This DIY Carrot Patch Bunny Decor was simple, fun to make, and super inexpensive. Nearly all of the supplies came from the Dollar Tree.
I just love the bunnies super fluffy tail and little paws up on the fence peeking into the Carrot Patch. I just want to let him in!
Let’s Create!
Supplies Needed to Make the DIY Carrot Patch Bunny Decoration
- Easter signs (2) pictured below from the Dollar Tree
- Fence from the Dollar Tree
- Carrots from the Dollar Tree
- Paint in Gray & Pink
- Green, Orange, and Black paint markers
- Stencils, printables, or transfers – I made a printable in Canva
- Hole filler
- White yarn
- Popsicle sticks
- Sanding block
- Scissors
- Paint brushes
- Glue gun
- Protective covering for your work surface
Making the DIY Carrot Patch Bunny Decoration
I started by dismantling my two Dollar Tree signs and setting aside the pieces needed for the project: Bunny feet from the larger sign, Bunny body and head from the smaller sign (with hands removed). As I am writing this it sounds like the beginning of an Easter Frankenstein movie. I assure you it doesn’t look that way in the end.
The bunny had a hole for hanging so the first thing I did was fill the hole with a little hole filler. Once it dried, I sanded it flat.
Construct your Bunny
Constructing the bunny is really easy. You will just glue the hands and the feet on. Glue the hands to the side that will be facing the fence and glue the feet to the side facing away from the fence.
Front 
Back
Make the Carrot Patch Sign
Popsicle sticks make up the little sign. Simply, cut the rounded ends off and lay out six together slightly staggered. I attached them by gluing shorter cross pieces on the backside. Finally I glued a knotted piece of twine to hang it with. If you want more detailed picture instructions see my post Secret Shamrock Garden Sign as I used the same steps to make the little sign for that decoration piece.
Paint your Bunny and Sign
First, lay out some protective covering for your work surface.
I started by painting the bunny gray. My plan was to use white acrylic but I ran out of paint. A recent purchase was this gray paint for a home improvement project and it was just sitting on my counter. I figured why not? So glad I did as I really like the gray with the pink. Any acrylic gray paint will work fine though. I did two coats.
Once that is all dry cover it all with pink. I ended up doing two coats of pink as well.
Next you will sand a few spots on the bunny so the gray shows through and gives it that distressed look we all love. I had some gray left on my brush so I put a light coat on the popsicle stick sign as well.
Bunny Tail
Next, I made the bunny a tail. I used white yarn I had on hand. To make the tail, grab the end and hold it between your fingers. Next wrap the yarn around your fingers until it is as thick as you want it. Make sure not to wrap it to tight as you need to be able to pull it off your fingers once you are done wrapping. When it is the thickness you want, remove it from your fingers. Cut about a 4 inch piece of yarn and tie a knot around the middle of the yarn wrap. Tie it as tight as you can and knot it a few times. Then cut through the looped edges on both sides. Finally trim it up to the size you want it.
Finally, glue your finished tail on the bunny. Isn’t it cute!?
Sign Lettering
Now we are going to add our lettering to the little sign. If you have a Cricut, stencil or transfer you would like to use go ahead. I didn’t so I found a font I liked in Canva and printed it on the inkjet in the size I wanted.
Steps to get the printable design on wood
Print the words in the desired size.
Take a pencil and using the side of it’s tip shade over the backside of your printed script.
Once you have finished applying the pencil, tape it down (pencil side towards the wood) and trace over it with a ballpoint pen.
Remove the paper to reveal your paintable script.
For more detailed (with pictures) instructions on the letter transfer process see my Love Notes Holder tutorial.
Next up is painting on the lettering. I have done this process with paint and a brush but when the letters are this small it is really difficult. I finally invested in some Paint Markers from Amazon.
This green I used for the first time and was very pleased with the color and how easily it flowed. I just traced over my pencil transfer marks. I did a couple of coats. Then I free handed what is supposed to be a carrot. Ha.
Once it dried I just hung it over the spike on the fence.
Final Touches
Finally, I hot glued the carrot and the bunny to the fence.
AND DONE!!
Your turn to create
I would love to hear if you gain inspiration from this post and make your very own DIY Carrot Patch Bunny Decoration
