![easter-mantle.jpg Easter mantle](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oXS9AOVPBBw/U0LeGRVa6iI/AAAAAAAA1Ic/h0HWuP1q--Q/easter-mantle.jpg?imgmax=800)
Last week I posted my my other easter mantle, which was pretty whimsical and fun. But since I have one more fireplace I also wanted to have a more subtle version.
I thought this time I would focus on bunnies, specifically Peter Cottontail. I had this thrift store rabbit which was crackle finished and a little galvanized pail I found at the thrift store for $3. I filled it with the leftover forsythia stems that I actually ripped off an old wreath that I ended up repurposing. (Moral of the story: don’t throw anything away!) I also reused my twine wrapped eggs since they are adorable!
![easter-vignette.jpg Easter vignette](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_4IYWaKyYq8/U0LeHfT_YkI/AAAAAAAA1Ik/fFTXhvXdMuM/easter-vignette.jpg?imgmax=800)
The other side was made up of some dollar store stems in a vase I spray painted, and my clothesline wrapped eggs.
![wrapped-eggs.jpg Wrapped eggs](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sK0Bda0gUUQ/U0LeIKYw0NI/AAAAAAAA1Is/PUznxxElq9A/wrapped-eggs.jpg?imgmax=800)
The big statement piece was the no-sew “Here Comes Peter Cottontail” Banner which is made using my Silhouette and fusible interfacing. It is strung on some of the leftover clothesline that I wrapped the eggs with. (I am going to have a super detailed tutorial coming up next week on it, since working with fabric in your Silhouette is a whole ‘nother ball of wax!)
![easter-banner.jpg Easter banner](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i8x5XqpmS3U/U0LeJ50sUpI/AAAAAAAA1I8/9guQpYninjU/easter-banner.jpg?imgmax=800)
Continuing the ‘clothesline’ theme I also hung some paper doilies using clothespins over the mirror I had propped up:
![eggs-on-clothesline.jpg Eggs on clothesline](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3bkeQqZ5QHU/U0LeJAzhBTI/AAAAAAAA1I0/crvUO1XiI94/eggs-on-clothesline.jpg?imgmax=800)
There are also three tiny bunnies in the center..
![peter-cottontail.jpg Peter cottontail](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QMYRqBgYmXU/U0LeMLY795I/AAAAAAAA1JU/4lRsfnjX5ao/peter-cottontail.jpg?imgmax=800)
Because this is the play room I didn’t put anything on the hearth.. The baby is almost walking now and ANYTHING within reach is fair game. ANYTHING.
![peter-cottontail-mantle.jpg Peter cottontail mantle](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MuOkRi2pFgc/U0LeKjzutfI/AAAAAAAA1JE/DBOSPUjgP0M/peter-cottontail-mantle.jpg?imgmax=800)
And here is a really random fact about Peter Cottontail: The song about that little rabbit actually made it into the top 5 on the Billboard music charts in 1950! Crazy.. Although if in 2013 a nonsense song about what a fox says was a huge hit.. anything is possible!
![crackle-bunny.jpg Crackle bunny](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j3kmnzEvYdo/U0LeLQcj8JI/AAAAAAAA1JM/KqBvv3-ajdw/crackle-bunny.jpg?imgmax=800)
Sharing at these parties.
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