SPRING: Sweet Sweater Bunny Tails! (TM)

just when you thought i had made everything possible with upcycled sweaters... introducing the springtime creation that has evaded me for years: Sweet Sweater Bunny Tails!

this happy spring project made use of some sweater remnants found in a bin in the garage - including a pink sweater Santa hat!

using the same method as my famous Sweet Sweater Pumpkins, it all came together fast. i actually spent more time snapping photos and editing them than making the bunny tails!

continue reading to see just how quickly you can make these for Easter...

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let's begin with the first one i made... from a pink sweater Santa hat!

it has been lying in a bin of winter decor for a few years, so i grabbed it and transformed it into a bunny tail...

1. cut off the fur trim on the bottom edge of the hat.

2. filled it with polyfill & closed the open end with a rubber band.

3. cut off the excess fabric.

when it's displayed, 4, you don't see the rubber-banded end...

tuck it into a plant and you have a cute lil' bunny tail peeking out at you:

ready to make your own?

MATERIALS:

a white, pink, or ivory sweater sleeve (the larger the sleeve, the bigger your bunny tail!) . polyfill stuffing . two wide rubber bands . some fuzzy trim (or pompoms) . scissors . hot glue .

METHOD:

the process is similar to my famous Original Sweet Sweater Pumpkins:

1. turn a sweater sleeve inside out, and close off one end tightly with a rubber band.

2. turn it right-side out, and fill it to overflowing with polyfill stuffing.

3. gather up the open end, pushing the polyfill inside as you go, and close with a rubber band.

4. cut off extra sweater fabric - but leave enough to not let the rubber band slip off!

5. cut a piece of furry fabric (i used the trim from the Santa hat) to cover that end. hot glue on.

6. cut a strip of furry fabric long enough to curl around the edges of the end, and hot glue into place. then fluff the fur!

you can make them in several sizes, as i did, to create a bunny family!

find places to hide them in your home & yard, and wait for the squeals of delight when they are discovered...

while i love them in the garden, it's supposed to rain again next week -

so i popped them into our living room decor:

i really wish i had grandkids coming for Easter to laugh at these...

at least we can enjoy them every day. i hope you enjoy them, too!

(full disclosure: i wanted to call them BunnyButts.

something told me that might not be a good idea. so Bunny Tails it is!)

Find more of my Original Sweet Sweater (TM) creations - for every season! - on my homeward found decor blog!

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