Monthly Make - January

It is well known that cats have staff... but some cats also have meeces!

Since the festive break I have been a bit low with a bug and needed a gentle kick start back in to the world of addiction known as crafting, so I decided rather than one big project I'd do a handful of little mini fun things, one of which was to make some catnip mice...

So, after a rummage in my stash I found some patterned felt and the off cuts from a pair of trackies that were shortened from annoyingly-slightly-too-short, to wearable long-shorts and with a quick snip and a spurt of sewing I soon had a little nest of rodents ready for their new homes

The catnip came from my local pet food store Aaron's Pets  and was rather generous so I was able to make a couple for a very good friend and cat lover, my Number One Son's puss and I still have enough to make some for my local Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary charity shop

I heart making catnip mice...

Sew I've begun...

Empty body

The catnip

Stuffing

My cunning plan to give the tail a bit more strength against a catnipped up cat

Finished off with a Sharpie face

I think Aaron's Pets will be seeing more of me as since this photo was posted on Facebook another lovely friend has commented her cats are jealous, and as I can't resist the chance to make a cat happy it looks like I'll be making more meeces very soon!

Catnip mice fulfilling their destiny

This has been my January monthly make with Annie The Felt Fairy; I will be attempting slightly more ambitious projects for the rest of the year... maybe!