No Sew Sock Bunny DIY Gnome
Image credit: teresacustomcreations on Instagram and Lori Blye DIY on Youtube
Bunnies are so adorable! I have never met anyone who doesn’t think so. Lori Blye DIY on YouTube shares with us this super easy dollar tree no-sew spring sock bunny, perfect for decorations to match the season.
Materials:
- 2 fuzzy socks
- 1 plain sock
- 2 containers of bath salts
- Plant labels
- Pipe cleaners
- Paper
- Black marker
- Hole puncher
- Scissors
- Assorted ribbons
- Hot glue
- Elastics
- Cotton balls or pom poms
- String/ twine
- Floral wire
Directions:
Prepare all the needed materials.
Start by pouring 1 ½ of the bath salt containers into the plain sock or choose the size of bunny you want to make. When the bath salts are in, securely tie the sock with an elastic. Pull one side of the sock to the size of the nose you want your bunny to have and tie it with another elastic. Cut one of the fuzzy socks neatly with scissors just above the sock’s heel.
Dress your bunny in the sock as so, and adjust the toe band to face the back of the bunny.
Take a string or twine and cut it into three parts, each about 8 inches in length. Then, tie the strings around the nose area of the sock to make the whiskers. Trim the whiskers to the size you want. Next, secure the fuzzy sock to the bunny’s body with hot glue.
Take the top end, or excess end, of the bunny’s sock and cut it in half in the center. Then, tie both ends into knots. Take the other fuzzy sock, wear it on top of the bunny, and measure how long you want the bunny’s ear to be. Lay your bunny down, ears facing you, and cut directly into the center of the sock.
Ready 5 pipe cleaners. Fold two pipe cleaners together and twist. Repeat with two other pipe cleaners.
Place the folded and twister pipe cleaners on each side of the bunny’s ears and use the remaining pipe cleaner to secure their placements. Place the pipe cleaners in the socks and stick them in each sock ear using hot glue. Then, fold and glue the sock within itself to make a seamless edge.
Stand the bunny up and seal the remaining open sides with hot glue. Bend the ears in place. Turn your bunny to the back and attach the top and bottom socks together with hot glue. With a ribbon, make the bunny’s bow and secure with some floral wire.
When your bow is done, stick it on wherever you want it on the bunny using hot glue. Mark a black block on paper and puncture some holes using the hole puncture for the bunny’s eyes. Stick them on with some glue. Use the plant labels to stick on your “Happy Easter‘s” sticker for the sign.
To finish off, stick a cotton ball at the back for the bunny’s tail.
