Jelly Bean Green by Kelly Dauterman

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Jelly Bean Green
by Kelly Dauterman
6 inches (15.2 centimeters)

When I was a kid in the 60's you used to could buy pre-filled Easter baskets. They had candies and they had these big bright jelly bean colored Easter bunnies in them, and the whole thing was wrapped up in colored cellophane. They cost about 10-12 dollars a piece, which in those days was a lot of money for something like that. But to the eyes of a very young child they were magic and I always wanted one, however my parents couldn't afford it, so I got a smaller basket with candy. That was good too though!

I loved the bunnies, they came in blue, purple, pink..and even a rare green or yellow. I thought about those bunnies the other day, and I wondered what they would look like if they had been kept and played with all these years. So they were the inspiration for the little set of bunnies I have done! I did one in each color. I didn't want to put them in baskets, but I did want a give a nod to their heritage so they have a little basket with Easter grass and a parchment rose pinned to their bows with an enamel safety pin.

They are just a "hare" under 6 inches tall. Each one has been individually hand dyed, hand stitched and hand distressed of mohair. They have glass eyes, German wool felt inside their ears and smudged little alpaca tails. They have that perfect amount of squishiness that everyone loves.

Jelly Bean is a collectible and absolutely not meant for children!

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