For eyes, use black paint to draw two short half circles
above nose.
5 Finish up. Use scissors to cut 1" from pointed
ends of picks. For match tops, use
red paint to paint 1/4" of the round end of picks. Let dry.
Glue match legs to sides of bed.
