{"id":203,"date":"2008-11-24T00:12:24","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T08:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheldodge.net\/blog\/?p=195"},"modified":"2008-11-24T00:12:24","modified_gmt":"2008-11-24T08:12:24","slug":"featured-etsy-seller-the-house-of-mouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/lavajewelry\/2008\/11\/24\/featured-etsy-seller-the-house-of-mouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Etsy Seller: The House of Mouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s featured Etsy seller is TheHouseofMouse<\/a>. She is not only the founder of the Sellers Assisting Sellers Team<\/a> on Etsy, but she is also the owner of a shop featuring little handmade felt mouse characters, in a large variety of styles, all with their own little personalities. What perfect gifts for Christmas!<\/em><\/p>\n

How did you get started making your art?<\/strong>
\nI have always loved making things ever since I was a very little girl, but the mice are a relatively recent addition to my creative endeavors. I originally made them as Christmas gifts for my family last year, a Photographer Mouse for my father who loves taking pictures, an Artist Mouse for my painter friend, Reading mice for my bookworm friends etc\u2026 They went down so well that I decided to sell them. I can hardly believe how well they have been received!<\/p>\n

What inspires you in your work?<\/strong>
\nWhen I first came up with the idea the inspiration came from my friends and family, since I made each mouse with a certain person in mind. After Christmas I was inundated with other suggestions from the people that received them! I regularly think of other mice to make while doing my everyday things, I\u2019ll be watching a movie and think \u201cOh, a Supermouse would be cool!\u201d sometimes it is from finding an object and trying to see it from a mouse-size point of view. For example the Gladiator Mouse’s shield is actually a particularly ugly earring I picked up at a car boot sale. Suffice it to say the ideas hit me all the time. I also regularly get suggestions from people visiting my shop or MySpace page. And there is continued stream of suggestions from my friends. I have a little book I always carry with me to keep my ideas in.<\/p>\n

What other types of art do you make for fun?<\/strong>
\nBefore the mice I was a professional oil painter, it was my main source of income for a long time, but after a few bad customers I decided to stop trying to make money from it and just to start painting for myself again. You can see my oil paintings here if you are interested www.annagreaves.com<\/a>. I also love less serious crafting, I am learning to knit and I want to get back into working with clay some time soon. I would love to learn to play the guitar too. There are so many types of creativity I want to master!<\/p>\n

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The cute little mice of TheHouseofMouse are currently only available on Etsy<\/a>, but soon TheHouseofMouse will have its own web site.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"