This easy DIY is perfect for creating a faux chocolate bunny centerpiece!
Easter is right around the corner so I wanted to share this cute DIY project.
The breakfast room seems to be the one room in our home that always gets dressed up for the different seasons and holidays, and I just finished a super easy craft project for our table centerpiece. I absolutely love how it turned out!
Faux chocolate bunnies have been all the rage in Easter decor for years, and I’ve always loved them.
So I decided to try and make my own faux chocolate bunnies, and this centerpiece is quick and so simple to do. It has such a great nostalgic look!
All you need to do this project is some glass, resin, or plastic bunnies from the thrift store or even from Hobby Lobby.
I found all of mine at the thrift store, as well as a few from flea markets.
I also found a sweet glass egg that was a perfect addition.
Little glass chicks and sheep were also on my search list but unfortunately, I couldn’t find any, so I will have to keep searching for those to add later on.
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The only other thing you need for this project is a can of chocolate colored spray paint.
I used Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Ultra Cover in color Satin Espresso from Amazon. It looks like real chocolate when dry!
Just clean the bunnies and eggs really well with soap and water, dry completely, and then spray with several light coats of the paint.
Let dry, and you’re done! See? Quick and easy!
Faux chocolate bunnies have been around for many years, originally produced to replicate the larger chocolate bunnies that filled our Easter baskets as children.
Just seeing them invoke so many childhood memories of how special those Easter baskets were as a child, as well as those of my own children.
My sister had an amazing collection of faux chocolate bunnies that she decorated with every Spring and I always loved seeing them in her home. She had collected them for several years, adding to the collection over time.
This year I decided that I wanted to start a small collection of faux chocolate bunnies but I was shocked when I shopped for them and saw their prices.
They have gotten quite expensive over the last few years, especially for the larger ones, so this diy is perfect for getting the look without investing a lot of money.
After spraying the bunnies and arranging them in a display, they look exactly like those that are in the marketplace, but for a fraction of the cost. And they look just like real chocolate bunnies!
I’ll be able to bring them out each year to display them in our Easter decor.
Over this next year, I’ll keep searching the thrift stores, flea markets, and estate sales for the little chicks and sheep to add to the collection next year.
The bunnies also look like real chocolate so I’m sure your children and grandchildren will be totally enamored with them!
And what a sweet little gift idea for that special person!
Wrapping one in cellophane with a pretty ribbon tied on top is a perfect gift for an adult on your Easter list!
I placed a large carved wood pedestal in the center of the breakfast table, and covered the top of it with green moss, and then arranged the faux chocolate bunnies and large egg on top.
I added a few small grapevine nests and faux pastel eggs, and tucked in a few sprigs of lavender, and it was done!
These would be so cute to place a small one at each place setting for Easter lunch and then your guests can take them home!
The French Vaisselier also got a little makeover, giving it a Spring vibe. I’ll share more of it soon!
Happy Easter!
Cheers, Cindy
You also might like these Easter DIY projects:
How to Make Moss Covered Easter Eggs!
How to Make French Style Easter Eggs
Also, do you know the tradition of the Easter Lamb Butter?
These brown bunnies and eggs are so very, very sweet!
Wow this is totally fool the eye! Incredible. Beautiful.
They really do look like chocolate!
The color is perfect.
Love the jelly beans in the basket for a pop of color.
It would be fun to paint the ribbon on the egg too!
Another great project!
Your faux chocolate bunnies are the stuff of mouth-watering goodness, and so clever! Thank you for this wonderful idea. I love to decorate my home for my family who are in attendance for every holiday.
This will surely get their attention! All the best to you!
Now searching for bunnies
Lol!
Super cute idea! I love this.
I was shocked to read that these were not real chocolate because we all know my eyes went right to the “chocolate” before I read a word lol. Cant wait to do this project And also very excited that i ordered a painting today from your acct , I have been looking forever for the exact same , yay ,xx
Wonderful, Lorraine! Thank you so much!
Those are adorable!!
I love to decorate the dining room for holidays as well.
Since the addition of 2 , loveable but mischievous cats, I do most of my decorations under glass cloches. Or inside lanterns .
Your chocolate bunnies are darling!
Family is visiting over Easter (from Mobile Al.) and This
Is a must do project!
The Grandchildren will love it
Thank You.
I love this! The hunt is on for bunnies! I found sheep at Dollar Tree for a Christmas “shepherds in the field” project. Happy hunting!
When I was a kid we couldn’t wait to see what we were going get in our baskets Easter morning. One thing is for sure there was always a large chocolate bunny standing tall in the back of all the goodies!
This is the bomb! Looks exactly like real chocolate bunnies. I wasn’t aware there was chocolate paint so thanks ever so much for sharing. The centerpiece is beautiful! Happy Easter.
Thank you for this fabulous idea! I went thrifting yesterday and now have a beautiful Easter centerpiece thanks to you! Love your blog, I wish you health and happiness. You are an inspiration.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Cindy!
How clever! I love this idea. Thank you for sharing with us. I do hope that you are feeling better. Keeping you in my prayers. ❤️
What a great idea! I have some faux ones that I purchased years ago but now I’m going to do this and add to that collection!
These are so very cute! I love them.. thanks for sharing. Happy Holy week to you
I am stunned! Your created chocolalte bunnies and egg look EXACTLY like the real thing!!! Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to make some with the grands this week! One of the best “to do’s” ever!!!
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What a wonderful and informative post. I had no idea there was a chocolate looking spray on the market! Thank you so much.
I LOVE, LOVE LOVE this!! I want to go get the spray paint and find some bunnies right now! This is SO adorable and classic looking. Your blog is one of my favorites and this post really gets me excited. Thanks for all your beautiful ideas, photos and thoughts.
I LOVE your chocolate bunny table arrangement. I plan on making 2 versions! One for the table and another for the buffet in the living room. Perhaps one built on a rustic cake stand with the moss and bunnies. What fun! Thank you for the idea, Jill
That color is perfect! I’m at the age where I’m not collecting; I’m giving things away. This idea is darling. If I made one, I’d have to carve a bite out of one ear. My daughter is 37 and she still gets a chocolate bunny with a bite from one ear. Thanks for sharing your beautiful world.
I love this! They really look like you could take a bite! So pretty. Happy Easter, Cindy!
Your ideas are always so cute and clever. Thanks for sharing. Would you mind sharing the source for the topiaries on your table………………….Marjorie
Bought the faux topiaries many years ago….I don’t even remember where now. I just change the pots periodically!
Love the faux bunnies! Thanks for sharing the how-to!
What a fun project Cindy. I’ll have to add looking for ceramic or glass bunnies, chicks and lambs to my list when thrifting. Thank you for such a fun blog. Take care. Cindy 🙂
Thank you, what a fun project and gift idea.
Love the chocolate bunnies. Time to search is after Easter. I ordered a butter lamb mold last week. Can’t wait to use it.
I love it! It looks amazing.