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8 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK MARCH 9, 2022
FURNITURE to FIT you
Kama’aina
IHopping On A Project That Any-bunny Can Do
t’s March and spring is al- and a cute pompom nose. craft for spring, and don’t most here, which means You can make your bunny forget to share all the differ- it’s time to start thinking any color you want, and you ent crafts you make by send-
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 1 artificial carnation stem, in light pink or white
• 1 white felt, 6-by-9 inches, for outer ears
• 1 pink felt, 4-by-5 inches, for inner ears
• 3 white chenille stems, 12 inches long
• 2 moving eyes, 20 mm
• 1 pink or black pompom, 1/2 inch, for nose
• 18 inches sheer ribbon, 5/8
inches wide, for the bow
• scratch paper and pencil, for pattern
• scissors
• low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
of flowers and bunnies. This can also add a tag to your ing a photo to joyofcrafting@
week’s project is a classic that uses an artificial carna- tion and basic craft items. The carnation becomes the base for a bunny head.
bunny and give it as a gift. Or, you can add it onto an Easter basket as a cute deco- ration. Make a bunch of bun- nies and gather them up into a fun centerpiece.
gmail.com. If I share it here, I’ ll send you a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card.
Add some felt ears, wig- gly eyes, chenille whiskers
Have fun making this easy
Need some crafting ideas? Check out benfranklinhawaii. com for lots of different proj- ect sheets.
1
On the scratch paper, sketch out a petal
shape approximately 5 inch- es long and 1 1/2 inches at its widest point for the outer ear pattern. Cut out for the template. Make a smaller ear pattern in the same shape for the inside ear.
3 Cut one chenille stem in half. Take
two of the outer ear piec- es and place a half che- nille stem in the center of each. Glue in place. The chenille stem will allow you to position the ears.
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2 Trace and cut out four ears from felt using the
outer ear pattern. Trace and cut out two smaller ears from pink felt for the inner ears.
6 Separate some of
the petals of the carnation at the top and glue an ear to each side.
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Center the pink ears onto the other two white ears and glue
in place. Place the ear with the pink on top of the one with the chenille stem, match the edges and glue the ears together.
5
Take the carnation and bend the stem right below the
flower head.
7 Gluetheeyesontothecarnationbelowtheears.Takethree6-inchpieces of chenille stems and twist together at the center. Separate on each side
to make whiskers. Glue whiskers below the eyes. Glue the pompom on top of the center of the whiskers for the nose. Make a loopy bow with the ribbon and tie to the flower stem right below the bunny face.
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