The rat (the mouse) with their own hands - simple and clear master classes, photo ideas, tips

Home Decor

Cute and fun toys are easy enough to make, especially if the crafts do not require much effort and consumption of materials. As interesting ideas, you can take sketches of useful decorations for decorating any corner of the house, and in the kitchen the hostess will be useful the following products:

• Mouse warmer for the kettle, insulated half-cone without a bottom will be a great decoration of the teapot and will help to keep heat in a container of any volume for a long time;
• gloves in the form of mice, cute and cuddly gloves do not have to be gray. Multicolored mice with cotton lace ornaments will please any housewife;
• Mouse coasters, in addition to large coasters, it is easy to make a set to decorate the table, under hot mugs or plates, they will protect any festive tablecloth and table surface.

A cute white mouse, surrounded by his counterparts of a different color, will be a great addition to the interior composition. In addition to the kitchen space, interesting crafts can decorate other rooms and for them you can choose bright and memorable decorations with the original with the original appearance.

Decorative pillowcases

A simple and easy to implement idea, is to make cute decorations for the living room or children's room. Unusual crafts, which are simple enough to sew with their own hands, will help to transform the interior and enjoy children and adults:

• fur pillowcase with ears and muzzle, removable pillowcase can be used for pillows only for the holiday;
• cushion roller on a sofa or upholstered chair is great to use at home or to decorate garden furniture at the cottage or in a private home;
• toy cushion, it is best to use the technique of applique for such a cushion, then it can be used for relaxation as well.

An old birdcage can be decorated with figures of small mice sewn from fabric or molded from plasticine and polymer clay. Such an unusual rodent trap is used as a decoration for a country house or outdoor patio, a wide window sill or play area.

Crafts for the littlest ones

Together with children of any age, you can engage in creativity and in the process of needlework give new life to old things. Any handmade toy can be used to create large-scale compositions or home puppet theater:

• mice made of walnut shells, for these crafts it is best to use a drop-shaped walnut shell, eyes and nose to draw with a felt-tip pen, and ears and tail to make from woolen threads, threads can be replaced by soft felt;
• Figurines of air plasticine, soft and pliable material remains light after drying and these figures can be used to decorate the Christmas tree or to form a garland;
• paper applique or a mitten toy, the youngest will love the idea of gluing a mouse as a three-dimensional applique, and mitten toys can be used for puppet theater.

Despite the different design and use of all kinds of techniques, each handicraft embodies a certain idea. The process of needlework, which involves children ensuring their all-round development and the formation of basic skills with malleable materials such as paper or cardboard, soft felt and other fabrics.

How to prepare for the holiday

The gray mouse can be a beautiful decoration for the holiday, a cute and cuddly critter used to decorate the house. To make any handicraft, you will need a detailed pattern, with its use will be able to create a variety and very original decor with their own hands:

• Mouse mask made of paper, on white cardboard draws the head of the mouse, the child himself can paint it or glue a cloth of appropriate color;
• The mouse costume for carnival consists of pants and a blouse (can be replaced by a vest), a hat with ears and a long, thin ponytail;
• Mouse ears and a ponytail, such a minimalist costume will suit a high school child, it will bring special pleasure to those who love Mickey Mouse.

Soft and easy-to-handle fabric is used for the costumes, you can use scraps of fake fur. The costume of the rat catcher will look original, the main addition of which will be a flute and a few sewn toys-rats, securely attached to the costume or shoes of the famous musician from the fairy tale.

A keychain for keys from thread and without a pattern

Cute and cute mouse will serve as a keychain, such souvenirs can be given to all participants of the New Year's party. An interesting and simple handicraft does not require special preparation of materials, you will need foil and gray jute, rubber-based glue (Moment or Dragon), a key ring with a short chain:

• A 50x50 cm piece of foil is manually shaped into a ball, after squashing the blank is given a drop shape, imitating the figure of a rat;
• On a 15 cm long piece of string, two knots with loose loops are tied, such elements will replace the ears of the future handicraft;
• A piece of blank ears is tied around the head of the mouse, one of the loose ends is passed under the bottom of the workpiece, it will be the tail of the toy;
• before wrapping the toy, in the area of the muzzle the free end of the chain from the ring is glued to the improvised toy body;
• Starting with a sharp muzzle blank with ears and fixed tail is covered with glue, and then with turns of jute, so the body of the mouse is formed;
• After the glue dries completely, you can use black half-beads, they will replace the mouse eyes, and pink beads will be an excellent imitation of the nose;
• Decorative decorations can be replaced by painted eyes and spout, they can be drawn using a permanent, black marker.

A simple master class can be used to make a toy for pets, which cats love to play with. For the torso, a Kinder Surprise Egg with 1-2 buttons inside is used, so the cute toy will make sounds during the game, attracting the attention of the pet.

Looking at the inspiring photos, you can find interesting and original ideas for creating beautiful crafts. Using the suggested ideas it is very easy to create with your own hands an exclusive gift or a full set of dolls for home theater, a beautiful decorative decoration or a toy for a child.

Photo ideas of homemade rats and mice