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DIY Cement Bunnies

In: Spring & Easter Ideas and Projects

Here’s a fun DIY project for Spring!! Do you have any little resin or ceramic bunny statues around from Easter’s past? They are probably in that bin, next to the bag of empty plastic Easter eggs you have and always forget about so you buy more at Walmart…

I grabbed these on sale at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago. Yes, yes, they are cute but just don’t fit in with my current decor style. I’m going to transform these cute little guys into stylish DIY cement bunnies!

I love the look of all the cement and concrete animals I see in the decorating magazines and catalogs but they are pricey! This is a fun and pretty easy way to get the same look at a fraction of the cost.

Coating The Bunnies

bunny statues

The first step is to coat the outside of the bunnies with joint compound. I used a plastic butter knife and my finger to get into the grooves.

  • covering bunny in joint compound

Once they were coated with the joint compound I let them dry overnight.

cement bunnies

Painting The Bunnies

I’m using 4 colors to paint the bunnies to mimic real aged cement bunnies: White, tan, dark brown, and dark gray chalk paints.

I poured a little of each of the four chalk paints onto a paper plate. This makes it easier to dabble a bit of each color onto my paint brush and dab it on the bunnies.

paint

Tapping the paint onto the bunnies gives that mottled look of old cement statues.

The best part of this simple craft…if your bunny looks too dark you just tap on some more white paint or vice versa! I globbed on too much of the dark gray and then covered it with more of the white and it looked perfect.

painting bunny figurines

Let the paint dry for a few hours on the bunnies before using them to decorate.

Finished Bunnies

They came out better than I had imagined they would!! I can’t wait to mix them into my Spring decor.

DIY Cement Bunny

Here’s a few of my other Spring decorating ideas:

  • Spring Printable Sign
  • Daffodil Arrangement
  • Spring Wreath

Welcome Spring!

DIY Cement Bunnies
DIY CEMENT BUNNIES

By: Jennifer Howard · In: Spring & Easter Ideas and Projects · Tagged: diy, diy decor, spring decor

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  1. Jen says

    March 13, 2022 at 10:11 pm

    These are just the cutest! You always have the most clever DIY ideas. Perfect for spring!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      March 14, 2022 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks, Jen!!

      Reply
  2. Rachel Harper says

    February 25, 2022 at 9:09 am

    Jennifer,
    You know I love to reinvent my decor and this is so cute. I love the cement bunnies. Can I share a link on my Sunday, Dirt Road Adventures? So Creative.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      February 26, 2022 at 12:37 pm

      Thanks, Rachel!! Of course, you can always use anything!!

      Reply
  3. Cindy Rust says

    March 31, 2021 at 7:59 pm

    Jennifer, these are adorable!! Cement animals used to be so popular and I am glad they are making a comeback! Thanks for the tutorial!! Your IG Live with Amy was fun!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      April 1, 2021 at 7:41 am

      Thanks Cindy!! I love all the cement things out there now! Yes, Amy is a blast but I didn’t realize how long we were on for…I’m super chatty!!

      Reply

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