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How To Make Cute Walnut Mice Ornaments

by Sarah Turner Clover Lane, Tutorials

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Felt and fabric formed into a mouse shape inside a shelled walnut.

Would you like to know how to make cute walnut mice ornaments? This is simple tutorial with a step by step process that even kids can do.

I stole these cute walnut mice ornaments from my mother last time I was home.  She doesn’t mind. We acquired them through a children’s craft bazaar about thirty or so years ago-the kind where you went during school to buy your brother’s and sister’s gifts for Christmas.  They really are Christmas ornaments but I love them for the winter months more.  They are hanging on a little tack on my kitchen window.  Aren’t they so cute?

They are cheap to make and relatively easy.

Here’s what you need to make cute walnut nice ornaments:

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  1. Walnuts. Buy plenty…about 1/3 makes it through the cracking procedure properly.

2. String…any kind.  I used embroidery thread.

3. Cotton balls

4. Tiny black beads

5. Black thread and a little needle

6. Fabric scraps

7. Grey felt

8. A glue gun

Here are the simple instructions:

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  1. Crack your walnuts using a nutcracker. You must crack them carefully…my method: Use a nutcracker on one 1/2 of the shell…that part will break but you will be left with the other 1/2.

2. Scoop out the walnut.

3. Cut a square (about 2”) out of a piece of fabric for the blanket part.

4. Cut a out a rectangular (about 1 1/2” x 3”) piece of felt.

5. Cut two little tiny ears and a long thin tail out of the gray felt also.

6. Cut a piece of string to use for the hanger part of the ornament.

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I sewed my nose and eyes on because I am a TERRIBLE glue gunner.  It’s actually easier, I think to sew them on, and stitch up the underside of the face. (If you are a master glue gunner, go for it!) Place the nose in the middle at the very bottom of the rectangular piece and the eyes right above.  Stitch up the underside so it forms a cone shape.  Shove a little cotton from a cotton ball in the nose.

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Use your glue gun and glue the tail, the ears and the string on the walnut: Fold over the back of the mouse’s head and put a quick stitch in…you may need to cut a little fabric off to make it fit in the walnut properly:

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Use your glue gun and glue that head in there…I just use a little bead of glue around the inside edge.

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Place a fluffed up cotton ball in the middle of the fabric “blankie” and wrap up like a ball:

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Next, fit your fabric covered “blankie” cotton ball into the remaining space…glue the same way you did the head.

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Here’s one my son made-he insisted on making himself one using the glue gun…you know the ending of that story.  He loves it though, red mark on his finger and all.

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More fun holiday tutorials:

  • Christmas Card Garland
  • Pinecone Elves
  • Winter Garland For After Christmas

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  1. Raymonde says

    January 18, 2010 at 8:42 am

    They are very cute mice, they are not blind! and they still have their tails! Thank you for sharing the craft project, will definitely give it a go. Stay warm too. More snow forecast here! Regards

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  2. btsoi. says

    January 18, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    Ahh these are so very cute. I wish I could make them, but being allergic to nuts, that might not be a great idea. Wonder if I can think of any alternatives to the walnut shell!

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  3. Megan says

    January 18, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    They are super cute…I know my mom has something similar she hangs on the tree!

    Thanks for the tutorial & the great pics (it's ALL about good pics!)

    Have a fabulous Monday ~ off to the grocery store!

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  4. Lelan @ Good Gravy! says

    January 18, 2010 at 1:36 pm

    This brought me right back to childhood – great tutorial, and super cute mice!

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  5. Colleen says

    January 18, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    So cute, and I don't even like mice!

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  6. Nancy says

    January 18, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Now that is something I can do with walnuts… By the way, thanks for the easy tip on the picture enlargement. Worked for me and Yes, I love it. Thanks so much..

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  7. ...You May Say I'm A Dreamer says

    January 18, 2010 at 2:31 pm

    A total bast from the past…so cute! A great craft for my little grandkids too! Thanks for sharing:)

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  8. gretchen from lifenut says

    January 18, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    Adorable!

    I, too, remember these from childhood. There must have been a nationwide mouse-in-walnut fad in the late 70s because several hung on our Christmas tree every year. I'm sure my mom still has them. I hope.

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  9. Carmen @ Life with Sprinkles on Top says

    January 18, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    These are so stinkin' adorable! I love them!

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  10. Erin Wallace says

    January 18, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    So cute and adorable and everything else!

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  11. Heather @ Life Made Lovely says

    January 18, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    Those are so sweet!!

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  12. vera says

    January 18, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    These are beyond cute!!!!

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  13. Marie {Make and Takes} says

    January 18, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    Darling craft. I've got a few walnut shells laying around to make this! I love that cute little mouse!

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  14. Shell in your Pocket says

    January 18, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    My daughter is behind me going 'ahhhhhh'

    sandy toe

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  15. ...You May Say I'm A Dreamer says

    January 18, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    I've also seen really tiny ones made out of peanuts…so cute!

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  16. Kate Riley says

    January 18, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    My daughter happened to be looking over my shoulder when I read this and is BEGGING ME to make these !!!!

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  17. Anonymous says

    January 18, 2010 at 7:13 pm

    Those are adorable! Can't wait to make them. Thanks!

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  18. judy in carefree says

    January 18, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    Very cute! I wish I knew how to felt because I bet the mice would be super cute made that way. Thanks for showing all of us how!

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  19. Tera says

    January 18, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    Memories!!! I remember making a version of these with my mom & sisters when I was young… So cute 🙂

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  20. asnipofgoodness says

    January 18, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    enchantingly adorable!

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  21. Jen says

    January 19, 2010 at 3:19 am

    How cute. Will have to see if my kiddo want to try this one.

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  22. katherinemarie says

    January 20, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    ohhhh these are soooo darling!

    I thought of you yesterday when I was at the movies— I love that preview for new BABY flick taht you posted a bit back— can't wait!!!!!! Are you going on opening night???

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  23. Martha says

    May 3, 2010 at 12:24 am

    I just love this…so cute…thank you!

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  24. Marilyn in Michigan says

    August 20, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    how cute…and they look so easy…thanks for sharing!

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  25. Paula says

    October 6, 2010 at 5:09 am

    I commented on these lovely creatures in my post:

    http://littleprojectroom.com/wp/?p=51

    They are next on my to-do list, thank you!

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  26. Savannah McQueen says

    December 11, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    Just a quick note to let you know I am featuring this precious mouse on HammockTracks today.

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  27. Simone de Klerk says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Absolutely adorable!!!

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  28. bronzfrog says

    December 13, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    I rember making these for craft shows in the late 80s. I used a pompom ball for the head.

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  29. RobyGiup says

    December 20, 2013 at 8:53 am

    Oh, they are so cute!!! 🙂

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  30. Accidentpronehannah. says

    March 23, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    Love this if you added lavender heads or cloves to the filling they would smell fab.
    Anyone allergic to nuts you could glue very small paper petit four cases together or use small match boxes or make little dried grass nests.

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  31. LadyAlex says

    November 26, 2016 at 1:27 am

    Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I remember growing up with these ornanments. They were my favorite as a child and I longed to have some in my tree as an adult.

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  32. Claudie says

    March 27, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    I live near the ocean so will use a shell for the bed! Thanks

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  33. Kathy says

    December 21, 2021 at 5:36 pm

    What did you use to make the whiskers

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