Here comes Pretty Cottontail

Lately, I've been working on building kits for Birdsong, but I just had to take a little break to create something JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT.  Just because I wanted to make something.

I'd found this styrofoam, hollow egg at a flea mkt, years ago and came across it in the cabinet while looking for something I needed for the kits I was gathering together.  At that point, I simply had no choice but to stop everything else I was doing, and sit down to remake this thing. 
The interior of it was filled with a scene that included a bunch of this kind of stuff.  The outside of it was covered in pale blue fabric and crispy, cheap lace.  Ugh. I should have got a photo of the whole thing, but you are probably glad that I didn't, it wasn't all that pretty to see.

I remade some of the pieces from its center into this.  The horses are saved for something else.  I thought it would be cuter with a bunny pulling the cart.  The wheels were painted and put back on, but I added mother of pearl buttons over them, to match the MOP paint I used on the carriage.

The egg itself got all of the lace ripped off (I'd love to know what fantastic glue had been used on it, that stuff really held!), and I decoupaged right over the fabric with pages torn from an old French book.  That was a little harsh for me, so I brushed over the words with cream, then with white Mother of Pearl paint.  And over that, some fine, clear glitter.

It's pretty from the back too, but simple.

When I started on it, the plan was jelly bean colors.  Hmm, that didn't happen, did it?  It turned into a soft, low color piece, which is often how things go with me. I love the tones of vintage lace and old pages, and lean towards using them even when I planned on doing something else.

To me, it makes the piece less Easter-y, something that you could display year round if you wanted to.

What will the bunny be bringing to you this year? If you'd like one of these pieces in your basket, you can find them here.