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Primitive Bunnies in a Garden

Happy Earth Day!

It is almost time to start my garden in the backyard again… in the meantime, I just finished a primitive garden vignette. It is a pair of grungy bunnies in a cabbage leaf garden along with carrots and turnips. Click the images to enlarge them.
primitive bunnies in a cabbage leaf garden

primitive summer garden with extreme prim bunnies

The cabbage leaf is made of heavy muslin with a stuffed stem and some wire sewn between the leaves to form spines that help the leaf keep its shape. The leaf was painted in multiple shades of green, coffee dyed, and grungied up with cinnamon. The bunnies, carrots, and turnips are made of muslin stuffed with natural fibers. Each was painted, stained, sanded a few times over and dusted with cinnamon. The bunnies have sewn black eyes and noses, sticks for legs, and vintage cotton batting tails. The garden is a Kentucky Primitives design and was really fun to make! They are for sale on Old World Primitives now.

To circle back to Earth Day: I started a compost pit in the yard this year to celebrate Earth Day. Composting recycles organic household waste back into the earth, returns nutrients into the soil, and reduces the amount of organic waste going into garbage dumps and landfills. Compost also makes great garden fertilizer!

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12 Responses to “Primitive Bunnies in a Garden”

  1. Lynda Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 12:22 am

    Absolutely love this!

  2. Doreen Frost Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 6:35 am

    Hello stephanie. Thanks for stopping by and saying hi. :) I love your new bunny set….very primitve..it’s great.

    Happy Earth Day to you!

    I just realized that I never did the tag you gave me……sorry about that!!! I will have to remember to do it…i’m so bad with tags!!! I must work on that ;)

    Have a wonderful day
    smiles,
    Doreen

  3. Itaya Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    Yaaaayyyyy for Primitive creations! :)

    I love your things…would hate to pick a favorite! I can tell you’ve put in tons of hours into each and every item you’ve created. Very beautiful work.

    Also…Yaaaayyyyyy for composting! Don’t you feel great doing it? :)

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your awesome comment!

    Itaya

  4. Primitive Folk Art by Stephanie Baker Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    Thank you, everyone!
    Doreen - No worries about the tag, I have one I need to get around to myself. :)
    Itaya - We had a compost heap when I was a child and it does feel good to get back to it again! I think I might be feeding the neighborhood bunny too. :)

  5. Lone Says:
    April 24th, 2008 at 12:46 am

    Hi Steph. your rabbits are awsome !
    hugs Lone

  6. DollShoppe Says:
    April 24th, 2008 at 12:46 am

    Great Bunnies!

  7. Kathleen Says:
    April 24th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    Your work is awesome. I love the bunnies!

  8. Primitive Folk Art by Stephanie Baker Says:
    April 24th, 2008 at 10:08 am

    Thank you all!

  9. Johanna Parker Says:
    April 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    Ahhhh, these bunnies are simply adorable!….. How sweet they are :)
    And good for you to start a compost bin…. I need to do the same!

    Happy Earth Day everyday!
    ~ Johanna

  10. Primitive Folk Art by Stephanie Baker Says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 11:30 am

    Thanks, Johanna!

  11. Cathy Says:
    May 5th, 2008 at 5:24 am

    Love the bunnies and love the sheep. Your work is so beautiful I had to come back for another peek.

  12. Primitive Folk Art by Stephanie Baker Says:
    May 5th, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    Thanks so much, Cathy!

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