NEW - Nativity Mice

Theses adorable nativity mice are the first in our new Nativity Collection, which we will add more to over the next few weeks. Little baby Jesus mouse makes us squeeeee... those eyes are almost as big as his head! We'll have different size nativity sets available to suit a range of budgets and each mouse is also available separately. We hope you'll enjoy seeing this new collection evolve!

We've been away for a while because the Christmas in July SALE kept us very busy! Lots of little mice going off to new homes. If you're quick you can still grab 15% OFF everything in our store until July 31st 2011. Use the coupon code "THOMCIJ" during checkout to get your discount.

NEW - Jules Winnfield Mouse

That's right everyone, the 6 new mice that we are releasing this week are from the cult film Pulp Fiction! Congratulations to Swee who guessed right in our Mini-Giveaway! You win a free mouse pin.

All of these new mice were designed and made by Naomi and are her first mice for our store. I am so proud her creativity, and I know you will be impressed with her work as you see each new mouse this week.

Here is the first: Jules Winnfield Mouse.

Little Jules Winnfield Mouse is a hardened gangster hitmouse, working for the notorious Mousellus Wallace. He used to enjoy quoting cold-blooded bible passages before popping caps in... various places... But since a particular incident that was unquestionably a miracle, he's realised that he's had enough of the gangster life, and has decided to "walk the earth" instead.

Jules Winnfield Mouse was hand sewn using felt, ribbon, card, paper, glue, monofilament and stuffed with polyfil. The text on the wallet he is holding says "bad mother ..." (we can't see the last word, his paw is covering it). He stands approximately 2.5inches tall (6.5cm)

See more pics HERE

Slave Princess Leia Mouse

From a galaxy far far away, comes Slave Princess Leia Mouse! Complete with gold leather bikini and platted hair.

Slave Princess Leia Mouse was hand sewn using felt, silks, ribbon, beads, glue and monofilament. She is stuffed with polyfil. She stands approximately 2.5inches tall (6.5cm) her costume is not removable.

Available to buy now in my store!

Cody the Computer Geek Mouse

Cody lives for perl, php and regex. Nothing gets him more excited than grokking the gimp! Cody's hero is Ratbert and his one wish would be for caffeinated cheese!

Cody Mouse was hand sewn using felt, ribbon, wire, paper, glue, monofilament and stuffed with polyfil. He stands approximately 2.5inches tall (6.5cm) His costume and laptop are not removable.

Available to buy now in my store!

Doctor Rat

Here is a little custom rat I made last month, a doctor rat with a graduation Tam - he was a graduation present. My buyer was kind enough to send me a photo of him with his new owner, and to give me permission to post it here on my blog.

Father Aaron the Priest Mouse

Father Aaron the Priest Mouse was hand sewn using felt, silks, beads, cardboard, paper, metal, glue, fake leather and monofilament. He is stuffed with polyfil. He stands approximately 2.5inches tall (6.5cm) His costume and accessories are not removable.

Available to buy in my store

Don't forget to enter my September Giveaway
to win your very own mouse!

Aragorn Mouse

Aragorn mouse is the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor, but has chosen exile to wonder the wilds. He has brown curly hair and stubble on his chin. He comes dressed in leather and cloth holding the reforged sword Anduril with which he will fight to save Middle Earth and reclaim his throne.

Available to buy in my store

Another Lord of the Rings mouse coming tomorrow!

Gandalf the Grey Mouse

Gandalf the Grey Mouse is a powerful wizard. He comes with grey cloak and hat as well as a fluffy white beard and wooden staff.

Available to buy in my store

Another Lord of the Rings mouse coming tomorrow!

Frodo Baggins Mouse

Little Frodo Baggins Mouse is on a mission to destroy the One Ring and save Middle Earth from Sauron. He comes with furry hobbit feet, curly black hair, his trusty sword "Sting" and the ring hung around his neck.

Available to buy in my store

Another Lord of the Rings mouse coming tomorrow!

Gene Simmons from Kiss Mouse

A few days ago I got one of those custom order requests that just made me go "Yay!!" A returning customer asked me if I could make her a Gene Simmons from Kiss mouse! I loved the idea! Here is how he looks all finished.



I am thinking about adding him to my store as a regular, although that will have to wait until my computer is back from the shop so I can use Photoshop make the pictures look better. I am still using my sloooow laptop at the moment, although we are expecting to get my main computer back any day now.

What do you think of Gene Simmons Mouse, do you think he should become a regular in my store?

Vote for me... I´ll give you a cookie.

My little Mr and Mrs Mouse are in the
Etsy Wedding Cake Topper Voter!

If you love them please vote for me. To vote click HERE

Thanks!!

