About this time last year someone posted a tiny little cross-stitch mouse they had made. It was gorgeous, I ordered the pattern immediately but I didn’t manage to get it until about February. A couple of weeks ago I managed to start it.
It’s a pattern by Just Nan, it comes with beads and embellishments, it’s only small so it didn’t take long to stitch…
You can make out on the photo above two ears, a pink nose, two eyes and a Christmas tree. There’s also two snowballs and a couple of swirly sweets, together with a border of flowers. Ideally it would have been better stitched on a more gingerbread coloured linen, but this was in my stash.
Making it up was a bit fiddly, but otherwise fairly easy, you just stitched up the sides to make a cone and gathered the bottom edge, covering the hole with a metal button. This does a neat job of covering the bottom, but it also gives a level base for mousey to sit on.
A few weeks ago a work colleague gave me some horse hair to make Luna Lapin whiskers. It also makes perfect mouse whiskers!
As you can see from the photos, he is seriously small and seriously cute! I love him! He can hang by his curly tail from my Christmas tree.
thecraftycreek 
Gorgeous. Sometimes I really wish I was into cross stitch.
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I have this little mouse in my stash! Just Nan’s designs are lovely (have done a very fancy biscornu) — lots of tiny motifs which come together beautifully. Guess I’m going to have to do my mouse, too.
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I’ve done a couple of Just Nan samplers many years ago, they’re always lovely designs.
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I am in love with your mouse – he is gorgeous and so pretty with all the tiny details
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Thanks Jane, he’s such a cutie 🙂
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Sweet, just the kind of mouse I like on my Christmas tree.
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Thanks Lisa, he’s cute 🙂
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He’s darling!
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Thanks, he’s a real cutie 🙂
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Hello Margaret, this little mouse is just so cute. Kind regards Mandy xx
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Thanks Mandy, I’m looking forward to hanging him on my tree 🙂
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Adorable❣️
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He is adorable. I love JNs designs but I have had to stop buying as they have become so expensive. Still I have a few charts not yet started so every now and then I get to work one one again.
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I think a lot of the printed patterns have crept up in price, this one was about £14 including all the embellishments, which isn’t bad in itself, but for a project that is quick to stitch, it adds up – I tend to expect a more expensive chart to take longer to stitch, so I feel I’ve got my money’s worth!!
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The mouse is adorable. What a fun project!
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Thanks Sheryl, he’s a little cutie 🙂
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He is extremely cute and will look wonderful on your Christmas tree.
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Thanks Cathy, he’s very sweet 🙂
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oh, little mouse is ever so cute!
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Isn’t he just 🙂
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I love him
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He’s very sweet
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Sooo cute!
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What a cute and precious little mouse you made! Enjoy ❤ and thanks for sharing 😀
Kathi
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I too am seriously in love! Gorgeous
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Very cute mouse project.
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Oh my goodness… seriously adorable! Such tiny fine work!
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Oh oh oh!! This is the most darling little critter! I’m not familiar with Just Nan…I don’t suppose you have a link to the pattern? I want to make one of these; it’s just precious!!! 🙂
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Hi, he is a real cutie! As you’re the other side of the pond it will probably be a lot easier for you to get one, here’s the link for the Just Nan page (http://www.justnan.com/) they have a list of suppliers there too. I think you may need to copy and paste it as it doesn’t seem to be linking 🙂
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Your Christmas mouse is adorable!
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You always find such wonderful projects to stitch! Such a cute little Christmas mouse!
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I’ve never done cross stitch, but I just love your little mouse, so sweet!
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Thank you, he’s a cutie!
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Super sweet!
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