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Make a chocolate bunny chandelier for Easter!
Grab the kids and some cardboard and make a whimsical chocolate bunny chandelier for Easter (complete with Peeps).

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  • How to make a chandelier. Chocolate Chandelier - Step 1
    Step 1

    Recycled cardboard
    Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint (I used Remembrance)
    Peeps
    4 chocolate bunnies
    Jelly beans
    Plastic eggs
    (8 small, 4 medium, 6 large)
    Ribbon
    Easter grass
    Glue gun
    Paintbrushes
    Craft knife
    Hole punch

  • How to make a chandelier. Chocolate Chandelier - Step 2
    Step 2

    Trace your pattern on cardboard
    *You'll need two single pieces and one piece cut on the fold
    Cut 8 quarter circles about 1 1/2" each
    Paint everything with Americana Decor Chalky Finish
    Hot glue the pieces together

  • How to make a chandelier. Chocolate Chandelier - Step 3
    Step 3

    Add hot glue to a cardboard disk and glue on plastic Easter grass to make a small nest
    Add a large plastic egg to the center and surround it with jelly beans
    *You need to make 4 of these nests
    Take 4 small plastic eggs and glue Easter grass to the base of each
    Make a large nest with hot glue and Easter grass with a large egg in the center
    *This large nest will be for the center of the chandelier
    Embellish the chandelier with a matching color of paint if you want
    Add the nests with the large eggs to the arms of the chandelier

  • How to make a chandelier. Chocolate Chandelier - Step 4
    Step 4

    Glue the small eggs with Easter grass to the curve on the chandelier
    *Refer to the beauty shot for placement
    Glue 8" long pieces of ribbon to 4 small, 4 medium and 1 large egg
    Punch holes in the bottom of the chandelier
    Hang the eggs from the holes
    Glue peeps on the chandelier with a hot glue gun
    Add the large nest to the center of the chandelier with more hot glue
    Hang from ribbon
    Open the large eggs on the nests and fill with chocolate bunnies

  • Step 5

    Watch the short video tutorial here:

  • How to make a chandelier. Chocolate Chandelier - Step 6
    Step 6

    Print this pattern guide. I made mine 18" high.

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