Mosaic Bunny-$5 challenge

The Decorating Voice is hosting a Spring Fling today. Go over there and check out all the beautiful decorating ideas when you are done here!:)

Meet Mr. Bunny, aptly named by Ashton the 4 year old. I caught him out in the yard trying to eat our flowers!Here he is, trying to get away!

I caught him on the mailbox...

And we fed him some carrots to get him to stay!:)

Ever since I saw Lindsay post about the $5 challenge, I have been busting this guy out. I'm not gonna lie, it was a challenge! Not financially, but time-wise. I worked on it 20-30 minutes everyday for about 2 weeks.

I bought the paper mache bunny form for $2 at a garage sale, and I bought the black glass beads that I used for his eyes from Dollar Tree. The stained glass and grout I already had, and I used Weld-bond glue to adhere all the tiny stained glass pieces. Technically, I only really spent about $3, because everything else I had on hand.

Here is a wrap-up of the two week process:

I was going to do a full on tutorial for you guys, but I don't know if anyone would really want one. It is super time intensive. But here are a few tips if you ever decide you want to mosaic on paper-mache (there are tons of cute paper mache forms out right now, Michaels has a whole aisle of them):

• Make sure you seal the paper mache really well. I used two coats.
  


• Don't use tile, because it is too heavy. Stained glass works well.
  


• Take your time. Move your piece around a lot so everything looks even.
  


• When grouting, use a "dry" grout. Meaning don't mix a lot of water into the grout.

If you have any how-to questions, just ask. I'll be glad to answer.

Also head on over to Living with Lindsay and check out what all the other cheapskates, I mean frugal, creative women are doing!:)

Barb from Grits and Glamour is Hosting a Bunnies on Stick Party. Go check it out as well!