Baby Bunny Photo Prop

I found this on Pinterest:

http://www.sweetlovecreates.bigcartel.com/product/brown-bunny-set

Here's one of the photos if you don't feel like clicking the link:

This is $75. Woooooo. I thought to myself...I can make that.

My sister Megan who lives in TX is a photographer and sometimes takes pictures of babies. I thought it would be a fun little project.

So I set about looking for patterns. I haven't had to pay for a pattern yet, and I'm pretty proud of that. Patterns are usually pretty cheap online, but I don't mind hunting around or modifying something. It's more fun that way.

Here's my finished product:

I put wire in the ears so that they will stand up and you can twist them around different ways. The ears are the only thing I made up myself; the hat is an easy pattern, there are free diaper cover patterns online, there are free tutorials for how to make pom-poms (the tail). But I couldn't find any cute bunny ears. So I looked at the inspiration photo, and thought to myself that those ears actually look like the base of a slipper pattern. So I pulled up a slipper pattern and played around with it. I made two ears that I rejected, but got it right on the third try.

The only thing I did not like about this project is that I had to sew the ears, button, and tail. I stabbed myself four times. I am just not nimble with a needle.

I told J if we ever have a little baby, I'll make a little bear one for our little boy. I have been referring to the imaginary child as "jCub" since J is my jBear. Except it gets a little confusing because it just sounds like Jacob.