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Tuesday 30 July 2013

Eeek!

If you are of a certain age, like me, you will forever associate mice with that weirdy-beardy Canadian Yoffy and Fingerbobs.  (An overly-friendly balding man with special gloves and a magic finger, oh those were the days!).  If you have 3 minutes to lose, here's a bit nostalgia for you...



Anyways... when I saw Amy's tutorial over that The Village Haberdashery yesterday, I knew it wouldn't be long before I succumbed.

So having spent a disproportionate amount of time looking for the perfect scrap, Melody Mouse was born...


Super sweet pattern, easy peasy make; the hardest part was dashing out into the garden to find a pebble in the rain; the resultant rock has meant the pincushion option is probably not wise, and as the girls freaked when I said I was going to put pins in it, an ornamental mouse it is...

"Look into my eyes, please don't stick pins in me, you already shoved a rock up my ..."
I am feeling fine again today, just in case you were worrying; a cooler, quieter night did the trick; and a traditional summer's day today has suited me just fine.
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33 comments:

  1. Deborah30 July 2013 at 21:30

    I saw this little guy on instagram and fell immediately in love! Happy you are feeling better.

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  2. kerrypuddy30 July 2013 at 21:43

    Great minds think alike - I've made one of these today too! Though I have stuck the pins in because I'm mean like that!

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  3. Lynz30 July 2013 at 21:50

    I love his ginormous ears!! So cute - not sure I could stick a pin in him, either. Who am I kidding, I am mean...

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  4. kathy30 July 2013 at 21:57

    okay - we did not get to experience Yoffy, aka, fingerbob {???} in Oregon.
    We must be less evolved than the rest of the world.

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  5. Rachel30 July 2013 at 21:57

    So cute! I loved Fingerbobs!
    R xx

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  6. Lucy | Charm About You30 July 2013 at 22:13

    hahahaha so funny!! I loved Fingerbobs too but now it just all seems creepy!

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  7. Nicky30 July 2013 at 22:28

    I am too old I think! Waaah! Send your girls up to Helen's - she is committing acupuncture on her mouse!

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  8. Katy Cameron30 July 2013 at 22:45

    Oh yes, you're definitely on something, WTF?! And yes, Jack says you stick pins in Melody and he'll stick pins in you... ;o)

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  9. Fiona @ Poppy Makes30 July 2013 at 22:48

    I Loved fingerbobs! Love your little Melody mouse better now though. I've been really tempted to make one too xxx

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  10. Karen30 July 2013 at 23:06

    Great name and you're right not to stick pins in something so cute! :o)

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  11. Gertie Pye30 July 2013 at 23:31

    Fingerbobs! Blast from the past!

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  12. Julie Hirt - 627handworks30 July 2013 at 23:37

    Super sweet - I love how the viewfinder is centered perfectly on his bum!

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  13. Judith, Belfast30 July 2013 at 23:49

    Melody Mouse is uber cute! A great idea for your Quilt Market stall next year! Jxo

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  14. Di30 July 2013 at 23:51

    Very cute wee mouse. Di x

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  15. Annabella31 July 2013 at 00:25

    Fingerbobs!!!! Super cute mouse even though I detest the pesky blighters.

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  16. Leanne31 July 2013 at 00:44

    We did not have that guy when I was watching. I like your mouse so much better than the real thing and I am very glad to hear you are fine.

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  17. DeborahGun31 July 2013 at 01:53

    so cute - the mouse that is :-)

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  18. Charlotte Scott31 July 2013 at 03:57

    Funny!

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  19. Miriam31 July 2013 at 04:52

    Very cute!
    Glad you are well today.

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  20. Jo @ life in lists31 July 2013 at 06:11

    I am going to stick very firmly to admiring Melody Mouse and not contemplating creepy finger man. Glad you are feeling a bit better.

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  21. Poppyprint31 July 2013 at 06:38

    I am most definitely of a certain age And Canadian too, but Yoffy??!?! Never heard of him. The mousey is adorable, though! I took my gorgeous frame purse to a guild se in tonight and it illicited audible gasps from everyone who saw it. Truly!!!

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  22. Charlotte31 July 2013 at 08:52

    thanks for the giggle! Melody is very cute :-D

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  23. heart of charnwood31 July 2013 at 09:49

    Hahaha, shoving up a rock up his @rse, as opposed to a boot, nice work!

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  24. pennydog31 July 2013 at 10:06

    My mum used to make these with squeakers in to sell at school fairs!

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  25. Archie The Wonder Dog31 July 2013 at 10:07

    I don't remember Fingerbobs but I do remember Finger Mouse - don't think the man was in that, thank goodness!

    Melody Mouse is very cute but please tell her that acupuncture is all the rage in the mouse community and Ethel loves it...she soon stopped squeaking each time I stuck a pin in her back ;o)

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  26. Dianne Neale31 July 2013 at 11:15

    You did what to the mouse? Cruelty indeed to one so cute!

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  27. Isisjem31 July 2013 at 11:37

    Ha too funny. I think I'd blocked out the beardy weirdy until you mentioned him. Your Melody Mouse is tres cute. But no pins in her. The rock up the jacksy was punishment enough ;-)

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  28. Sonia31 July 2013 at 13:54

    hee hee. Maybe you need to find a fugly scrap for the pin cushion version?!

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  29. Catherine31 July 2013 at 21:47

    Your mouse is sooooo cute!

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  30. Canadian Abroad31 July 2013 at 22:46

    The weirdy beardy man was Canadian?! Nooooooo!

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  31. QuiltSue1 August 2013 at 09:55

    I actually read this post yesterday, and am still singing the Fingerbobs tune!

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  32. Benta AtSLIKstitches1 August 2013 at 21:55

    Nope,no memory of that one, I must be showing my age!! Love the mouse though!

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  33. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com2 August 2013 at 17:08

    So so cute. I must make one!

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