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Last year after Easter, I bought a bunny and carrot silicone candy mold on clearance with the intention of making some Easter chalkware bowl fillers. These will go great with my other spring primitive decor that I put out each year.
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Make the Chalkware Bowl Fillers:
To make the chalkware bunnies and carrots, I used Plaster of Paris. You can find Plaster of Paris in big box craft stores or in home improvement stores.
![plaster of paris](https://doodledogprimitives.com/wp-content/uploads/plaster-of-paris-1024x837.jpg)
Follow the instructions on the plaster of paris to create a pourable mixture and spoon it into the silicone candy mold. Tap the edges of the mold to get out any air bubbles in the mixture.
![spoon mixture into candy mold](https://doodledogprimitives.com/wp-content/uploads/spoon-mixture-into-candy-mold-1024x510.jpg)
After the mixture is completely dry, you can pop the bowl fillers right out of the mold.
![remove bowl fillers](https://doodledogprimitives.com/wp-content/uploads/remove-bowl-fillers-1024x632.jpg)
Scrape off any excess plaster from the edges and smooth out the backs.
![scrape off excess plaster](https://doodledogprimitives.com/wp-content/uploads/scrape-off-excess-plaster-1024x683.jpg)
Paint the Chalkware Bowl Fillers:
Now the chalkware is ready to paint! I painted the carrots with an orange paint and the carrot tops with Folk Art fresh foilage craft paint.
I painted the bunnies first with brown, but didn’t like the way they looked so I painted them with Folk Art vintage white craft paint.
I was hoping to sand a little bit of the cream paint off the bunnies to get down to the brown layer, but instead, I got down to the chalk level. So I wouldn’t recommend doing that to try to get an aged look. However, the two bunnies that I sanded ended up with a different look after adding the antiquing medium than the one I didn’t sand.
After the painting and sanding, I painted some watered down folk art cocoa bean antiquing medium onto the bowl fillers and then wiped it back off.
![antique carrots](https://doodledogprimitives.com/wp-content/uploads/antique-carrots-1024x576.jpg)
You could finish with a clear spray varnish if desired.
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