Exciting promotion announcement

Here is your chance to get more mice for your money!

I am very happy to announce a new promotion in my store.




I am giving away a
FREE mystery mouse
with every order* from my store
The House of Mouse

Promotion ends June 14th

*Orders must be $35 or over, not including shipping.
Offer cannot be used in conjunction with discount vouchers.

June Giveaway!

Last month I announced that

I will give away a FREE MOUSE
every month for the next year!

You commented in your HUNDREDS
to try to win a mouse for your very own!


733 comments were left for the May Giveaway and you overwhelmed me with all the love you have for my little mice, thank you so much for all your kind words.

To show you my gratitude I am
giving away even more this month!


In the June Giveaway there will be FIVE winners!!

First Prize
Choose ANY mouse from
my store worth up to $40

Second Prize
Choose ANY mouse from
my store worth up to $35

3rd, 4th and 5th Prize
Both sets of Star Wars Mice pins


To enter for the June Giveaway all you need to do is
leave a comment under this post! Easy!

Here are some other ways that you can
improve your chances to win:

• When you leave a comment, tell me about your favourite mouse or mice from my store The House of Mouse (you can choose more than one)
• Leave a comment in my promotions thread on Etsy HERE
  
• Mention and link to this give away on Twitter. Let me know in the comments that you tweeted.
  
• Alter your “Status” on Facebook to mention this give away. Be sure to include this link http://lifecraftinessandeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-giveaway.html to it so that your friends can visit too. Don't forget to post a comment here telling me about your Facebook mention.

You can enter the June competition as many times you want,
the more comments you make under this post
the better your chances of winning!

The winners will be announced on June 30th.

My Store: The House of Mouse

Good luck!

Competition now CLOSED
the winners will be announced later today

Ironmouse

I was asked to make a custom Ironman Mouse recently, he was a very tricky mouse to make and my first attempt was just not right. So I restarted him from scratch and using card instead of felt for his amour. He took me about 5 hours to make from start to finish. I have to say after all that work that I am pleased with the final result, but I won't be making him a regular in my store, he would be too expensive because of the amount of time he takes to make.



If you have any suggestions for mice I should make you can post them here. If you would like to order a custom mouse, feel free to contact me with your ideas.

Disaster!

Total, complete and utter disaster. I have lost my mouse book. I had this wonderful little journal that I bought from Kreativlink that I kept all my mouse ideas in, and its gone!


I have searched the whole house for it, I think I must have left it in a café. Someone is going to be very confused when they open it.

It just has lists of ideas for mice I want to make like:
Dalek Mouse
Mouse Chess Set
Terminator Mouse
Fireman Mouse
Zodiac Mice
etc...
For pages and pages and pages! Some of them were suggestions other people had made to me too, and now all the ideas are gone.

Can you help me make a new list by suggesting mice you would like to see in my store? Fortunately I have another of Kreativlink's journals that I can put the new ideas in, this one will not be leaving the house!

My independant website is LIVE!

Hoorah! It has taken about a year to get my independent website all up and running but I am very happy to announce that it is finally ready. I hope you will enjoy looking through thehouseofmouse.co.uk

May Giveaway!

From today you have a chance to
WIN a FREE MOUSE every month
for the next 12 months!

The winners can choose ANY mouse from
my store worth up to $40.

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To enter for the May Giveaway all you need to do is leave a comment under this post, if you tell me which of my mice you like the most it will increase your chances of winning!
You can leave as many comments as you like,
the more I see your name the better!
~
The winner will be announced at the end of each month.

Good luck!

Update May 31st: Competition is now CLOSED,
come back later today to find out who won!

Charles Darwin Mouse

Little Charles Darwin Mouse is a very intelligent British scientist who is well known for his seminal books "On the Origin of the Species" and "The descent of Mouse" He holds the first of these books in his paws over a very fluffy white beard.

Available in my store www.thehouseofmouse.etsy.com

Sebastian the Steampunk Mouse

Sebastian is a dapper little mouse in a pinstripe suit. He has a pocket watch on a chain and wears a black waistcoat and tie. He also has very cool black and red dreadlocks with goggles over the top.

Sebastian is hand sewn using felt, silks, ribbon, card, glue, wire, sequins, rubber, beads and monofilament. He is stuffed with polyfil. He stands approximately 2.5inches tall (6.5cm)

Available to buy in my Etsy store

Jabba the Hutt Mouse

This evil gangster wants your money or he'll put a bounty on your head and keep you as his slave! This slug like mouse is grim and gruesome and somehow cute all at once. He has a little tongue sticking out of his mouth, watch out he doesn't lick you!

For sale in my Etsy store
www.thehouseofmouse.etsy.com