Tutorial Tuesday: 2x4 Spring Characters

You've probably wondered if I was going to do a post with 2x4's... it's been awhile but of course I had to make some characters for spring!! I just love using wood, it's so cheap.  Especially if you check out the clearance section, then you can get it for really cheap.  I got a 6ft 2x4 for $.51!!  

This year I decided not to put them outside, they got ruined last year. So instead I'm just putting them on my ledge in my family room.  

Here is how I them:

1) For the butterfly, I cut a 2x2 to 8 inches and then painted it green.  Using some felt (it was the stiff kind) I cut out wings.  I glued the wings onto the 2x2.

2) Then I put a pipe cleaner on the top.  I wanted to add a little color, so I punched out circles out of glitter paper and glued them to the wings.  

And there are the butterflies, super easy!

3) For the bunny, I took some felt and wrapped it around the wood.  

4) Then I cut out some ears.  To make sure the felt didn't fall, I glued a popsicle stick to it.  (Sorry for the blurry picture....)

5) I stapled the ears onto the wood and then decorated the face.  

And there are the bunnies :)

6) For the duck, I used white felt and white feathers.  I used felt instead of paint because I want it to have a fuzzy look under the feathers.

7) I wrapped the wood and then glued on feathers.  

8) Then I added the face.  

Super easy and super cheap!!!