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Easter Bunny Tea Towels

Are you ready for the Hop-To-It challenge this week?! It’s the last challenge of the series (tear) but I’m so glad we are going out with a bang! I am getting so excited about all of the spring and Easter Crafts that keep popping up. It makes this time of year feel so fresh and cheerful. For this week’s challenge, I created Easter Bunny Tea Towels using flour sack towels. Oh they are SO soft!

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

These little towels are perfect for hanging in the kitchen or using for a causal party. I’ve never worked with flour sacks before, but now I am hooked. The minute I stumbled upon them at my local craft store, they instantly reminded me of all my grandma’s dish towels. I love how soft they are, the texture is perfect.

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

Supplies Needed:

– Two Flour Sack Towels (I found mine at my local craft store for $2.99 a piece!)

– 3″ Burlap Ribbon

– Black Textile Paint by Jacquard Products

– White Textile Paint by Jacquard Products

– Fine Tip Paint Brush

– Bunny Stencil (I used my Silhouette to cut my stencils out using this graphic)

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

I started by mixing about 3 tablespoons of white paint with one pea size drop of black paint to create a light gray color.

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

Then I placed my vinyl stencil (hard to see in picture) onto the fabric and carefully painted the edges.

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

Then I filled the bunny in. Once the paint was dry I had to go back over a few spots, but the paint in general has great coverage.

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

To add a little embellishment to the towels, I added 3″ burlap ribbon and gave it a little ruffled effect. I used ribbon that had wired edges which helped keep the shaped while I pinned.

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

Using a straight stitch to secure the ribbon to the towels and you are done!

Hand Painted Easter Tea Towels by Design, Dining + Diapers, ruffled burlap, burlap towels, bunny towels, flour sack towels, spring dish towels, neutral easter decor

Could you see these in your kitchen?!

About 

Taryn Whiteaker is the voice of style behind TarynWhiteaker.com (formerly Design, Dining and Diapers) ! Taryn is a previous PR/Marketing professional who got back to her creative roots after becoming a mom and now shares her passion for home decor and design for the world to see. Taryn lives in the greater Seattle area with her husband and three kids and loves coffee, the outdoors, and exploring with her family.

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    • Mary says

      April 6, 2014 at 2:48 pm

      I love these adorable tea towels. Perfect for Easter but I have not worked much with the wired fabric so I have a question. Do you remove the wire after you sew into place? If it stays inside does it cause any problem when laundering? Thank you for your idea and reply!!!

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