I love... scarves!

There is definitely a chill in the air as Autumn comes right on time.  A perfect moment to dig out my favourite scarves! This post has special meaning to me because of something lovely that happened earlier this month:

A few weeks ago I posted a link on my facebook profile to a fabulous handmade scarf by VitalTemptation simply saying "I wish I had the money for this", as money is tight for us right now it was not a wish I was expecting to come true, but I wanted to share the beauty of this handmade creation anyway. But that evening, my super-kind friend Apol - who I have known for years online but have never met in real life - took it upon herself to raise the money with our Etsy friends (and some I did not know!) to buy it for me. 11 people all donated $10 or more towards buying this scarf!

This selfless act of kindness simply to "make Anna smile" has touched me so deeply! Not only do I now have this amazing handmade scarf all the way from New York, but I also have a constant reminder of the love of my friends and the kindness of my fellow humans. Especially in this time of my life it means so much. I get comments every time I wear it. You can see from my face how happy it makes me to wear it!

Here are my 3 favourite scarves from listings on Etsy right now, for all those that love a really beautiful scarf like I do. (click on image for more information about each scarf) 

Blaze the Firefighter Mouse

Blaze is a brave firefighter mouse, trained to protect mice from fire, rescue babys from burning buildings and even rescue the local cat from the highest branch of a tree (although if he is honest he would rather be in a burning building than trying to carry a cat down a ladder). Blaze wears his firefighters uniform with luminous yellow stripes, he holds and axe in his paws and wears a red firemans hat with the number 6 on it.

Completely hand sewn using felt, silks, ribbon, beads and various other materials, he is stuffed with polyfi and stands approximately 2.5inches / 6.5cm tall.

Click here for more price and more photos

Giveaway Winner

Thank you to everyone that entered our very special 2000th Etsy Sale giveaway party! We had so much fun reading all your wonderful comments. It was a tough decision to make... the winner is... *drumroll*

moonsword

For bringing a "mouse-sized food truck called Nibbles and Gobbles To Go" which just made us giggle so much! Congratulations!! 

Sorry to those who didn't win this time, you all had such great comments it was very hard to choose a winner. Don't forget you still have a chance to win a Mouse in our July giveaway 

For the Love of Cute - rodica

 Little Home No 187

 This weeks For the Love of Cute post is about Rodis adorable little houses from her Etsy shop rodica. Here's what Rodi says about herself: "I'm Romanian living in France and having fun creating little silly happy things." We love your little silly happy things Rodi! :D

 Little Home No 128

 

 Little Italian Clay House and Two Trees

Monday Moodboard - Ombre

From top left:
Bib necklace turquoise by HunkiiDorii 
Linen ombre skirt by Bartinki 
Hand dyed summer scarf by LilacCadillac 
Little Home No 196 by rodica 

For more Monday Moodboards visit Star of the East Blog

Sunday Happy Stats

This week has been full of joys! Here are a few things that made me happy in the last 7 days :)

• I watched my 2.5 year old son complete his first term of baby gym. He recieved a medal and was so proud of himself for learning how to do a forward roll (with a little help from me) 
• The House of Mouse greetings card section swelled to include lots more designs. 
• Seeing the response this photograph of our stock go viral on Facebook. Bringing lots of new fans and comments. 
• Working on new custom orders I'm finding myself really enjoying the challenging designs again.

Wishing you a happy week ahead!

Anna x

Custom Queen Elizabeth I Mouse

When I got the request for this custom mouse, I must admit I was a little apprehensive. After all Queen Elizabeth the First lived in a time of grand and intricate costumes! I knew it was going to be a challenge.  I have to admit that I really enjoyed making her, the challenge was lovely too. I have been sewing mice for 4 and a half years and sometimes it can get a little repetitive, but this mouse really brought back the joy of a challenging piece for me. I hope you like her as much as her new owner does.

If you would like to order your own Queen Elizabeth I Mouse, please contact me for a price.