Easter is early this year (March 27th) and I have been in full blown Bunny Treat mode this week! Since all of my kids are grown and two of the three are away at school, I need to get my Easter Treats done and in the mail. Because you are never too big for the Bunny. We will be making the Baby version of this super cute Easter treat Friday night at my March Stamp camp!
These Bunny Boxes are long and skinny and are just big enough to fit Hershey's chocolate eggs. I was actually looking for Reeses eggs when I started these, (because they are arguably the best Easter candy on the planet) but they changed the shape this year and they are no longer round. This does not make me happy. I fully intend to let the people at Hershey know my displeasure and I am starting a movement to #bringbacktheeggshapedreesesegg!
Although the box dimensions are the same I altered the length to create three different sizes. My Papa bunny is made with a piece of Designer Series Paper that is 12 inches by 3 1/4 inches, My Mama bunny is 9 inches by 3 1/4 inches and the Baby bunny is 6 inches by 3 1/4 inches. All are scored all the way around at 3/4 of an inch and 3/4 again on one end for the box bottom. The top is just pinched shut and held with a mini clothespin. Easy Peasy.
My long and skinny Bunny Treat Boxes were inspired from a Facebook Post by Sam Donaldson (also known as Pootles). I am a HUGE Pootles fan, I follow her on Facebook and I follow her blog. I actually stalked her at Stampin' Up's Leadership conference last year but she hopped on the elevator before I could catch up and introduce myself. We both share a passion for boxes and cute packaging so I channel her often and whenever I am stumped on a package or box design I find myself asking WWPD...What Would Pootles Do? So, even though we have never met I consider her one of my very best Stampin' buddies. Of course, she has no idea this stampin' relationship exists but that's okay.
The stamp set I used is a much overlooked set from the Occasions Catalog, Friends and Flowers. It may not look like much at first glance but the parts and pieces come together to make a super cute fish, gorgeous layered flowers and of course my cute little bunny. To make your life easier, all the pieces coordinate with the Festive Flower Builder Punch so no fussy cutting. Yeah! I created the little banner at the top using the Hippity-Hoppity greeting from the And Many More Stamp Set from the annual catalog. (item 134276) This set is loaded with greetings for every holiday and is a must have for every stamper. I hope you will try these yourself, they are super cute and super quick to put together. And if you locate the egg shaped Reeses PB eggs please let me know!
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