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Easy Easter Bunny Canvas

Blog· Easter / Spring· Easy Crafts and DIY

Is it just me, or does it feel like winter has been going on for-eee-ver?! I am so ready to invite some Spring into my home. Even if it’s still horrible outside, I just need a reminder that Spring is just around the corner. And this very simple Bunny Canvas is a great, simple project to start off with. How cute does this little fellow look, just propped on the side, or hanging on a wall?

Here’s what you need

To create your simple bunny canvas you’ll only need a few things.

  • A canvas – I used one that was 20 x 20 cm. I bought a pack of 4 at Home Bargains and I think I only paid about £2.99 for 4. Bargain! If they don’t do them at Home Bargains anymore, Wilkinsons may have them or alternatively of course, there’s good old Amazon here.
  • A bunny silhouette cut out.
  • Acrylic paint of your colour choice, I used this Hydrangea colour
  • A pom pom – I used a 3 cm white pom pom that I had left over from a previous project, but you can make your own if you’re feeling adventurous. Alternatively, just use a cotton wool ball (they come in lovely pastel shades that you can mix and match for a whole load of bunnies)
  • Glue Gun, or strong hobby glue
  • Some raffia for a bow (or some ribbon if you prefer)
  • Piece of string for the bunting (this is optional, but super cute)
  • Some scrap pieces of paper to make the bunting flags
  • Cuppa tea – this is optional, but what the heck – take some time out for yourself!

How to make your own bunny canvas

I found a bunny shape on line and cut out a stencil with my Silhouette machine. However, you can totally do this by printing a bunny silhouette on a piece of paper – like this one here. Cut the inside out with a pair of scissors, so you’re left with the outline of the bunny 🙂

Easy Easter Bunny Canvas Craft Project

Start with positioning your stencil, or cut out. I used some tape to stick the stencil down, to make sure it didn’t move.

Easy Easter Bunny Canvas Craft Project

With a sponge brush (or a stencil brush if you prefer), dab the paint onto the canvas, taking care to go around the outside of the stencil. I prefer to make a dabbing motion, rather than a sliding motion. It’s just personal preference, but I find there is less chance of any of the paint getting under the stencil that way. As you’re dabbing, make sure to keep the stencil in one place to avoid any “bleeds”, or any paint getting underneath the edges. Keep going around the whole stencil and completely fill in the silhouette with paint.

Easy Easter Bunny Canvas Craft Project

Carefully remove the stencil to reveal your bunny picture. It’s looking great already! Next, when the paint is dry, glue it’s little tail into place by adding a small dab of glue from your glue gun and press down until it’s set. I didn’t take a picture of this stage, but you get the idea!

Easy Easter Bunny Canvas Craft Project

Adding some finishing touches

You can totally leave it there if you want as it looks pretty cute as it is. However, I wanted to add just a little bit more detail and texture so I added a bow made with some raffia.

Form a loop on one side, next create a loop on the other side (like a figure of 8) and then wrap the rest of the raffia around the loops in the middle (see pic). Cut off any excess. Use your glue gun to dab a little bit of glue and keep it in place. One it’s dried, glue the bow onto the bunny. Press in place and hold down until it’s set.

Easy Easter Bunny Canvas Craft Project

As you can see, it’s looking totally gorgeous and cute without the bunting. This last optional step is to add a bit more interest and detail. I created some bunting from some pieces of small scrapbook paper. Or you can create your own with cardboard, or even good quality wrapping paper. Measure out a small “line” with your string and cut enough little triangles to fill your “line”. Glue onto the bunny canvas.

To finish the whole thing off, I used a pencil to add some whiskers and traced these with black paint using a very fine brush. However, just using the pencil, or a fine liner pen will totally do the trick too.

The result

And there you have it! Your bunny canvas masterpiece completed in hardly any time at all. Seriously, this whole project will probably take you less than half an hour.

Easy Easter Bunny Canvas Craft Project

How cute does this look just sitting on a shelf or a dresser? Need some more Easter inspiration? Check out these easy to make Scrap wood budget bunnies or this cute Carrot Patch sign!

Don’t forget to Pin it to one of your boards so you can find it later!

Easy Easter Bunny Canvas Craft Project

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Are you ready to invite Spring into your home? Get ready for Spring and Easter with this very quick and easy Bunny Canvas project. Kids will love to get involved and you can make a whole row of bunnies in different colours in no time at all. How cute does this little Bunny Butt DIY canvas look just sitting on a shelf? And it's budget friendly - make your home look gorgeous for not a lot of money.

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