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Kid Made Felt Mouse Ornament

By Jen

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Many years ago my husband and I inherited a pile of Christmas ornaments from his mom. My favourite ornaments that we inherited were the handmade children’s storybook character ornaments that his grandmother had made. My husband’s grandmother used scraps of fabric and felt to make these sweet characters. I especially love Goldilock’s and the three bears. From the simplest of materials, she created ornaments that have lasted 40 years. So, when we picked up a copy of “Santa Mouse” at the library I was totally inspired to add to our hand sewn ornament collection with a sweet little felt mouse ornament.

kid made felt mouse ornament“Santa Mouse” tells the story of a lonely little mouse who meets Santa and becomes Santa’s littlest assistant. He even wears his very own red suit. I wanted to work with my daughters to sew a Santa Mouse for our tree. I knew that we could use their great-grandmother’s ornaments as inspiration. felt goldilocks and the three bears

Santa Mouse Felt Mouse Ornament

felt scraps – grey, red, dark grey, white and yellow
googly eyes
white button
grey thread
red gem
fabric paint
fibre fill
paper

First, we traced the original Papa Bear ornament onto a piece of paper. We added larger mouse ears.

felt mouse ornament drawing on paperNext, we pinned the mouse pattern to grey felt and cut out the mouse body.santa mouse felt ornament cut out

We then used the pattern to cut out the mouse jacket, the white fur trim and the belt from dark grey and a yellow belt bucket.

My girls used the fabric glue to assemble and adhere the felt suit together. We used the fabric glue to adhere the suit to the mouse body. Let the glue dry.felt mouse ornament with fabric glue

Once the glue is dry, it is time to sew the front of the mouse to the back of the mouse. Use a simple slip stitch to sew the mouse together. 

Leave a small opening in the sewing and stuff the mouse with fibre fill. Sew up the opening. Done.

felt mouse ornament finalI love the sweet little Santa mouse that we made. He is a simple mouse.felt mouse ornament

Look how well he fits in with the girls’ great-grandmother’s storybook ornaments. What a fabulous keepsake.felt mouse ornaments with storybook ornaments

This post is part of the 10 Days of Kid Made Christmas hosted by Mama Miss 
#KidMadeChristmas

10 Days of Kid Made ChristmasGo check out the other kid made ornament ideas featured today at

Flash Bugs Studio – Coco and The Little Black Dress Ornament
My Bright Firefly – Paper and Bean Angel Ornament
Creative World of Varya – Play Dough and Paper Plate Ornament
Cutting Tiny Bites – Pine Cone Ornaments
Messy Little Monster – Salt Dough Photo Frame
Living Montessori Now – Sparkly Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornament
Little Bins For Little Hands – Polar Express Tin Foil Bell
Artsy Craftsy Mom – Paper Angel Ornament
Planet Smarty Pants – Russian Doll Ornament

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Filed Under: christmas, craft, green christmas, Green life, sewing, sewing with kids, tween Tagged With: christmas, green christmas, handmade christmas, kid made ornament, sewing, tween

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  1. Marina (Flash Bugs Studio) says

    December 8, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    Awe, this little guy is adorable! I love handsewn ornaments.

    • Jen says

      December 8, 2015 at 9:47 pm

      Thanks so much Marina!

  2. Melissa says

    December 8, 2015 at 11:00 pm

    He totally looks like part of the original set – adorable!!

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