This DIY moss-covered bunny project was an idea I saw on a blog and was not even remotely something I was planning to do. Then, I took the sled away from the fireplace hearth as I was updating the mantel decor for spring. Two baskets sit on the right side, the bottom one holds magazines and the top hides the remote for the window shade. Needing something on the left side to balance the baskets, I started brainstorming.
The Search Is On
I have been looking for a large lantern for that spot for a while and decided I have to find one immediately, so I went shopping. From store to store, I scanned aisle after aisle, shelf after shelf, but couldn’t find the right one.
Remembering that I had seen one at Michael’s last week, I ended up there and found this beauty. It is the last one they had and it is marked down 50 percent! For $29.99, it was mine! Into my cart, she went.
On the way to the register, a lady stops me and asks where I had found it, she is looking for one just like it. I directed her to the location. There were others, but no more like this one. Whew! I apparently got there just in time. Don’t you love it when you go shopping and the bargains are just there for you?
Placing The Lantern and Imagining
Anxious to see how it looked on the hearth, I pulled it out of the trunk, carried it into the house, and set it on the hearth. Okay, it seemed just a tad too short. Looking around I saw the book on Michelangelo. Perfect color, perfect size, yes it seemed perfect.
Looking around the house, racking my brain, I couldn’t think of anything that I had, to place in the lantern! Keeping with the spring season, I visualized a bird’s nest resting on a branch and the moss-covered bunny seemed a perfect idea. Since I didn’t have either, the nest or the bunny, I started recalling all of the aisles in the stores, where I had just been shopping.
More Shopping Required
Target had a moss-covered bunny and at the time, I remember thinking, “What would I do with that?”
Nothing left, it was gone by the time I got there.
Okay, Joan’s had three little paper mache bunnies, 60 percent off, and I remember thinking, “Who would buy those and for what reason?”
The wreath I reworked for the front door a couple of weeks ago has a little bird nest with moss and tiny eggs.
Thinking of making the DIY moss-covered bunny and knowing that I can buy all of those items from Joann’s, that’s where I head. Those three little unfinished paper mache bunnies were still there! Having coupons for 40 and 50 percent off, my total was $6.67.
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Adding A Twig and The Bird Nest
We have a big river birch tree in the front yard. There is always an abundance of twigs and branches on the ground. Dave complains about this constantly but it is so pretty! I went in search of the perfect branch, found it, cut it to size, and placed it in the lantern.
First, line the bird’s nest with moss and add three little eggs. (These were leftovers from the spring wreath project.) Next, place the bird’s nest on the branch.
Cutting And Gluing The Moss
After cutting or pulling the moss into pieces, glue the moss to the bunny shape. The moss was pretty forgiving and butting the edges up together, you can’t see where it was pieced.
It is done in no time. Well, it is done in the span of one glass of William Hill Chardonnay. I sipped it slowly, with the appreciation of a wine lover.
Isn’t this lantern with the little DIY moss-covered bunny adorable?
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