DccCrafts.com Button Bunnies and Basket

Pull out your button box and let’s put some of those forgotten buttons to good use making button flowers to trim our heart shaped box and metal bunnies.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
28-9221 – DCC’S HEART SHAPED PAPER MACHE BOX W/RUSTY LID
03-1367 – DCC’S IVORY MESH BUNNIES (2 ASST)
Assorted buttons in all sizes and shapes
Acrylic Craft Paint Colors:  light lime, grass green, white, pale yellow
*Optional- if you prefer, you can use markers in two shades of green for the flower stems and leaves.
Brushes:  Sponge brush applicator, #4 soft bristle flat and a #1 liner
Fine line permanent brown marker
Glue gun and glue
Box Handle - 1 1/4” wide X 23” long strip of white poster board
Miscellaneous craft supplies
Shredded paper grass

INSTRUCTIONS:
BOX:
Set the rusty lid aside for now.
Paint paper mache portion of the box and the poster board handle white on the outside and yellow on the inside.
Paint the flower stems in both green colors varying the heights as shown on the pattern.  You can alternate colors or even use your brush moving from one color to another without cleaning between applications.
Paint your leaves using the #4 flat in the same way.
*Optional – you can use the green markers.
Glue the buttons in place.
Add one button flower and leaves to each side end of the handle and glue handle in place on each side of the paper mache box as shown in the photo.
When the paint is dry, use the fine line brown permanent marker to draw on the irregular line as shown on the pattern.  Also outline the leaves and buttons.
The rusty lid is placed on the bottom of the box to look like dirt.
BUNNIES:
Repeat the stems and buttons for the rabbits.  Two or three button flowers on the hind legs and one of the front legs.