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PROJECTS
Easter Stocking Chicks and Bunnies
Designed By: Lee Lindeman
Typical Project Completion Time: 1-2 hours
(does not include drying time)
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STYROFOAM* Brand Products:
1 Egg, 2 1/2" x 1 7/8" (bunny)
1 Ball, 2" (chick)
Other Materials:
1 pair of baby socks, 0 - 18 mos., white, pink and pastel for bunny; white and pastel yellow for chick
Stiff paper
Needle and thread, coordinating color
1 pair of 5 mm eyes per animal, black half-round
Whiskers
Paint brush, fine line No. 3
Acrylic craft paint: black, pink
Blush
Thin cord (hangers)
Floral wire
Feathers, yellow downy
Foamie sheet, yellow scrap
Accessories: Straw hats, ribbon, bows, silk flowers, buttons
Low temperature glue gun and glue sticks |
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Download pattern (8K pdf)
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
Bunny
1. Place narrow end of egg into toe of white sock; pull sock tightly around egg, and gather with wire. Cut off excess sock; save scrap for ears. Glue cut ends to egg. |
| 2. Trace pastel baby sock onto stiff paper; cut out. Insert in sock; turn down sock cuff. Glue wide end of egg into sock. |
| 3. Layer piece of white sock and pink sock, right sides together. Trace around ear pattern; sew around outside edge. Trim excess fabric and turn right side out. Fold bottom of ear together; secure with thread. Cut tiny slit in rabbit's head for ears. Insert ears using tip of scissors; glue. |
| 4. Using pattern, cut small pink circle for nose; gather edges with running stitch and pull tightly. Glue nose to face. Glue on eyes. Paint on nose and mouth; glue on whiskers; blush cheeks. Add hanger. |
| 5. Embellish with hat, bows, ribbon flowers, or other accessories. |
Chick
1. Cover head, following Step 1 above, using 2" ball and pastel yellow sock. |
| 2. Follow Step 2 above, using a white baby sock. Glue head in sock. |
| 3. Poke a small hole at top of head; insert and glue feathers. Using pattern, cut beak from yellow foam sheet; fold and glue to face. Paint on eyes; blush cheeks. |
| 4. Embellish with bows, ribbon flowers or other accessories. |
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