Cream shabby chic bunny keychain

A cream bunny keyring dressed in tulle and embroidered lace

The rabbit stands 20cm tall including the ears. One single tone carries over the body, the ears and the two front paws that show under the hem. The ears fall either side of the face and reach almost to the base of the back, which is why the shape reads as a seated one. The nose is a small raised triangle of stitching, a shade darker than the fur, and the eyes are two black ovals set high on the face. Seen from behind, nothing changes colour and the skirt closes into a full circle rather than an apron.

Bow, collar and skirt, piece by piece

On top of the head, a speckled pink tulle bow holds a single bead with an uneven surface, and a smaller grosgrain loop doubles it to one side. At the neck comes a rhinestone band over satin roses, the flowers alternating dusty pink and coral, with narrow green leaves pushed in between them. The skirt starts there: layers of peach tulle under a white embroidered lace flounce, its scallop drawn as a row of arches. The embroidery alternates small ribbed fans with dotted stems, repeated the whole way round, and a few pearl beads are pinned into the tulle. A cream card tag is still fixed above the head while the piece is unworn.

Light enough to leave on a bag strap all day

Weight is the thing that decides whether a charm stays on a bag or ends up in a drawer. This one is textile through and through, so it adds volume without adding load, and it swings against a strap without the knock a metal figure makes. On leather it is kinder still: a soft surface rubbing against a soft surface leaves no bright scratch along the edge of a flap. The same holds for a coat pocket lining or the inside of a tote. If you want to see how it compares, the shabby and tutu versions of the same rabbit are kept on one page.

Cream plush next to dark bags

A pale colour is the one real demand this piece makes. New indigo denim, an unlined dark canvas bag or a freshly dyed strap can leave a shadow on cream fibres where they rub all day, and that mark is far easier to avoid than to lift. Hanging it on the outside of a dark bag rather than letting it sit inside against the lining takes care of most of it. If the plan is a second charm in a harder material rather than another soft one, the metal side of the keyring range sits on the same shelf.