Step 1: Adding chicken wire to the wire wreath frames

Start by putting a piece of chicken wire behind the face of the bunny. Cut the chicken wire into a circle and wrap the ends around the sides of the bunny wreath frame. 

Remove the very top section of the Easter egg wreath base using wire cutters. 

Place a piece of chicken wire behind the Easter egg wreath frame and wrap the ends around the sides of the egg.

Step 2: Attaching the two wire wreaths

Using the floral wire, cut a long piece of wire and attach it to the frame at the top of the egg. Next, weave the wire in and out to connect the two frames. 

Step 3: Create a basket on the front of the bunny's body

 Cut a piece of chicken wire (approximately 12" tall x 20" wide) and frame a pouch or basket around the front of the bunny. This is something you have to mold and trim as you go. 

Be sure to use the finished edge of the chicken wire at the top of the basket. You would like the basket to be large enough for your floral arrangement. 

My basket comes out about 6" from the rabbit's body. Wrap the end of the chicken wire onto the frame of the rabbit's body, starting on the left and then attaching the right side and, finally, the bottom of the basket. 

Step 4: Adding Moss to the wire wreaths

Soak the moss in a bucket of water for a few minutes.

Start with the bunny ears. Attach the spool wire's end to the ear's bottom. ( do not cut the wire)

Squeeze the water from a handful of moss and wrap it around the wire ear. 

Take the spool of wire and wrap it around the moss-covered wire ear, repeating this process until the entire ear is encircled.

Continue this with the second ear.  

Insert small pieces of wet moss into the sections of the wire wreath frame around the rabbit's face. Pack it in tightly against the chicken wire. 

Continue with the paddle wire to wrap around the face of the rabbit and down the sides of the body (approximately 4-6" on both sides) from the bottom of the rabbit's face.

Line the basket with wet moss from the inside of the basket, starting at the bottom and working your way to the top. You don't need to moss the back of the basket as this will sit against the door. 

 Place a piece of styrofoam inside the basket. Add more moss as needed if additional thickness is required under the styrofoam. I cut a half circle of foam in half, but you can also opt for a small foam block and surround it with moss to fill in the space.

 Lastly, cover the top of the foam with a thin layer of moss. You can secure this with a few floral pins. 

 Allow to dry overnight or until the moss is completely dry. 

Step 5: Filling your Easter Basket

The first thing is to add a few twigs or pieces of curly willow in the left-hand corner of the basket. Be sure to poke your branches down into the styrofoam for stability.

 I inserted a floral pick into the bottom of the celery stalk and a small head of lettuce to enable me to insert them into the styrofoam.  

 Attach a bird's nest using a floral pin. If you choose, add a small amount of hot glue to the bottom of the nest. (I used a real bird's nest that I found in a small tree last spring). Or you could make your own bird's nest. 

Add more flowers, carrots, and lettuce leaves (I attached them with a floral pin) until you have the desired look. 

I painted a few tiny eggs I bought at Dollar Tree and placed them in the nest with a sweet moss bunny rabbit peering over it.

Lastly, I placed a tiny bird on one of the branches and covered the clip with moss.