The next year according to the eastern horoscope is the year of the Mouse, and many are already puzzled by the question in what image this symbol will be present at the holiday. The most popular option is Christmas decorations. Mice in various forms have already appeared on the shelves, there are many handicraft ideas on the network for self-production. One of them is so funny that it is simply impossible to pass by. The author of such a positive mouse posted on her YouTube channel MariMade a detailed master class on its manufacture. Let's take a look at it and try to do something similar.
Read in the article
1 What is required to make a mouse
2 Sequential mouse assembly
3 Kanzashi mouse, what else can you do with this technique
What is required to make a mouse
To create a New Year's decoration, you need a foam ball, such as are sold in needlework stores, pins for sewing with flat heads, two-tone ribbons, pink and silver or golden, 2.5 cm wide and 3 half-beads of black color.
To work, you need a glue gun and a lighter. For convenience, use a glass or glass as a stand.
Sequential mouse assembly
Making this mouse-shaped Christmas tree ornament is a game like a construction set. The fact is that the toy is assembled from the same parts.
All workpieces will be fixed on the base - a foam ball. The pins stick very easily into the foam. The diameter of this ball is 6 cm, but you can take a larger size.The first piece is a piece of pink ribbon 4 cm long. Pin it in the corners with pins directly to the ballNext, prepare pieces of the same tape 5 cm long. Fold them in a triangle and secure them on the wide side with a lighter. The edge of the tape melts easily and adheres firmly to the joint. Be careful with fire, ribbons can catch on fireYou need 8 pink triangles of the same size. Pay attention - on one side in the center of the figure there is a joint of the edges of the tape. This will be the "wrong side", and the flat side - "face"Attach the first two triangles to the ball so that their vertices almost touch each other. Fixation is done with the same pins in the lower corners of the part.The first row is 4 triangles, the second is 4 more. Arrange them as shown in the photo.Now is the time for the silver ribbon. You need to make a lot of triangles using the same technology as the pink ones, with the same original dimensions, that is, 2.5 × 5 cmContinue securing the parts with the same pins as the pink triangles, and in sequence, keeping them aligned. Fill the ball in this way to the "equator"Flip the balloon over and start again with a rectangle, but this time is silver. Then fasten the silver parts until they meet the other half.To hide the joint, wrap the equator with the same tape and fix it with hot glue in several places, especially along the edge.Put another one on top of a wide tape - a centimeter or half a centimeter wide. Leave it with a free tip 10 cm long. Screw it onto a pencil and slightly warm it up with a lighter - then it will not just hang, but wrap itself up in a ring. This will be the tail of our New Year's rodent.Form another triangle with a sharp tip from the tape and fill it with cotton wool or padding polyester to add volume. Glue the edge of the triangle - this will be the headTo form the ears, take the silver and the smaller pink triangles.Fold them like an accordion, cut off the edge and secure with a lighter. These will be ears, you need 2 such detailsTo make the eyes, glue two black half-beads onto pieces of white cloth or felt. You can also use ready-made eyes, they are also sold in handicraft stores.Fix a loop on the "equator" so that you can hang the ball on the tree. Make a loop out of narrow tape, and use hot glue to fix it.First fix the blank for the head with pins, and then glue the ears, eyes, nose over with hot glue. For decoration, you can make a bow for the mouse. And the mustache will turn out if you thread black threads through the tip of the nose and cut them at a centimeter lengthHere is such a funny mouse. It seems that she has already been at the New Year's table and is about to burst. The pink belly looks amazing. It is impossible not to smile when looking at such a ball. He gives so much positive!
Kanzashi mouse, what else can you do with this technique
The New Year's mouse can be a decoration for your tree or a lovely present for your friends. As you can see, it is quite simple to make it, and this technique is called "kanzashi". This art comes from the East, the essence of which is the use of ribbons folded in a special way. If up to this point you have not encountered it, then perhaps this experience will inspire you to other works in this technique. And you can do a lot - decorations, panels, interesting interior compositions and more.
This master class can be supplemented with one more model of a mouse using the "kanzashi" technique. Watch this video that will result in an equally adorable mouse:
How did you like the idea with the Christmas tree ball mouse? If you've tried something like this, write about your experience in the comments. And if you have your own original master class on the New Year's theme, send it to our section "This is not a woman's business"!
