Sleeping Mice Ornaments

Make your own walnut mice ornaments from walnut shells, hazelnuts and little scraps of felt or fabric. You can hang them on your tree, place them on the mantle, add them to a present for decorations or display them in many other unique ways.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Half a Walnut Shell
One Hazelnut or Filbert
Small Scraps of Felt or Fabric
Small Scraps of Felt, Suede or Leather for the Ears and Tail
Craft Glue
Gold Cord
Scissors
Black Permanent Marker
Optional: Small Gold Stars

DIRECTIONS:
1. Clean out half a walnut shell and test fit a hazelnut to make sure it will sit snugly inside.

2. Glue a loop of gold cord to the inside top of the walnut as a hanger (make sure the loop is big enough to slip easily on an off your tree branch).

3. Cut two ear shapes from scraps of felt, suede or leather for each mouse (the ears should be oval-shaped).  Glue the bottom of the ears inside the top of the walnut shell, in front of the gold cord.

4. From the same material, cut a thin tail.  Inside the center bottom part of the shell, glue the top of the tail.

5. Put a small amount of glue on the back of the hazelnut and set it inside the walnut shell. The top of the hazelnut should fit firmly against the bottom of the ears.

6. Cut a small half circle of felt or fabric as a miniature blanket. Tuck the sides and bottom around the hazelnut mouse (work around the tail). Apply a small amount of glue to secure the blanket. If desired, add a small gold star to the side of the blanket.

7. Draw a simple sleeping face on the mouse with black permanent marker. Allow the glue and ink to dry completely.

* Hang your Christmas mouse on the Christmas tree. They look great on Christmas presents also.