Easy Bunny Garland
Okay, how cute is this?! All the colorful little bunny butts. This is how I kicked off my Easter decorating this year. I wasn’t sure what kind of Easter garland I wanted to make at first, but I ultimately decided to keep it fairly simple and go with bunnies. Who doesn’t love bunnies?
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Supplies:
Bunny image(s)
Cardstock
String/ribbon
Scissors
Tape
Optional:
Cutting machine
All you really need for materials are some bunny images, cardstock (in one or multiple colors), pompoms, and a piece of string/ribbon.
There are plenty of bunny images online—both free and paid. You could find one bunny silhouette and use that, or you could do what I did and find three.
I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the bunnies, but of course you could use scissors instead. Armed with a new blade for my machine, I decided to use the glitter cardstock I love so much, and I was fairly successful. Some of the bunnies didn’t cut out all the way, but it was easy enough to pull them out (and trim a little excess paper off of them). When I was laying out my page in Silhouette Studio, I fit as many bunnies on it as I could. I knew I would end up with many more bunnies than I needed, but I figured that if they all came out well I’d just use them for something else.
One thing I did that helped a lot was add 1/8” holes to put the string through before I cut them out. I didn’t have to mess with a hole punch that way. I actually forgot to add the holes until after I’d cut the first page, but since I hadn’t removed the cutting mat yet, I was able to add the holes and send it back through; I just turned off all cut lines except for the holes.
Once I had the bunnies cut out, I used my hot glue gun to add little pompom tails. I used a generous amount of glue to secure each one, and they are holding well.
I used plain white string to hang the bunnies on. I cut a piece 8 feet long, figuring that would give me more than I needed. (It did.) To prevent the end from fraying, I wrapped it in a little piece of tape. Then I started stringing them in rainbow order.
This garland is so lightweight that it only took a little tape to hang it. I’m still tweaking the rest of my mantel decorations, but those bunny tails are adorable!
I only lost about three bunnies in the cutting process, so I plan to make another garland or two to hang in other places in the house.
Let me know if you make your own bunny garland!
