Pantry Mouse Gift
/Pantry Mouse Gift
A friend gave me this delightful homemade “pantry mouse” as a gift this year. It’s a lovely way to be reminded of our many blessings, starting with a full food pantry.
She said the grey mouse was made out of modeling clay with beads for eyes and nose.
The tail is a black fabric ribbon.
And it just so happens I have collected tiny mice for my fireplace mantle Christmas vignette. It all started with the Christmas card of a cat seeing Santa Mouse. Then on a thrifting visit to a store in Milwaukee, I found the first tiny mouse and the treasure hunt was on.
I didn’t always find something. I was particular about it being the right size and something that made me smile.
Over the years, I’ve decorated small for Christmas. With careers that involved a lot of travel, it was impractical to invest in holiday decorating that required months to complete.
Now I’m glad I did. Small Christmas trees and mantle vignettes like this one are easy to assemble, especially with repurposed items.
The new pantry mouse will join the vignette, a mouse now blessed with company.
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