These hand-painted Easter Bunny clam seashells are super easy to make. You don’t have to be artistically talented to make them! The perfect craft project for older kids and adults that doesn’t cost a lot of money. You can do a simple design like the one we’ve shown or do a fancier design if you choose. We like the classic simple look!

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You will need to collect 4″ to 5″ wide clam seashells that have washed up onto the beach. Wash them in warm, soapy water using Dawn Liquid Dish Soap. Why Dawn? It works the BEST at removing sand, debris, and fishy odors. Rinse with clean water and then let them air dry for 2-3 days. They need to be completely dry before painting on them.

Hand Painted Easter Bunny Clam Seashells

Large Clam Seashells
Acrylic Craft Paint – Light Pink, Medium Pink, Red, White, and Black
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
Black Florist Wire – Fine Gauge
Scissors
Tweezers
Gorilla Glue
Modge Podge Spray Sealer

Base coat the seashell with medium pink acrylic paint. While the paint is still wet drag light pink paint through it to give it a modern tie-dye type of look. You don’t want to cover the entire surface with the light pink. If you look at the photo you’ll see the medium pink (first color) showing through. Let dry for 1 hour.

To paint the Easter Bunny is very easy. You’ll basically paint 2 different shapes. A large round circle or slightly oval shaped head. Then add 2 tear-drop shaped ears on the top. Don’t worry about the shapes being perfect. We used 2 coats of white paint allowing for 30 minutes of drying time between coats.

Using light pink add the color to the inner ears. Use black to make 2 small oval shaped eyes. Dot light pink on for the nose and a tiny red dot for the mouth. Let dry. Once dry, go back and add the white inner dots for the eyes. While that is drying cut the black florist wire into 6 small pieces. They will be used for the whiskers. Add a tiny dot of Gorilla Glue to each side of his nose. Use tweezers to place the whiskers into place. Carefully go around the clam shell and dot white paint around the perimeter.  Let dry for 2 hours.

We recommend sealing in the paint by spraying 2 light coats of Modge Podge Spray Sealer on the top and underneath the clam shell. This will help to keep it looking nice for years to come. Plus, you can now display them inside or outside of your home.

Variations: We made a few in a blue background too…using 2 different shades of blue. You can add a bow to the bottom of one ear to give the girl bunny a little personality. If you’re doing a boy one you can add a bow at the neckline. If you have paint pens on hand…you can write Happy Easter, Hoppy Easter, or some other type of message onto the seashell.

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I love decorating my front door and back doors with fun seasonal and holiday wreaths. Your front door is the first thing that guests see when entering your home. Decorating your front door adds curb appeal and just adds a smile to your face. Easter is just around the corner and I made this adorable Easter Bunny door wreath. It cost me less than $12.00 to make and I had it finished within 1 hour.

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Dollar Tree – Bunny Head Wire Wreath Frame, Glue Sticks

Amazon – Metal Florist Wire, Wire Edge Ribbon (to make the bow), 1 Sheet Light Pink Craft Felt

Hobby Lobby – 1 Roll White Fluffy Thick Plush Yarn

On-Hand Items – Scissors, Hot Glue Gun

The roll of white plush fluffy yarn I purchased from Hobby Lobby was on sale for 40% off. I had enough on the roll to make 2 full wreaths! Cut off 3-4 feet of white yarn which makes it easier to work with. Put a dab of hot glue at the base of one ear. Attach the end of the yarn there. You want to wrap each ear with the fluffy yarn…going around and around. Every couple of inches I added a dab of hot glue to just tack it down. This way…hopefully there will be no unraveling in the future. You want to cover both ears.

To make the head you can do it one of two ways. You can completely wrap the head with the white fluffy yarn and tacky down every 2-3″ with hot glue along the sides of the wire wreath…or you can just wrap it around the metal portion leaving the center of the head totally open and exposed. That’s entirely up to you. I opted to completely cover the head.

Ears were made using 1 sheet of light pink craft felt. I traced around each ear using a pencil. Then used scissors to cut out the 2 pieces of felt that I needed. Each piece needs to be slightly smaller in size than your traced line. You don’t want the pink felt sticking out along the sides. Use hot glue to attach to the back side of the bunny. If you don’t have craft felt…you can certainly use a cute Easter print fabric from your sewing stash. That would look cute too!

You can purchase wire edged ribbon at Dollar, Amazon, Hobby Lobby, and a variety of other stores. I personally love the color and print that I chose from Amazon. It’s a spring print, not necessarily an Easter one which I love. My ribbon bow is just a simple one that I made and secured using metal florist wire. I cut my tails short because I didn’t want them over-whelming the bunny’s head. Use a generous amount of hot glue to attach it to the bunny.

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