Easy Easter Silhouettes

{no fancy digital cutters required}

Is there anything you can't do with a silver serving tray from Dollar Tree? It is my little black dress of crafting materials. I am using the trays in approximately five different projects right now.

This Easter decor project is a little bit vintage with fancy trays and silhouettes, a little bit modern with graphic paper, and a lot of easy.

{ I like just the rabbit alone, but I got carried away and ended up with the Easter trio}

Here is my tutorial, it's so quick and easy, you'll be finished before you can say "Chubby Bunny" with a mouthful of Peeps.

Easy Easter Silhouettes Tutorial

Easy Easter Silhouettes Supply List

Three small silver trays from Dollar Tree

One can of spray paint (satin finish)

Two yards of grosgrain ribbon

Pencil

Scissors

Glue dots or Mod Podge (matte finish)

Printer

Glue gun and sticks

Patterned paper (below are links to the paper I used)

Bunny paper from Dear Lizzy by American Crafts

Chick paper from Stella & Rose by My Mind's Eye

Egg paper from Letter Box Response by American Crafts

Directions for Easy Easter Silhouettes

1. Spray paint your trays and let them dry (it takes a few coats)

2. Open these sweet little Easter templates from MarthaStewart.com (Thank you, Martha, dear!)

Bunny

Chick

Egg

3. Print the bunny template

4. To make all three silhouettes the same size you will need to increase the chick to 135% and rotate to landscape, then print

5. Increase the egg to 135%, then print

6. Cut out the Easter templates and trace them onto patterned paper

7. Cut out Easter silhouettes

8. Attach silhouettes to the trays using either Mod Podge, glue dots or other adhesive of your choice.

9. Hot glue a piece of grosgrain ribbon ( mine is 19 inches long) to the back of the tray to hang it from.

10. Hang your happy Easter silhouettes in a row with tacks. I'm leaving it up to you to decide which goes first, the chicken or the egg?

I am sharing my project on these fabulous blogs this week.