Bunnies Who Love Carrots

He doesn't like to talk about it....

...but the Easter Bunny...

...has hoarding issues.

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

DIY Easter Bunny Footprint Tutorial!

Who wants to make 

Easter Bunny footprints?!

Come on, you know you want to!

A few items of business first.

Disclaimer 1

 I did not invent bunny footprints.  

As far as my family is concerned, my fabulous girlfriend, 

Miss Christy, invented them.

Disclaimer 2

This tutorial was shot in super secret stealth mode.

That means the photos are not great....but they'll do.

Disclaimer 3

If you decide to create this little bunny trail, be aware that you 

may need to commit to this as long as your munchkins believe in the Easter Bunny.

Step 1

Gather materials.

You will need a paper plate, scissors and a pencil.

(Its a very high-tech craft.)

Normally this project takes place late Saturday night.

Joe hides the eggs, I do the feet.

Because its done at the last minute,

I have no patience whatsoever for gathering materials.

If you are in the mood to pull out your exact-o knife, 

circle cutters or punches,

go for it!

Step 2

Turn your paper plate over and draw some bunny feet.

I have never-ever-EVER used a cookie cutter to draw this.

Today, it was 12 inches away on the drying rack.

I couldn't help myself.

Bunny Feet!

Anybody know how many toes bunnies have?

I have no clue.  This year I made three.

How ever many toes you give your bunny, 

just don't draw them too close together.

I makes them harder to cut out.

Step 3

Cut out the Feet!

One of the comments I received said,

"how did you get your circles so perfect?"

Um....yeah, they're not, and it really doesn't matter.

Stab the tip of your scissors into the center of a toe, twist a few times...

  

and you have a roundish hole!

*Important*

Cut out the toes before the rest of the foot.

I'm sure there is a scientific reason why the paper plate rips

more easily when you cut the big part out first.

I don't know what that is, but I do know it means you have to start over!

There they are!

Step 4

Remember all that baby powder we all bought before we

had our first baby?

And how no one ever got to actually use it because,

 even though its called BABY Powder, 

its really bad for babies?

Now you get to use it!

If you use baby powder, your prints will hang around for awhile.

I like them, so I don't mind.

They make me giggle.

If you would like more temporary prints, powdered sugar works too,

but they wash away quickly.

(especially if you forget to turn off the sprinklers Easter morning)

Step 5

Shake it up!

We have bunnies that come and visit our Salad bar lawn occasionally.

They'll perch themselves on the edge of the concrete and nibble on the grass.

I like to start there.

Set down you plate right-side-up.

(very important)

and...shake shake shake!

I used powdered sugar here because I needed to wash the feet away immediately.

Didn't want to have to explain why the bunny came early!

The rim of the paper plate 

keeps the extra sugar/baby powder from spilling all over.

BUNNY FOOTPRINTS!

Step 6

Think like a bunny!

How does the Easter Bunny come into your yard?

At our house, he crawls under the back fence and hops along the wall.

He takes a little break in the roses for a snack,

then cuts across the grass onto the cement.

Some years, if he's feeling frisky, he hops onto a slide or a tricycle seat!

Silly Bunny!

Eventually he hops over to the backdoor, leaves a basket of treats,

and then hops under the side fence to the neighbors house.

Every year Ethan and Jack can't wait to see where the bunny went.

I hope he hops over to your house next!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

Pretty Little Bunny Cookies!

I loved Mr. Bunny...really I did.

But, he looked a little lonely didn't he....

I made him a girlfriend!!

(*wink*)

She needs a name....

Becky?

Bridget?

Bree?

Oh no!

Becky, Bridget AND Bree!!!!

That Mr. Bunny sure does get around....

Want to guess what comes next?

Baby bunny cookies....in a box!

Looks like I'm going to need a few more homes for all these bunnies.....

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

Personalized Easter Egg Cookies!

I can't seem to let a holiday go by without putting a name on something.

I could say I don't know why...but I do.

Personalized goodies were a hard to come by when I was a kid.

Every time I spotted a spinning rack of keychains or mugs or mini license plates

I made a beeline towards it and began searching...

Want to know how often I found 'Elizabeth' on those racks?

ZERO!

Okay, maybe once or twice...but not on the good stuff.

My name was never on anything cool like,

unicorn barrettes

or

rainbow necklaces

or 

scratch and sniff stickers!!!!!

(really, I'm not bitter at all)

So now, I'll pretty much put a name on anything...

