If you want something more neutral for Easter, this riser, featuring a bunny, may be just what you’re looking for. It can also be easily customizable using traditional Easter colours. Here’s how to make a spring bunny riser using supplies from Dollar Tree, along with items you probably already have on hand.

How to Make a Spring Bunny Riser

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Supplies Used and Recommendations:

• wood rabbit shape
• contact paper or paint
• yellow ribbon
• beaded tray (Dollar Tree)
• spanish moss (dollar store)
• moss covered artificial stone
• small butterfly
• floral wire
• 2 sizes half beads
• 2 sizes dowel rods
• artificial fern bush
  

  Step 1: Decorate Wood Bunny

   

 

I nabbed one of these wood bunny shapes from Dollar Tree a few weeks ago. It’s about 9 inches tall and 1/2 an inch thick, so it’s free-standing. I decided to cover it with some of my favourite peel and stick contact paper. I bought this on a large roll from Dollarama some time ago and I’m using some of the remnants.

You can choose to paint the bunny in a bright colour, or cover it with a springtime floral print, if you want a more traditional Easter look.

 

 

After cutting the contact paper down to the approximate size needed, I attached it to the bunny and trimmed off the excess using an emery board.

Step 2: Add a Bow

 

 

 

I made a bow for my bunny using some thin scalloped edge ribbon from my stash. 

 

 

After attaching it to the bunny, I trimmed the tails to the length I wanted…

 

 

…and added a button. 

Step 3: Choose a Base For the Riser

 

 

This beaded tray is from Dollar Tree, as well. There were round ones, but I liked this oval shape. I’m not adding any paint to mine.

 

 

I hot glued four round beads to the bottom of the tray to make a riser. These beads were close enough to the  colour of the tray that I didn’t need to paint them.

Step 4: Hot Glue Bunny to Riser

 

 

Next, I positioned the bunny in the middle of the riser, near the back.

Step 5: Fill Riser With Spanish Moss

 

 

Hot glue Spanish moss to the entire base…

 

 

…and trim the unruly bits.

Step 6: Add a Butterfly in Flight to the Bunny Riser

 

 

I had some of these foam moss balls in my stash and used a pokey tool to make a hole in the centre of it.

 

 

Then I chose a butterfly that matched the bunny and poked some thin wire into its body. Later, I switched out this silver wire for a piece of green floral wire the same width and cut about 6 inches long. My thinking was that the green wire would be better able to blend into the background of my forest riser.

 

 

Next, I put a dab of hot glue onto the other end of the wire and inserted into the moss ball. You can bend the wire to make your butterfly fly in any direction you chose.

 

 

After gluing the foam ball to the riser on the right-hand side of the bunny, I camouflaged it with some more Spanish moss, again trimming any excess.

Step 7: Add Fern to the Bunny Riser

 

 

I cut down a couple of pieces of a fern bush to use on my forest riser.

 

 

This fern bush is from Dollarama. I liked that it was a soft plastic and looked more real. Cut one section of fern just a bit shorter than the bunny and glue it to the back of the bunny on the right-hand side. (I tried to get that pesky label off but it wasn’t budging! It won’t be seen anyway.)

 

 

Next, I hot glued a second, shorter piece of the fern to the left-hand side, attaching it to the paw and foot of the bunny.

Step 8: Dowel and Half-Bead Mushrooms 

 

 

I decided my forest needed some mushrooms, so I made some using two different sizes of half beads and wood dowels.

 

 

I cut the 1/2 inch dowel to about a 1 inch length using my mitre shears and hot glued the larger half bead to one end. Then I repeated the process twice more using the small dowel rod and the small half beads to make two smaller mushrooms.

 

 

Using white acrylic paint, I painted all of the mushrooms white. Using the sponge dauber gives the top of the mushrooms a textured look. 

 

 

I had some ladybug stickers on hand, so I stuck one onto the largest mushroom for a hit of colour.

 

 

Then I hot glued the two smaller mushrooms beside the larger one.

Step 9: Add Wood Pieces to Bunny Riser

 

 

I had these small wood pieces on hand, so I added two of them to the forest floor, too.

Finished Spring Bunny Riser

 

 

This project can be easily customized in the colours of your choice. I like the way my spring bunny riser turned out. It can be used to help decorate for Easter and left sitting out during the spring, as well.

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