These adorable little bunny "peat pot" baskets are the perfect organic welcome to Spring!
Here's how you make Bunny Bean Peat Pot baskets: Just begin with a basic starter pot.
Choose an array of beans and rice, and use your trusty ol' hot glue gun to begin adhering them to the pot. It's so simple you don't even need to draw a design. Just start by spreading the glue in an oval to make the round face...
Then roll that portion of the pot into a heap of rice so that it sticks. You can then press and move it around a bit with your fingers, taking care to touch only the 'lump' of rice and not the glue underneath.
Build one ear and then the other in the same manner. Then fill in the rest of the pot using the same technique. Be sure to work in small patches to glue beans around the design. You can see that I used green split peas, black beans, adzuki beans, and rice. Finish the eyes, nose and whiskers {a bit of unravelled twine} very last.
Here I created a simple heart design with black beans.
To fit with the Easter Basket theme, add a handle to the peat pots. Simply use a paper punch to put holes in the pot. Then take a bit of wire from a hanger or your jewelry kit and thread it through.
The organic baskets take on a whole new level of charm when you plant them with spring flowers. I love pansies and violas in the early spring! You can see more *here.*
Fun decor for the season...
They look great indoors on the window sill. I ended up putting a little plastic lid underneath when it was time to water.
But as a 'science experiment' of sorts, I'll be interested to see what happens to the ones I leave outside...
Lovely and calorie-free!
from TP tubes.
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I'm sharing these pretty bunny bean peat pots at: Monday: Craftomaniac, Making The World Cuter, Marvelously Messy, Project Queen, The Girl Creative, The Gunny Sack, Alderberry Hill, A Round Tuit, Skip to My Lou, Cherished Bliss, Northern Cottage; Tuesday: Not Just a Housewife, Sew Crafty, Tip Junkie, Today's Creative Blog, Uncommon, Oopsey Daisy, Gingersnap Crafts; Wednesday: The 36th Avenue, Blue Cricket Design, It's Overflowing, Nest of Posies, Savvy Southern Style, Someday Crafts, The Trendy Treehouse, Very Merry Vintage Style, What We Wore & Made; Thursday: Shabby Nest; Friday: Finding Fabulous, My Simple Home Life, Romantic Home, Tatertots and Jello, The Shady Porch, Thirty Handmade Days, Faith Trust & Pixie Dust, Naptime Crafters, Too Much Time on my Hands, Classy Clutter, Stuff & Nonsense, Craft Junkie Too; Saturday: Be Different Act Normal, Funky Junk Interiors, French Country Cottage, Sisters of the Wild West, Sew Country Chick; Sunday: Nifty Thrifty Things, Under The Table and Dreaming, My 1929 Charmer, Sew Darned Crafty; Other: Itsy Bitsy Paper, Centsational Girl
22 comments:
Wow..you have bean busy...hee, hee, hee!
They are adorable!
Really creative and cute! I should do these with my kids!
Those are so cute! Megan
Ahhh...so adorable!
These are fantastic! How fun, thanks for sharing them.
Christina, these are sooo darn cute!!! I LOVE THEM!!!! I've pinned them :p).
I've never seen anything like this. This is so cute and great fun activity with kids too!
xoxo
Myric
These are just the cutest things ever!! I think it'll be something I can try with the kiddos - thanks for hosting and for this great tutorial!
Blessings!!
Wowee... okay that is really different and creative!! Very nice work, too. Blessings to you. Linda
Your sweet little pots are so clever! Love how your blog turned out, too! It is so sharp and crisp! Great Job!
Take care,
Trish
Wow, these are so cute. I am going to add this to my list to do with the kids. Great post!
I love these! What a fun way to decorate for Easter! Love the bunnies and the JOY pots too, so cute! This would be such a fun craft for kids, too! Love it!
how adorable! i love that you were totally "organic" with this. very cleaver! thanks for sharing.
Jennifer
What fun baskets! I've never seen ones like yours--adorable! Wouldyou be willing to link this up to my Springtime Holiday Link Party? I'd love to have you. Thanks, Michelle
Gorgeous little baskets - a lovely idea!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
What a cute idea. I think little children would love doing that project.
Cute organic pots. I am hosting a Spring contest called Battle of the Cookers and Crafters and this would be perfect to link up for a chance to win if you are interested. Thanks for sharing.
These are really great and so unique!
This is an incredibly darling idea!! I love those bunnies! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy! XO
Love how you used the beans and rice to create such festive Easter decorations. I've never seen anything like this before. Thanks for sharing.
Very cute peat pots. Thanks for sharing. They would be cute in red and white for Valentine's Day too.
How cute! What a fun idea!
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