Granny Mouse ornament

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Granny Mouse Ornaments

Materials:
Old pair of off-black nylons (panty-hose)
Fiber fill stuffing
Craft glue
Pink marker
Scraps of Christmas print fabrics
Needle and white thread
Tiny black beads
Tiny white beads
Miniature pairs of glasses (usually in doll section of craft store)
Miniature baskets (about 3.5-4 inches in length)
Gold cording/thread
Red spraypaint or red paint and paintbrush

Instructions:
This project is best completed in stages and many can be made at one time.

First, paint all the baskets with red paint and allow to dry. Once dry, thread gold cording through a hole in the basket weaving and form a loop that will be used to hang your finished ornament. Be sure the knot is on the inside of basket so it will be covered later on.

Next, take nylons and cut into sections 2” x 2” square. These squares become the granny mouse face/head so cut as many as you have baskets that you want to complete. Using needle and thread, stitch around edges of nylon squares (not too close to edge – you don’t want nylon to tear), then pull the ends of threads to bunch or pucker the material. Place a small amount of fiber fill stuffing into the nylon and pull the threads tight, creating a stuffed oval. Knot the threads to hold. Using your fingers, pinch a small amount of the fiber fill on the front of your oval to form a “nose.” Wrap thread around “nose” and tie tightly to hold. You should now have a small stuffed oval with a second oval/circle in the center. Using pink marker, color nose pink. Below nose, carefully stitch two tiny white beads right next to eachother – teeth for your granny mouse. Just above the nose, stitch two tiny black beads, a little bit apart from one another. Glue glasses overtop of these beads – forming eyes and eyeglasses.

Take a scrap of fabric and cut a circle about one inch larger in diameter than your granny mouse head. Hand stitch a basting stitch around the edge of this circle and pull ends of thread together to bunch fabric – do not pull all the way together or knot. Carefully place fabric over the top of granny mouse head to form a bonnet. You may place a small amount of fiber fill stuffing into the bonnet to help hold its shape. Glue into place.

Taking another scrap of material, cut a square, about 4” x 4”.

Now you are ready to assemble the mouse. Fill the basket with fiber fill. Cover with square scrap of material and glue around edges to hold in place. Place granny mouse head on top of fabric at one end of basket and glue into place. Just under granny mouse’s chin, you can glue an additional strip of scrap fabric in another print or a piece of lace/eyelet to create a blanket effect. Granny mouse is now ready to hang on your tree.

[Katybird]

That sounds very cute!