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Funny Bunny Folds: How to Make Bunny Napkins

These cute-as-a-button cottontails will energize any Easter table.
Create this adorable Easter-themed place setting in 13 easy-to-follow steps.
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These cute-as-a-button cottontails, made from spray-starched square napkins, will energize any Easter table. Plus, make one of these cute Easter desserts.
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Easter Place Setting

Create this adorable Easter-themed place setting in 13 easy-to-follow steps.
Philip Friedman/Studio D
Create this adorable Easter-themed place setting in 13 easy-to-follow steps.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 1

Take a solid-colored square napkin, and starch it for optimal workability. Thinner napkins work better, so choose a linen napkin over a thick cotton one.
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Take a solid-colored square napkin, and starch it for optimal workability. Thinner napkins work better, so choose a linen napkin over a thick cotton one.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 2

Fold the napkin in half.
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Fold the napkin in half.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 3

Fold the napkin in half again, to form a long rectangle.
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Fold the napkin in half again, to form a long rectangle.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 4

Fold the right and left sides up to meet in the center, forming a point at one end.
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Fold the right and left sides up to meet in the center, forming a point at one end.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 5

Repeat with the opposite corners.
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Repeat with the opposite corners.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 6

Fold the side corners in so they meet in the center, but don't fold exactly straight. Pull up above the center point, and you'll start to see the ears shape up. The napkin will form a kite shape.
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Fold the side corners in so they meet in the center, but don't fold exactly straight. Pull up above the center point, and you'll start to see the ears shape up. The napkin will form a kite shape.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 7

Gently turn your napkin over.
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Gently turn your napkin over.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 8

Fold the bottom point up, so that it is roughly 1" above the center of the napkin.
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Fold the bottom point up, so that it is roughly 1" above the center of the napkin.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 8

Fold the bottom point up, so that it is roughly 1" above the center of the napkin.
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Fold the bottom point up, so that it is roughly 1" above the center of the napkin.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 10

Roll the left side over, slightly past the center of the napkin.
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Roll the left side over, slightly past the center of the napkin.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 11

Fold the right side over, tucking the end into the pocket you created on the left side, holding your napkin together.
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Fold the right side over, tucking the end into the pocket you created on the left side, holding your napkin together.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 12

Turn the napkin upright, separating the bottom to form a base. Fluff your bunny's ears.
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Turn the napkin upright, separating the bottom to form a base. Fluff your bunny's ears.
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Bunny Napkin Fold: Step 13

Cut three pieces of string; knot together in the middle. Slide a safety pin through the back of the folded napkin, through the center of the knot, through the button's opening, then back into the napkin; clasp.
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Cut three pieces of string; knot together in the middle. Slide a safety pin through the back of the folded napkin, through the center of the knot, through the button's opening, then back into the napkin; clasp.
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