Hello friends! I’ve got a great spring decor project to share with you today. Topiaries are popular in the farmhouse style right now, and I’m a big fan of them. I wanted to put a spring spin on one, and I thought what’s more spring than bunnies? So, I combined the two and made a bunny topiary! Actually, I made three bunny topiaries!
It’s time for our monthly Creative Craft Hop hosted by Sara of Birdz of a Feather. On the third Thursday of the month I join some talented ladies and we all bring you a new craft tutorial. If you’re coming over from Tammy at Patina and Paint, welcome! Wasn’t her Easter craft great?! Stick around after the post, and I’ll send you to the next stop on the hop.
Bunny Topiary Supplies:
- small terracotta pots: I used a 3 pack of 4″ pots.
- wood dowels
- twine, yarn, or fabric: I used twine.
- hot glue gun & glue
- moss
- chalk paint: I used white and moss Waverly chalk paint.
- wood stain (optional)
- paint brush
- cardboard
- my bunny templates
- scissors
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I didn’t use the bunnies in the photo for the topiary because they were too small.For personal use only!
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Print my bunny templates.
When I first started thinking about making a bunny topiary, I thought that I would use a pack of wood bunnies from Dollar Tree, but they were much too small. What to do, what to do? I thought back to my Valentine’s Day heart centerpiece using cardboard hearts covered in fabric and twine and knew that would work perfectly.
Since I wanted to make several bunny topiaries I had to decide if I wanted them all to be the same or not. I decided to go with three different bunny shapes.
Download my free bunny template and print them out. I like to use cardstock when I’m going to be tracing the design because it’s so much easier to hold down and trace. Regular paper just slides everywhere and drives me nuts! If you don’t have any, no problem. Just use regular paper and go slow while tracing.
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Trace & cut bunnies.
Once you print the template, cut all three of the bunnies out.
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Paint the terracotta pots.
This is optional as I know that some people like the original color of terracotta. I feel like that color is more appropriate for fall in my home, so I painted mine with chalk paint.
I wanted the set to match, but not be identical so I painted two with Waverly’s moss chalk paint and one with their white. You may be able to see the top of the inner pot when the topiary is put together, so paint the top section of it as well.
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Stain & cut a wood dowel to fit the bunny topiary.
Next, prepare the wood dowels to hold the bunnies in the topiary pots by painting or staining them. I used weathered gray stain to match the furniture and other wood pieces in my living room.
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Attach the bunny to the wood dowel.
Now it’s time to start assembling your bunny topiary.
Hot glue two of the same bunnies together, leaving a gap at the bottom for the wood dowel.
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Wrap the bunny with twine.
There are several ways that you can cover the bunny for the topiary. Yarn, fabric, or twine. If you choose fabric, you can see how to do that in my Valentine’s heart centerpiece tutorial. I used twine for my bunny topiaries, and that process is the same for yarn so you can follow the rest of this tutorial.
Add a strip of hot glue on the cardboard bunny and place the end of the twine on it.
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Assemble the bunny topiary.
Now that all of the pieces of the topiary are complete, it’s time to put it together. Add hot glue or Quick Grip (similar to E6000) to the end of the dowel and place it into the center of the terracotta pot. Hold it there for a minute while it dries.
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Bunny Topiary Video Tutorial
Here’s a very quick video tutorial if you have any questions about making your own bunny topiaries. If you need to, you can use the video controls to slow it down at any point if you need to see anything more closely.
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Now display your adorable bunny topiaries with pride!
Aren’t these so cute? I love how they turned out!
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Peat Pot Easter Basket Gift Ideas
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