A BUNNY'S PEDESTAL

And what exactly is a "Bunny's Pedestal", you ask? Well I'll show...

but first let me introduce you to the bunnies.

Are these not the cutest little bunny rabbits you've ever seen?

I found them at Joann's, and thought they were just too adorable to pass up.

I knew I wanted to make them part of my Easter decor, but because of their miniature stature, they would need something to help them have more presence.

I had recently made a custom purse for a customer from my Etsy shop, and used this beautiful quatrefoil patterned fabric. So that was my jumping off point. I rifled through my other craft supplies and came up with these components...

fabric, chipboard, 1" wood beads, and some pom-pom trim I pulled off an old gift bag.

The first thing I did, was to glue the wood beads together.

Then I cut out six circles from the chip board.

I cut the two largest circles the same size - they would become the top of the pedestal. The other four were progressively smaller - they would become the base of the pedestal. I made the initial cut with my Fiskars cutting tool, but due to the thickness of the chipboard, I had to finish the cuts with a pair of scissors. ( I could have done this much easier with my Cricut, but I have yet to purchase a deep-cutting blade).

Because I didn't have a clean edge from the scissors' cut, I sanded down the edges a little.

Then I glued the four smaller circles together to create a little dimension to the pedestal's base.

Then I glued the wood bead stack to the base.

After gluing the two larger circles together, I glued them to the top of the stack.

I traced around the top circles onto the fabric, and cut it out.

Now, all the steps above were done about a week ago. Then, my poor little unfinished pedestal, had to sit around and wait for the weather to get warmer, so the next step could be completed.

Finally, yesterday, the temperature got above 65, and my little pedestal got a couple coats of white spray paint.

Then today, I completed the final steps. First I got out the Mod Podge...

and glued the fabric to the top...

then applied a coat of Mod Podge on top of the fabric to act as a sealant.

Once that dried, it was time to add the pom-pom trim.

Using fabric glue, I ran a bead of glue around the thin

edge of the chipboard and attached the trim.

Tah-Dah... A Bunny's Pedestal!

Don't they look cute and happy up on their little perch?

I can't wait to put together my Easter decor and set them in a Place of Honor.

I think after the holiday, this will also make a perfect little Cupcake Stand.

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COTTONBALL CHRISTMAS TREE TRIO

Little sets of "cone" Christmas Trees are ALL OVER the blogging world this holiday season, and I've been wanting to make a set for myself. There have been paper ones, yarn wrapped ones, tissue paper ones, coffee filter ones, felt ones, candy covered ones... needless to say, there is quite a variety out there. I originally was going to do mine using curled paper strips, but today, the idea of cottonballs came to me. Easy, cheap, and NO hot glue needed. Yay for no burnt fingertips.

Introducing my Cottonball Christmas Tree Trio.

Since it was so quick and easy, I thought I would do a tutorial on it. Honestly, it's pretty self explanatory, but I felt like showing a step-by-step for those of you craftily challenged.

So let's get started!!

The supplies you will need are -

(2) sheets of posterboard (I'm too cheap to buy tree forms)

approx. 200 cottonballs

pen

twine, string or yarn

ruler (not shown)

push pin

scissors

stapler

glue

decorative toppers

I'm showing you how I made the tallest tree.

Follow these same steps for the two smaller trees (obviously).

First, cut a piece of twine about 15" long

(note, I'm using Kitchen Shears because I was

too lazy to run upstairs for scissors after I started doing the project)

Tie the twine around your pen.

Starting from the pen, measure the length of the

radius of a semi-circle.

(note again, I'm using a measuring tape, because still too lazy to run upstairs for a ruler)

My largest tree had a radius of about 10-3/4".

Be sure to pull the twine taught (I obviously didn't do that, but trying to do this AND take the picture was nearly impossible)

Once you have the length you need, put a push pin in the twine.

Find the center point of the width of your poster board, and then measure down that same distance from the end. My poster board was 22" wide, so the center point was at 11" - I then measured down 11" from the end.

I put a cork trivet under the poster board and stuck the push pin

into the poster board at the marked point.

Pull your pen tight and start drawing a semi-circle.

If you have something large enough to trace a circle, go for it... it would definitely be easier.

It took me a couple of tries, but honestly, it doesn't have to be perfect.

Draw a straight line across the diameter of your semi-circle.

Cut out the semi-circle.

SIDE NOTE: My use of kitchen shears and a measuring tape were not really because of laziness, but because I was trying to do and photograph this quick tutorial while my two little boys were eating their lunch not inches from this project.

I'm amazed, food was not thrown into the photo shots.

This is my youngest, Grey.

Please ignore his snot crusted upper lip,

but do note,

the piece of grilled cheese sandwich on his right shoulder.

I digress...

OK, back to the tutorial.

After you have your semi-circle cut out, roll it into a cone shape.

Secure with staples.

There you go... said cone.

For the two smaller cones, I went about 2" less (per cone) on the radius.

The medium cone has a radius of about 8-3/4".

The smallest has a radius of 6-3/8".

Starting at the bottom of the cone, run a line of glue all the way around.

Start adding your cottonballs, and work your way up the cone.

If you pay attention and position the cottonballs with the rolled end out, they look like little fluffy rosettes. I didn't do this with the two smaller cones because at that point, I was just whipping them together to see if my idea would work.

Work your way to the top.

Glue on your decorative topper.

I used a little ornament.

(wow, do my cuticles need some serious maintenance)

And there you go.

Cottonball Christmas Tree Trio.

I sat mine on a large square platter and filled in the negative space

with little glass balls and ornaments.

It's going to be my Christmas Table Centerpiece.

Question... Should I sprinkle them with glitter?

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