Easter Pots/Baskets How To

I made these little Easter Pots/Baskets from plain terra cotta pots found at Home Depot.  

You will need:

Terra cotta pots

Terra cotta saucers

Modge podge

brown paint

cream paint

sponge tip brushes 

scissors

burlap 

white pom poms

tacky glue

Easter candy

about an hour

I bought some paint at Joanns and first painted them brown and them painted them cream to give them that worn look. I then cut out simple little bunnies freehand out of burlap.  Burlap is really hard to cut into a specific shape because of the loose weave.  It moves a lot, so I didn't try to make precise bunnies.  I folded the burlap in half and cut a big circle and a little circle and then at an angle for the ears.  This insured the bunny would be symetrical. 

Sometimes I would have to alter it once I opened it up to make it the precise shape I wanted.  A little snip here and there.  It probably would help if you made yourself a pattern. I wanted all my bunnies to be unique so freehanded it was.  

Apply a generous amount of modge podge, more than you think you need because of the texture of the burlap

Position the bunny on the pot and generously apply the modge podge all over the bunny and up onto the ears that stick up off the pot (this will make them stiff).  Put so much modge podge on that you think it couldn't possible dry and look normal.  Apply a thin coat around entire pot to keep the finish uniform.

 This is one after it has dried.  I did mine outside (cutting the burlap is super messy) and it was a sunny day, by the time I finished the last one they were all almost dry.  Last step is add the little white pom pom with a dab of tacky glue. 

 After they dry, just add easter grass and candy.

 Easy peasy!