the sweetest PINK bunny tucked inside an egg basket!
For this sweet antique inspired little bunny and her egg basket I used the spun cotton technique.
A little history of spun cotton: The making of Spun cotton ornaments originated in Germany in the 19th century. Cotton was spun around a wire frame and sealed with a natural glue or starch.
The bunny's face is a tiny antique black hair German china doll head.
A little history on German china dolls: Antique porcelain German doll heads, particularly china doll & bisque dolls were produced in Germany from 1840-1930s.
I love to rescue antique German doll heads and give them new precious life. The doll heads maybe broken or missing the rest of her body. This little doll head is getting a new life... she was rescued/dug-up at an old Germany doll factory.
To make the bunny I formed the spun cotton around the broken doll head. Bunny is painted soft pink and stained with a Grimm-mix to give it a an antique vintage feel.
The bunny doll is firmly attached to the inside of the spun cotton egg and can not be removed. I painted the egg basket a pale aqua and sprinkled with clear German glass glitter.
I attached wire for the handle and added white ribbon bow. The egg is accented with vintage millinery flowers. The egg is firmly attach to a vintage button for its base.
Piece measures: about 5 inches x 2 1/2 inches.
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