Pottery Barn Knock-Off Bunnies {All About Easter}

Welcome back for our double dose of Easter today!  This next guest is one of the funnest bloggers you will ever meet. She has a sassy sense of humor, a love of the thrift store, and a great eye for design.  And she is a sweet friend, which I count a blessing in my life! Meet Tausha from Sassy Style Redesign:

I am so excited to be chatting with all of you courtesy of Kiki! First of all, I have to say that I adore Kiki! If you are regular reader of her blog, I bet you adore her as well. If you are a first time visitor, you're in for a treat!  Yes, she really is as fabulous as she seems!

Now that I have completely covered how awesome Kiki is, I thought I would share a little bit about me.

My name is Tausha and I am a Sassy Gal! Or, at least I like to think I am. I have the blog, Sassy Style Redesign. I am addicted to all things that can be spray painted. My glue gun and I are on a first name basis, and I’m really, really trying to get my husband to let me have diet coke on tap at my house! Really, think about it, how awesome would that be?

I get to go on TV and share with people what goes on inside my crazy head, crazy as it is.  The best part about what I do is that I get to be a mom to 3 chickadees who love my craft room, almost as much as their mom does.

My sweet husband supports my thrifting habit (most of the time) and my spray paint habit and the habit of being a little tense when I really need a diet coke!

(yes, we look exactly like this!)

I get to “work” with fabulous people! I use the term work very loosely. I don’t consider being able to go into someone's home, look at their treasures, move them around and leave them with a more cozy, inviting and welcoming space. Not sure I would even call it work.

One of my favorite things that I am blessed to do is going to LDS Relief Society’s and sharing how to make your house refuge from this world,  a place of peace. I love the gospel!  My Heavenly Father has blessed me beyond measure! How thrilled I am with the opportunities to be able to share the talents He has given me with others.

I adore what I do! I am blessed beyond measure and I will fully admit to being addicted to Diet Coke, chocolate and more chocolate.  Oh yea, and I love Pottery Barn. 

I love Pottery Barn and all the pretty pictures in the catalog that come to my house every month. I love the ideas and all the pretties, but not the prices. I know, I know, I am probably the only one who feels this way. So, what’s a girl to do when she loves Pottery Barn, just not the prices?

Copy, copy, copy!!

I loved this picture in the spring catalog. Simple, yet fabulous!

Do you see the bunny theme?

I kind of love bunnies-a lot! So, I figured that I could totally make my own version of some Pottery Barn bunnies.

I headed to my favorite store-the thrift store and picked up some extremely ugly, almost scary looking bunnies.  It would have been awesome if I would have taken a picture of them before I painted them. Right? Sorry! Just picture ugly..and you will get the idea.

I pulled out some primer-an essential step if you are painting glass or ceramic. You get a fabulous finish when you use this.  I love Rustoleum’s brand-you can pick it up at the depot for $3.10 a can. yes, I know how much a can is..pathetic? Did I mention I have a spray painting cabinet that the size of a small car?

Wait-I found a before picture. He was in the corner of another picture. that would be why the picture looks a little pathetic. Sorry..at least I found a pic!

Make sure that you let the primer dry to the touch before you paint the color on. I used heirloom white, again by Rustoleum. What can I say-this is my favorite brand.

Once the bunnies were wearing their new Easter attire-I took some stain to them. They were looking a little too new.  everything looks better with a little age..right?

Perfect!

Pottery barn’s version is now sold out-so if you want some, you get to make your own! Super easy and extremely satisfying! I highly recommend this simple project.

Ok-now that you have the cutest bunnies on the block-what do you with them?

Display with a bunch of of other Easter crap, of course!!

First-shop your house for some books, candlesticks, eggs, grasses or green of some sort and, if you happen to have a birdhouse or a nest or two, throw them in the pile as well.

Then-go to town! In my opinion, the best part of decorating is putting it together!

the cute jar with gumballs used to be full. My children helped themselves. If I have told them, once I have told them a hundred times, the gumballs were not to be chewed-just looked at!

Add some old books from a scary estate sale, a teacup with fake grass and a ball made with lion yarn. Love the texture of that stuff!!

I had some feathers and thought that they would be super cute to add to the bird cage under a nest.  Who knew that trying to keep all of the feather in the cage would be the most difficult thing that I have ever done.

Love the results. I actually like my version better than Pottery Barn’s.

I have another table than got a little bit of Easter love.  Not a lot-just a smidge. (do you not love the old typewriter? $10 at a thrift store)

I have a friend who I “carrot” lots about. She made these darling carrots for me! I love them almost as much as I love her. 

I did make a few carrot versions of my own.  Again, they are both cheap and easy. Starting to see a theme here? Yep-I’m a cheap and easy kind of gal and proud of it!

I have rambled enough. I would love for you to come by and visit any time! You just never know what you will find.Whether it be something I made with my trusty glue gun or a home makeover that I HAD to get done. (at least that’s what I tell my husband) 

Come on, who doesn’t use a TV deadline to get their master bedroom,kitchen and craft room done? I promise, a visit to the sassiness will make you giggle at least twice!

Hope to meet you all soon!!

Have a SASSY day!

Tausha

Thanks so much, Tausha. I want to find some of those bunnies BADLY! Love them.  Go check her out her sassiness at Sassy Style Redesign.

