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Original-looking Easter bunnies
Fresh off the catwalk: Bunnies in smart trousers.
Its easy to make father, mother and baby bunnies with air-drying, clay-like
modelling clay. Each bunny has a big polystyrene egg hidden inside its body to
keep it nicely in shape.
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material
As well as polystyrene eggs: For one large bunny: 1 x 200 mm tall polystyrene egg
(16 cm in diameter, two-piece); for one medium-sized bunny: 1 x 150 mm tall polystyrene
egg (10 cm in diameter, two-piece); for one small bunny: 1 x 100 mm tall polystyrene egg
(8 cm in diameter, two-piece)
Additionally required: Smooth work surface made out of glass or ceramic, at, smooth
plate, bowl, kitchen knife, small glass (approx. 3-4 cm in diameter), A4 paper and scis-
sors, brushes (soft synthetic hair, at brush in sizes 10 and 14, round brush in sizes 8 and
10), acrylic paints (white, cherry red, light blue, dark blue, light pink, pink, vanilla, light
green), wooden skewers, deco owers and ribbon, all-purpose glue (transparent)
You will need these STAEDTLER articles:
For one large, one medium-sized and one small bunny:
product colour art. no. quantity
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FIMO air basic White 8100-0 3
Lumocolor permanent duo Black 348-9 1
Acrylic roller -- 8700 05 1
Modelling tools -- 8711 1
Shaped cutters -- 8724 03 1
Grind'n polish set -- 8700 08 1
Gloss varnish -- 8704 01 BK 1
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Original-looking Easter bunnies
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Put both halves of the large polystyrene egg together
and get a bowl of water ready.
Print out the ear pattern sheet, cut out, place onto a
sheet of FIMOair light and then cut out twice, going
around the edges with the kitchen knife. Roll out one
block of FIMOair basic to an approx. 0.5 cm thick sheet
using the acrylic roller. Wrap the sheet around the egg
and press together at the top and bottom. Add more
pieces of clay to any bare areas until the egg is
completely covered. The individual pieces of clay should
meet at the join but not overlap.
Next, smooth over all the joins using your nger and a
little water until the seams are no longer visible.
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We now recommend your stand your bunny on a at
plate to allow you to turn the bunny back and forth as
required as if it were on a turntable.
With moist ngers, stroke all over the bunny in circular
motions to make the surface nice and smooth. Use a
sharp-pointed modelling stick to make indents for the
horizontal waist band, the contours for the inside of the
ears and trouser stripes. For a polka-dot pattern, use the
small glass to make circular indents; for a heart design,
use the shaped cutter.
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For the feet and tail respectively, roll small portions of
FIMOair basic to a ball and then form to an oval shape.
Stand the covered polystyrene egg up, push the feet and
tail underneath, press the egg down onto them and
smooth over the joins with your nger.
Push a whole (large bunny) or half a wooden skewer
into the cut-out FIMOair basic ear from the bottom end.
Stick the ear skewer into the body.
Smooth over the joins with your nger.
Instructions for original-looking Easter bunnies
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Tip:
Unnished items and left-over bits of material can
be stored in a sealed plastic bag or airtight
container, e.g. a plastic box or jar.
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Allow the bunnies to dry thoroughly at room
temperature. Should any cracks appear, ll them with
fresh modelling clay, even out and allow to dry again.
Then smooth over with a sanding sponge. Paint as
required. Once the paint has dried, draw on the face
using the Lumocolor permanent duo marker.
Varnish to nish off and then stick on a ower or
decorate with a bow.
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Instructions for original-looking Easter bunnies
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Tipp:
Alternatively, you can make bunnies out of FIMOair
light. The long-eared cuties are then so lightweight
they can be used to make a mobile and hung up in
the window.
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Pattern sheet for bunny ears