These are for Kelly's little boys!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Don't forget to enter the giveaway over at Managing Marbles!

I'm giving away Easter cookies for your Easter Baskets!!!

Giveaway closed!

Congrats Brooksley!

 Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

The Giveaway Has Started!

*Update 3/30/2012*
Giveaway Closed!
Congratulations Brooksley!


Here's the scoop!

I'm giving away two dozen Easter cookies!

Yes!  Mr. Supersize Bunny is included!!!

Well, not this exact one. 

 I won't say what happened to him, 

but there was  a shocking amount of crumbs on the kitchen floor this morning.

(The winner gets a freshly baked Mr. Bunny along with freshly baked spotty egg cookies) 

Here's what you need to do!

Head over to

Managing Marbles!!!!

My friend Kelly has a new blog and she's hosting the giveaway!!!

How Many Entries Will You Earn?!

Okay, now go....seriously....

Go enter!

Mr. Bunny needs a good home.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

DIY Peeps Easter Bunny Cutter!

Who doesn't love Peeps!!!

Okay...me.  I don't like them.

Please don't hate me...just not a raw marshmallow fan.

However,  give me a s'more made with a peep and I might bite off your finger.

Maybe that's why I've never made these before.  

 I just might be the very last baker to get around to them.

Until recently, peep cutters were hard to come by.  

Now I've heard that Peeps sells them online and

Copper gifts makes a gorgeous copper peep cutter called

the 'Bunny Bun'.  They even have different sizes!

I've put them into my virtual shopping cart a few times now,

 but they always seem to be the cutters that get left behind when I see my total!!

(copper's not cheap....)

So here we are again, it's Easter time, and I still don't have the right cutter...

(*sigh*)

"NO PEEPS FOR YOU!!!!"

Well we can't have that now can we...?

Time for a little creativity....and pliers.

I found this cookie cutter set at Wal-Mart, in the Easter candy section.

Jack and I were searching for something completely different

 and this jumped off the shelf at me!

I barely had it in my hot little hand when Jack said,

"MooooooooM!  You already have a bunny cutter!"

(some children are much too observant aren't they?)

So I explained to him...

"You know, you're right Jack, I do.  Look at the ears on this bunny though.  

They look a lot like something I need and don't have.  

I think I can turn this into what I need it to be."

.....then...

...after mulling that over for about thirty seconds....

"Mom, can I get that star wars lego set with the clones in it.  

I know I already have it but I can mix up the clones and make new ones.  

I really need it so Ethan and I can have a battle and play together...."

(Little stinker...)

So here's the set that came home with us...

The ears looked just like the ears on a peep to me,

I just needed to get rid of the feet.

I flipped the cutter over 

and just worried about the shape of the edge that would do the cutting.

Its much harder to manipulate the folded/top edge!

It took about five minutes of smushing and pinching 

with a pair of needle-nosed pliers.

No more feet!!!

His cheeks are a little less pointy too.

What do you think?

(they're 4"inches tall, in case you want to make your own!)

Pretty Peepish I'd say!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

Oh my Goodness...still more Easter Cookies!

Just a couple more and then I promise to move on.....

(I just held up my fingers and did the girl scout pledge to prove that I REALLY mean it!)

Some very quiet bunnies...

Little baby chicks....

I've started to see these eggs when I close my eyes....

These are a smaller version of the fancy-schmancy eggs.

Happy Easter everyone!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

More Easter cookies!!!

Well, somehow I just can't believe Easter hasn't already come and gone.

I would know if it had....those pesky bunnyprints in the backyard...

So I guess I'll just keep on making cookies until it gets here!

These were inspired by cookies that Ali Bee's Bakeshop entered in the coppergifts.com Easter cookie contest.

We really like blue here at our house (must be all those boys), so I made some blue ones.

Here they are,  all together....hmmm...I know I made a dozen of these...someone's been eating the cookies!

These were inspired by Glorious Treats.  I saw them a few weeks ago and have been wanting to make them ever since!  When she first posted these little chicks, she gave great step-by-step instructions on how to make them (and a bunch of other cute Easter cookies-go check them out!).


Thanks for stopping by!

Lizy B

Spots and Stripes

Its still Easter time, and there are still cookies to make, and I still don't like doing faces!!!

So I did these....

Stripey eggs...

...and spotty bunnies.

Then Jack said...."Mommy, why did you give the bunnies chicken pox?"

Thanks for stopping by.

Lizy B