White Bunny in Egg Basket

 She is so adorable this sweetest bunny tucked inside an egg basket!    For this sweet antique inspired little bunny and her egg basket I used the spun cotton technique. A little history of spun cotton: The making of Spun cotton ornaments originated in Germany in the 19th century. Cotton was spun around a wire frame and sealed with a natural glue or starch. The bunny's face is an antique Blond German china doll head. A little history on German china dolls: Antique porcelain German doll heads, particularly china doll  & bisque dolls were produced in Germany from 1840-1930s.   I love to rescue antique German doll heads and give them new precious life. The doll heads maybe broken or missing the rest of her body. To make the bunny I formed the spun cotton around the broken doll head. Bunny is painted white and stained with a Grimm-mix to give it a an antique vintage feel. The bunny doll is firmly attached to the inside of the spun cotton egg and can not be removed.  I painted the