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These 2x4 Bunnies are a fun little Easter craft to bring a little spring to your decor. You might even have everything you need on hand...we used a 2x4 from our scrap pile for this project. And these 2x4 bunnies seem to multiply like, well...you know.

I love a good 2x4 project...mainly because I have loads of leftover 2x4s on hand from various projects. Usually, these projects don't cost a thing to put together...and are fairly uncomplicated, too. Check out my complete tutorial for these 2x4 Bunnies below.

2x4 Bunnies

It's definitely bunny season, y'all. Pretty sure this is like my fifth bunny project this month. But, I love the sweetness of a simple bunny silhouette...and they just scream spring. I made a floppity-jillion of these 2x4 bunnies last weekend and now have put them evvvvvvverywhere around the house. They're just so fun!

Supplies for 2x4 Bunnies

• scrap piece of 2x4 (I cut mine into several squares and sanded the edges, pictured above)
• cream or white acrylic paint
• various spring paint colors (I used acrylic paints, you can see the kind below)
• paint brushes
• vinyl bunny silhouettes (I cut mine on my Silhouette Cameo, but you can purchase these online or at a craft store)
• course sandpaper
• antique or dark furniture wax

I used some pretty spring-colored Waverly acrylic paints in Celery, Mineral, and Cream. Really any light or pastel colored paints would be lovely for these 2x4 bunnies.

I only painted one of the larger sides of each of the blocks with the colored paint.

Then I added my small vinyl bunny silhouette. As I mentioned above, I used my Silhouette Cameo (I love this machine!) to cut this bunny, but you can find these online or at a craft store. The color of craft vinyl won't matter...it's just a template, in this case. 

I seal my vinyl with the same color of paint that I just used on the first coat.

Then I did two coats of the Cream paint on the entire block.

Once the second coat of Cream is dry, just peel the vinyl off of your 2x4 bunnies.

I sanded the edges of my 2x4 bunnies for a weathered look with coarse sand paper.

I used dark furniture wax on the edges of the blocks to age them further. I used a little wax mixed with paint to lighten areas where the wax, alone, was too dark.

You could do so many fun colors for this...I kept it simple to coordinate with my decor, though. These 2x4 bunnies are the perfect little Easter decor touch all over the house.

More 2x4 Bunnies and Easter Crafts

• These Chunky 2x4 Bunnies from Food Fun Family are so cute!
• I love the cotton tails on these 2x4 Bunnies from Mine for the Making.
• Don't feel like crafting? Grab my preppy printable silhouette bunnies, instead.
• I also have an adorable printable banner of bunnies, too!

Happy Bunny Season!

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