Bunny Beauties: An Easy DIY Easter Pillow for Spring

Decorate for spring and Easter with this easy DIY bunny pillow project using a pillow cover and some dollar-store supplies.

Are you ready to sprinkle some charm into your Easter decor? If you’re anything like me, you love adding a touch of DIY magic to every holiday celebration.  Let’s create an adorable Easter-themed pillow that’ll have you hopping with delight!

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Time to Hop!

I am joining a group of my blogging friends to share all sorts of easy craft projects and inspiration for Easter. Be sure to check out all of the blog posts! Thanks to Carol at Blue Sky at Home for being our amazing host!

If you are coming here from the blog Master “Pieces” of My Life, welcome to Sonata Home Design. Don’t you just love all of MaryJo’s DIY Easter egg ideas! This definitely gets me in the mood for Easter decoratting!

Hi! My name is Missy and I love all things related to decorating a home with color without fear! I’m so glad you are here and am so excited to share everything about creating a home that reflects you and your personality! Welcome to Sonata Home Design!

M&Ms and pillows…you can never have too many!

There is no easier way to change out your home decor seasonally than with pillows!

With spring on its way and Easter on the horizon, I am seeing all sorts of fun bunny pillows in stores…often with, not one, but three bunnies!

As is often the case, the thought goes through my mind…”I can make that!”

Here is a quick DIY pillow project to help usher in spring and a “Hoppy Easter!”

Supply List

I cheated.

Just like using a box cake mix for a special cake, I cheated by using pre-made materials and adding my own spin.

The felt bunny form that I used is simply from a bunny garland that I picked up at the dollar store. They have carried them for years and it doesn’t look like they are stopping! (If you are a sewing purist…then you can easily create your own “pre-made.”)

The cheater material list consists of…

• Pillow cover in your choice of fabric. (I used this fantastic pink buffalo check pillow cover!)
• Dollar store felt bunny garland (or cut out any bunny shape from felt)
• Cotton twist twine (A dark embroidery thread will show up best. I used a red and white twisted twine for even more visual impact.)
• Needle (I love a good large-eyed needle. My favorite can be seen HERE.)
• Straight pins
• Scissors
• Pillow insert to match your pillow cover. (The lumbar pillow insert I used can be seen HERE).

My Favorite Pillow Tip: Choose a pillow insert that is one size larger than your pillow cover. For example, if you have 16″ pillow covers, use 18-inch pillow forms. Your pillows will look filled out and extra-cushy!

How to Make An Easy DIY Easter Pillow

It all starts with a pillow cover.

This amazing pink buffalo check lumbar pillow cover is the perfect backdrop for some spring bunnies. I purchased it from Amazon and it comes in several colors. It is so cute by itself that I could absolutely use the plain gingham side year-round!

You can see the Pink Buffalo Check Pillow Cover HERE.

Then…these felt bunnies!

This adorable felt bunny garland is from a dollar store. SO CUTE!

I decided to take apart the garland and use each cut shape to sew onto my pillow cover.

They even come with cute little pom-pom bunny tails! These remind me of when I added pom poms to some favorite green pillows. Another great spring project. You can see it here…

Creating Pom Pom Magic!

To coordinate with the pink check fabric, I used the three bunnies in shades of pink. Bunnies to spare!

No Bunnies? Pivot to an Easter egg pillow by cutting a simple egg shape from felt sheets.  This is also a great way to use up fabric scraps!

Easy Peasy DIY Easter Pillow

There are just a few easy steps to transform any pillow into an Easter pillow. Here are the step by step instructions:

​The first step is to figure out where you want the bunnies on the pillow. I chose to line them up like an Easter bunny kick line! 

Using straight pins, anchor the separate felt bunnies onto the pillow cover with the right side up.

I placed the bunnies and then measured carefully to make sure they were evenly spaced and placed exactly where I wanted them.

Simple Stitches

The next step is to start stitching!

If you are not a fan of hand-sewing, you could certainly attach the bunnies with hot glue or fabric glue.  But the hand-stitching is the easiest type of sewing and really does give the bunnies some character!

No fancy stitches here!

In and out…up and down! I tried to keep even spacing from the edge and just worked my way around the shape of the bunny.

Is it perfect? No, but it was a great way to keep my hands busy while watching Netflix!

Tying Up Loose Ends

Each bunny had two little holes at the top where the garland ribbon went through.

So, I cut pieces of the garland ribbon and tied little bows for each bunny.

Voila! A DIY bunny pillow that is as simple as a straight stitch!

This is so fun for spring and Easter!

Also adorable in a little girl’s room!

Or, the family room…

The kitchen…

How about my office?

Yes! I just love the little white pom pom tail on each bunny!

If you would like to bypass the process of making an Easter pillow, here are a few of my favorites you can purchase!

As I wrap up, I’m really glad I decided to make this DIY Easter pillow. It has been such a cute addition to my holiday decor, and it was an easy way to create my own pillow cover for Easter.   

Whether you purchase cute pillows in a store, create from scratch, or use my bunny pillow hack, you will love adding these little critters to your springtime home decor!

Wishing you all a Happy Easter, and may your homes continue to shine with the adorable appeal of bunny pillows!

Don’t forget to head over to Blue Sky at Home and see Carol’s charming DIY Easter Bunny tree project!

Cheers!

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