Welcome to Leslie Rahye's Hippity Steampunk Easter Blog Hop

And the winner of the Hippity Steampunk Easter Blog Hop candy is ...

Jewels

Very cute bunny! I'd sure love to win! When we owned a home in Ohio I 

spent hours going around Lowe's, etc..in an electric cart.  Used to make 

pot holders with copper tubing and wire...my, what they'd look like now! 

This is quite cool! Thanks!

By Jewels on Welcome to Leslie Rahye's Hippity Steampunk Easter...on 4/6/12

I am so glad you stopped by.  I made this Hippity Steampunk Easter Bunny for Leslie Rahye's blog hop this weekend.  After spending some time (and money) at my local hardware store, I found some really neat things to add to this cute bunny.  I had a blast shopping for the necessary pieces.  Of course, I've always been a big fan of hardware stores.

I first covered a styrofoam egg with glue and multi-colored gold leaf.  When dry, the fun began.

I made bunny ears using two window screen latches, covered with pieces of adhesive-backed metal sheets that I had run through my Big Shot using Cuttlebug's Diamond Plate embossing folder.  I felt the ears were not long enough for a rabbit, so I used Terri Sproul's technique for making her beautiful 3D Crystal Lacquer wings, but instead of wings, I made the bunny's ears.  I first shaped copper tubing into ear shapes, then poured a mixture of powdered pearls and 3D Crystal Lacquer between the copper tubing shapes, and let it dry before attaching to the egg.  I left the silver window screen latches in place as the bunny's inner ear. 

I made his eyes from two gold metal circle shapes with a black lamp knob inserted in the center of each.  I used a white paint pen to put a spot of white onto each black knob.  I found these neat little half round metal pieces, I am told are called Woodruff keys, which I thought made great eyebrows.  For his nose, I used some sort of black "washers" and a silver clip shape.

 I tightened a bracket used for duct works around his little belly, and adhered square stickers along it.
I used four pegboard pliers holders for his paws, which I also covered with that same adhesive-backed metal sheet that I had embossed with the Diamond Plate embossing folder.  I put two Tim Holtz swivel clasps together end to end, and wired alphabet beads together to spell "Happy Easter", which were added to the jump rings on either side of the swivel clasps, then placed in each of the bunny's front paws as though he his holding the sentiment.

I inserted a Silcock Key on his back to look like he needs to be wound up.  Don't we all need that sometimes.

His little bunny tail was made from adhesive-backed metal that I adhered to gold cardstock which I die cut using Sizzix/Tim Holtz Mini Paper Rosettes die.  I used both rosettes and stacked them for extra dimension.  Had to add a sprocket gear and game spinner to his tail.  I placed Tim Holtz sprocket gears along the side of the bunny's body, as shown.  I also inserted copper brads all along his back side to look like rivets.

I have a little blog candy to give away to one lucky winner.  All you have to do for a chance to win is post a comment on my blog, and become a follower.  Due to postage costs, however, I can only send to U.S. addresses.

Thanks so much for visiting, and I hope you enjoy the hop.