Beaded Bunny Napkin Ring Craft

Make cute little beaded bunny napkin rings to dress up your family dinner table for Easter. You will be able to add them to your stash of Easter decorations and use them year after year. This is a good project to get teens into the spirit of the season.

Trivia:

The napkin ring is a practical object with historical roots in France. Around the year 1800, the bourgeoisie invented this device as a way to identify one’s napkin in between washes, and it wasn’t long before the idea spread quickly throughout countries in the western world. In those early years, napkin rings were made out of a variety of materials such as silver, wood, glass, bone, and, by the early twentieth century, Bakelite. Some are simple in their construction; others more intricate. Source: Duquesne University – The Napkin Ring: A Symbol of Community Life

Supplies

5′ of Craft Wire
63 Pink Pony Beads
6 White Pony Beads
2 Black Pony Beads
1 Hot Pink Pony Beads

Instructions

Refer to the beading diagram below.
For this project the beaded head is made separate from the ears which are added on after.
To start, slide 4 pink beads on a 30″ piece of craft wire. Slide to middle.
Slide 4 more beads on the right hand strand then slide the left hand strand through the same beads in the opposite direction
Slide 4 more beads on the right hand strand then slide the left hand strand through the same beads in the opposite direction.
Continue until you have woven all 11 rows. Don’t forget to change colors for the eyes and nose.
On the last row, make into a loop and weave the ends back through the first row, then the second row to secure. Trim.

To make the ears.

Slide a pink bead on an 18″ piece of craft wire. Slide to middle.
Slide 2 more beads on the right hand strand then slide the left hand strand through the same beads in the opposite direction.
Slide 1 pink, 1 white and 1 more pink bead on the right hand strand then slide the left hand strand through the same beads in the opposite direction.
Slide 1 pink, 1 white and 1 more pink bead on the right hand strand then slide the left hand strand through the same beads in the opposite direction.
Slide 1 pink, 1 white and 1 more pink bead on the right hand strand then slide the left hand strand through the same beads in the opposite direction.
Slide 2 more beads on the right hand strand then slide the left hand strand through the same beads in the opposite direction.
Attach the ears by sliding the ear wires done into the beads on the head.
Weave through a second row to secure. Repeat to make a second ear.

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