I know, I know... carrots = bunnies = Easter... which is 3 months away.
I got a wild hair.... or hare? Pun intended.
I was shopping at an antique mall with some girlfriends last Saturday, and I saw the cutest carrots!
...but, they were $12 a piece.
There was no way I could justify that with the hubby... So, I went on a mission... I wanted to make my own.
Lucky for me, between coupons and sales, Hobby Lobby had everything I needed, and it was discounted enough to cut the cost of the carrots in half. I could handle that.
Here's what I bought:
The process is pretty simple... I cut the orange burlap ribbon in half, because I wanted the wraps around the carrot to be obvious... I started with a ring of hot glue around the roundest part of the cone, wrapped to the point, and back up again. Once I secured that first wrap with glue, I added a circle of orange burlap to the flat part of the cone. Then, I glued a couple of pieces of the greenery to the top. To cover the seam of the circle, I added another ribbon of orange burlap around the whole thing.
I purchased the wide weave, natural burlap, just in case I wanted to add a bow at the end. I didn't, but I may when I add the carrots to the center of my Easter table.
I put some raffia in the bottom of a basket, laid the carrots in, and voila! Cute as a button!
I can't wait to add them to the center of my Easter table....
all in good time, Heather... all in good time.
Hope you're enjoying your Saturday! I'm off to shop some garage sales/junk yards!
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