Bring on the Bunnies! An Easter Roundup

I've so been enjoying grazing all the Spring and Easter crafting everyone's been doing this month!  I have to admit, I've failed this year at bringing in the spring - in my defense, other than a couple of joyfully warm days, it still feels like winter around here.

Even so, there is still time and while I enjoy eggs and chicks and daffodils as much as the next person, the thing I love best about spring symbols are the BUNNIES.

Rabbits have been associated with fertility since ancient times in many cultures, and the attachment with bunnies to Easter come by way of our Germanic immigrants - rabbits, multiply like, well, rabbits, so it is fitting that they are connected with the return of spring, and by further association, with the themes of rebirth and resurrection.  Any gardener will tell you - as soon as tender greens shoot up in the spring, rabbits will not be far behind!

Easter Bunny - Wikipedia will give a good start to the interested on the origins of the Easter Bunny and why it is such an evocative symbol for Easter for so many.

 But regardless of whether or not you find meaning in the symbolism, and what symbolism you attach to it - bunnies are cute!  Add a bunny to your home decor, and no one will miss the message: You're ready for Spring!

These are just a few of the delightful bunny-motif decoration projects I've come across recently, and I think any of them could be done this week just in time to welcome the long-earred guy with the eggs:

1. No Sew Pottery Barn Inspired Bunny Banner

(AttaGirl Talks)

2. DIY Linen Bunny Silhouette 

(The Joyful Home)

3. Fluffy Tail Bunny Art 

(The Pin Junkie)

 4. Weekend Freebie: Blackwork Easter Cards 

(The CrossStitcher)

5. DIY Paint Chip Easter Bunny Banner 

(A Bountiful Love)

6. Creations, Painting Bunnies 

(The Painted Apron)

7.  Somebunny Loves You Card Printable

(Kenarry - Ideas For the Home)

8. Easter Bunny Canvas DIY

(Happy, Girly, Crafty)

9. Simple Easter Bunny Banner

(Home.Made.Interest.)

10. Easter Bunny Wreath

(Navy Wifey Peters Aboard the USS Crafty)

11. Bleached Denim Bunny

(Muchmore Creative)

12. Pom Pom Tail Easter Bunny

(TitiCrafty by Camila)

I hope these projects offer you as much inspiration as they have me! That's the thing about bunnies - fertility is a form of creativity, and these wonderful crafters have shown what a little creative inspiration can do!