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Materials:
- Sculpey III in the following
colors:
- Chocolate 053-1/4
package
- White 001-1/4 package
- Light blue pearl
1103- 1/16 package
- Yellow 072-large
pinch
- Green 022 - large
pinch
- Lavender 312-1/16
package
- Pink pearl 1102-1/16
package
- Miniature (2 1/2 inch
diameter) Easter basket (available at craft stores)
- 1/4 cup excelsior or
colored "Easter Grass"
- needle tool or toothpick
- two 3 mm black beads
with no holes
- oven set to bake reliably
at 275 degrees Fahrenheit
- bake dish, cookie sheet,
or ceramic tile
- 1 sheet baking parchment,
copy paper, or index card
Directions:
STEP 1: Gather
your clay in amounts described. OPTIONAL: If you desire
light yellow and light green Easter eggs instead of bright yellow
and green ones, divide the 1/4 package of white in half, and mix with
the pinches of yellow and green (separately) to make pastel yellow
and pastel green.

STEP 2: Divide
the chocolate-colored Sculpey into one larger ball, two medium-sized
balls, and two tiny balls as shown.

STEP 3:Roll the
large ball into the shape shown.

STEP 4: Use needle
tool to press a vertical line into the thin end of the shape.
STEP 5: Press
two largest balls into flat teardrop shapes, and curve the small end
into an "L" shape.
STEP 6: Press
the fat rounded ends to the bunny's lower body as shown. Shape the
two smaller balls into rounded teardrop shapes. Press them both side-by-side
to the bunny's tummy between the two hind legs.
STEP 7: Press
the last ball onto the bunny's rear, for his tail.
STEP 8: Use a
toothpick or needle tool to press toes into the fronts of the bunny's
four feet.
STEP 9: Roll two
small pink balls for eyes, and a smaller one for the nose. Press on
his face as shown.
STEP 10: Press
the 3 mm black beads into the middle of each pink eye.
STEP 11: Flatten
a small piece of lilac clay into a rectangle.
STEP 12: Press
the rectangle in towards the middle, so it forms a "bow tie" Press
onto the bunny's neck, and add a small round flat ball in the middle
as a knot for the tie.
STEP 13: Make
two small snake shapes out of the lilac and press on the top of each
eyeball for his eyelids.
STEP 14: Shape
and flatten two pink teardrops for the bunny's inner ears.
STEP 15: Press
each one to the middle of each ear, pointed side down.
STEP 16: Roll
several small balls of clay, and point them at each end slightly to
form eggs. Make sure to make at least two of each color.
STEP
17: Bake all at 275 degrees for 1/2 hour on a cookie sheet lined with
baking parchment or white, unprinted copy paper. Remove from oven,
and allow to cool to room temperature. Arrange bunny amongst his eggs
in the tiny basket with some colored Easter grass or excelsior!
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