Thanks for stopping by today. Tomorrow we have an INCREDIBLE EXTRA giveaway..a little post on a recent Blogger's Night Out..and a SUPER fun project from one amazing LADY! See ya soon.

Don't forget to enter this weeks giveaways. There are some really fun things to put in your Easter baskets up for grab!  Click on each of the images below to see the details of what are in them and to ENTER!

a little chick clip {All About Easter}

My next guest I met through the wonderful world of craft gawker. I kept seeing her projects over and over again..loved her style and thought she would be the perfect guest to have for All About Easter.  Meet Sara from Craft Snob:

Hi there. I’m Sara from Craft Snob. Thanks so much, Kiki, for having me!

Making felt chick clips is a fun way to get ready for Easter. All you need is felt, thread, hair clip, glue, and one cute little head to put it on.

 

Isn't it so cute?!

Round up your supplies and hop on over to my blog to get the full tutorial on how to make one!

Thanks, Sara! I can't wait to run over and make a cute little chick! Come back later this afternoon for more Easter magic!:)

Don't forget to enter this weeks giveaways. There are some really fun things to put in your Easter baskets up for grab!  Click on each of the images below to see the details of what are in them and to ENTER!

the world's best tasting eggs {All About Easter}

My guests today I'm sure you already know. If by chance you have been hiding under a rock for a year and have NOT heard of them, you should slip over to their blog HERE and spend hours going through their archives.  We had a little Vegas-style Bloggers Night Out this last weekend and I got to meet them for the first time, and can say they are as delightful, fun and amazing as their blog is!  Take it away girls:

hi there!!

we are the girls from eighteen25 and

we are so excited to be a part of kiki's all about easter party!

so lets get on with it... shall we??

what are some of the things you love about Easter?

well if you are like me....

some of things you love are those yummy chocolate candies that come shaped like an egg!

in my opinion...

the world's best tasting eggs!!

i've made a cute little tag

that makes gift giving those tasty eggs super simple!

here's all you need to do...

using a half dozen egg carton, replace the blah eggs with 6 yummy eggs. tie your tag on with some twine and it's ready to go.

download your free tags

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other fun ideas...

use the tiered egg holder from target, purchase some white plastic eggs (found mine at hobby lobby) and put some cadbury eggs or other easter candy inside each egg.

or

just add the tag to a ready-to-go package of reese's eggs.

now...  go share some of the world's best tasting eggs!!

Amazing, right?! Thanks for stopping by, eighteen 25! Now head on over to their blog and be inspired!

Also, don't  forget to enter this weeks giveaways. There are some really fun things to put in your Easter baskets up for grab!  Click on each of the images below to see the details of what are in them and to ENTER! These giveaways end on Saturday night. You can also find the sponsor links over on my sidebar! Go give them some love.

A little bunny basket. {All About Easter}

All About Easter is here! I am super excited for all of my amazing guests the next two weeks.  You will find a little bit of everything and hope it helps you get all ready for the upcoming holiday!  I would love it if you want to advertise All About Easter by grabbing a button and putting on your blog...post about it, tweet about it..the more visitors, the better!:)

I cannot tell you how much I enjoy making Easter baskets! Crazy, crazy, I know, but more than saving money, I love personalizing my kids baskets.  Here are a few I have made in years past:

This year, I was flipping through Chasing Fireflies and saw this cute thing:

So sweet and so simple that of course I thought, "I won't pay $28 for it, I will make it for under $5!"

And that is just what I did.

I realize mine is not exactly the same.  They used 6-8 panels vs. my 4, but either way..I am loving how it turned out!  And of course, this one will be for my little girl, so I had to put a little bow on it!

Is it not the sweetest thing?  Check out a few of the details:

I made the tail out of a yarn pom pom, embroidered the face on, and gave the top and ears a cute little blanket stitch.

My girl barely let me finish sewing it before she ripped it out of my hands. I guess she likes it!:)

Do you want to make one?

Here are is a quick pattern for the main body and ears.  (click and then right click to save)

A few tips:

*I actually used the same idea as my TOM THE TURKEY pattern for the base of the basket. Download those instructions here.

*The circle of felt on the bottom I used was a nut jar lid.

*I actually lined the inside with fleece, so I sewed 2 bases and placed the fleece on the inside so there were no visible seams.

*Once you have both the outside and inside together, simply fold in the top, pin and sew around it. Trim any edges close to the thread line. 

*Once the base is done, I sewed the ears on, and sewed a strap..1 1/2 inches wide by about 10 inches long (make yours as big or small as you want!)  Then simply pin it on and sew.

* I sewed the blanket stitch next. Learn how to do a blanket stitch here.

*Embroider your face. Sew on a small felt nose.

*Make a yarn pom pom for the tail. Learn how to make a yarn pom pom here. Sew it on the back.

*YOU are done. Now embellish it to suit your child!

My boys baskets are not done yet, but they have requested something much different than a bunny! I will be using the same base and making a hedgehog and a cardinal (one of my boys is obsessed with red!) unless of course they change their mind AGAIN!:)  I'll let you see the finished product when they are done!

Thanks for stopping by today!  You won't want to miss tomorrow's guest. There will be a fun freebie involved!

Don't forget to enter this weeks giveaways. There are some really fun things to put in your Easter baskets up for grab!  Click on each of the images below to see the details of what are in them and to ENTER!