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Easter Bunny Pail
Step 1: You will need to create two strips of paper/vellum 13” long to create the grass border. From the sheet of green paper/vellum cut two strips 2” wide and 11” long. Cut a piece 2” long from one of those strips and put the remaining portion aside. You now have a strip 2”x11” and a strip 2”x2”. On a flat surface line the cut pieces up to form a continuous strip 2” wide and 13” long, securing the seam with a piece of transparent tape. From the largest piece of paper/vellum remaining cut two strips 1.5” wide and 11” long. Cut a piece 2” long from one of those strips and put the remaining portion aside. You now have a strip 1.5”x11” and a strip 1.5”x2”. On a flat surface line the cut pieces up to form a continuous strip 1.5” wide and 13” long, securing the seam with a piece of transparent tape. Cut a jagged line along one long edge of each strip of green paper/vellum to create “grass”. Try to keep one strip wider than the other. Step 2: Place the wider of the two grass strips inside the bucket so that it slips down between the plastic and the metal frame all around the bottom of the bucket. When it’s in place secure it to the inside of the bucket with a little piece of transparent tape in the “back” of the bucket where the bunny’s tail will hide it from view. Step 3: Place a strip of double-sided tape around the bottom edge of the bucket and lay the remaining grass border into place. Try to keep the seams toward the “back” of the bucket were the bunny’s tail will hide it from view. You should now see two overlapping layers of “grass” at the bottom of your bucket! Step 4: You will need to create a strip of paper/vellum 13” long to line the inside of the bucket. From the sheet of white paper/vellum cut a strip 4.75” wide and 11” long. From the remaining portion cut a piece 4.75” wide and 2” long. You now have a strip 4.75”x11” and a strip 4.75”x2”. On a flat surface line the cut pieces up to form a continuous strip 4.75” wide and 13” long, securing the seam with a piece of transparent tape. Step 5: Roll this strip up long-ways and place it inside the bucket. Unroll the strip while it is inside the bucket, so that it lies between the plastic and the metal frame at the top of the bucket (It may be necessary to bend the top edge of the paper to fit it under the metal lip). Smooth the paper out so that it lies neatly against the plastic and that the seam is at the “back” of the bucket. If there is a gap between the top of the paper and the top of the bucket wall scoot the paper up into place and secure it to the plastic with transparent tape (place the tape at the bottom edge of the paper so that it will be hidden from view by the grass border). Step 6: From the sheet of 4 bunny face rub-ons cut out the face that you want and set the rest aside. Place the face where you want it on the bucket (be careful, it may stick without much pressure so make sure you don’t touch it to the plastic until it’s in the right place). Use the popsicle stick provided to affix the rub-on to the bucket according to the package instructions. (Be sure to keep the plastic sheet in contact with the bucket until the entire design is transferred in case there is a “tricky patch” on the rub-on that isn’t coming off very well – you want to be able to keep the image lined up.) Step 7: Place a strip of double-sided tape around the bucket where you want the ribbon and bow to go (around his “neck” or around the top edge for a “hair bow”). Fold the length of ribbon in half to find the middle. Place the middle point of the ribbon at the “back” of the bunny and wrap the two sides around, along the tape, to meet at the front of the bucket. Use the loose ends to tie a bow and trim the excess. Step 8: From the pink piece of paper/vellum cut two shapes to form the inside of the bunny’s ears. Step 9: Using the pink pieces that you just cut as a guideline cut two shapes from the white felt for the bunny’s ears. Step 10: Use double-sided tape to adhere the pink paper shapes to the white felt shapes to form ears. Use more double-sided tape or a little dab of glue to affix the ears to the inside of the lip on the lid of the can. (If you affix the ears to the lip on the top of the can, not the lid, they’ll get squashed when you open/close the lid). Step 11: Use double-sided tape or a dab of glue to affix a little piece of white feather into the lip on the lid of the can, between the ears, to form “hair”. Step 12: Use double-sided tape or a dab of glue to affix the 2” pom-pom to the “back” of the can, near the bottom, to create a “tail” (and to hide some of the tape seams). You’re done! Good job! |
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