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Unleash your creativity and craft your own adorable 'Polly the Patisserie Mouse' with this delightful mouse stitching kit. Ideal for hobbyists and collectors, this kit provides everything you need for an enjoyable and rewarding crafting experience.
Includes all materials needed to create a charming hand sewn mouse.
Easy-to-follow instructions make it perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike.
Creates a delightful keepsake to cherish.
Bring the joy of crafting to life with this enchanting project, creating a treasured handmade piece that adds warmth and whimsy to any space.
There comes a moment ,often quietly when you feel ready for something more.
A return to creating.
To making something with your hands.
To following that gentle pull you’ve always had.
This guide was created for that moment.
Finding & Keeping Your Inspiration is a gentle, beautifully designed 12-page guide for women who feel the desire to create again — and want a simple, reassuring place to begin.
Whether you sew, sketch, knit, make, or simply feel drawn to it, this isn’t about doing more.
It’s about returning to what’s already within you.
Inside, you’ll find:
– A fresh, reassuring understanding of how inspiration really works
– Simple ways to begin again (without pressure)
– How to gather ideas from your everyday life
– The 3–4 colour rule (and why it brings everything together)
– A quieter, more confident way to refine your work
– Gentle ways to move through uncertainty when it arises
– How to carry your ideas forward into something meaningful
– A rhythm you can return to again and again
This isn’t a workbook filled with tasks.
It’s not a course.
It’s a companion.
Something to sit with, return to, and keep nearby as you begin creating things that feel like you.
Created for:
Women in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond
Makers, stitchers, crafters, and quiet creatives
Those drawn to beauty, meaning, and a slower pace
Anyone ready to reconnect with their creativity
What you’ll receive:
– 1 beautifully designed PDF (12 pages)
– Instant digital download
– Designed to read on iPad or print at home
A note from me
With over 25 years in the creative industries — writing, illustrating, teaching, and making — I’ve come to believe this:
You are not starting from nothing.
You are starting from a lifetime of taste, instinct, and quiet knowing.
And that is more than enough.
This is the first in The Second Chapter series — a collection of gentle guides for women ready to begin again.
Instant download link available for 24 hours. Yours to keep forever.
Snowdrop Mouse Crafting Kit
Hand-stitched · Slow Making · Woodland Inspired
In the quiet days of late winter, when snowdrops stitch the woodland floor with white, this little mouse appears, gentle, hopeful, and waiting to be made.
This Snowdrop Mouse Crafting Kit has been thoughtfully designed for makers who love slow, careful work and the pleasure of creating something truly special by hand. Each element is chosen for its softness, quality, and tactile joy, resulting in a keepsake ornament to treasure for years to come.
The finished mouse wears a delicate tulle skirt and carries a crepe paper snowdrop, a small symbol of patience and promise, and is intended as a decorative ornament rather than a toy.
What's Included -
Batting
Lace Wool
Cotton Yarn
Tulle
Felt
Eye Beads
White Seed Beads
Pipe Cleaners
Floristry Wire
Floristry Tape (light green, dark green)
Crepe Paper (soft orange, green, white)
Stuffing
Embroidery Floss
Dental Floss
Full Colour Illustrated Instructions
Templates
Upcoming Events
Polly The Patisserie Mouse Workshop
Join me for a wonderfully relaxed day of stitching as we create Polly the Patisserie Mouse, a charming little character inspired by the warmth and sweetness of a French patisserie.
Throughout the day you will be gently guided step by step as Polly comes to life in your hands. Using beautiful fabrics and traditional hand-stitching techniques, you will create your own delightful patisserie mouse to take home.
This workshop is designed to be calm, welcoming and enjoyable for both confident stitchers and those who may be returning to sewing after some time away. With plenty of guidance and a relaxed pace, most guests will complete their Polly mouse during the workshop.
Each guest will receive a complete Wilderstitch Polly kit, including all fabrics, materials, templates and instructions.
You will also create exclusive additional pieces not included in the standard kit, including a tiny patisserie gift box filled with delicate hand-sewn felt cakes and sweet treats for Polly’s bakery display.
The day includes full tuition from Erica-Jane Waters, along with a light lunch, cake and drinks, making it a lovely opportunity to slow down, enjoy creativity, and spend time with like-minded people.
Workshop Details
Saturday 9 May
10.00 – 15.00
Forge Coffee
High Street
Culworth
Oxfordshire
Your complete Polly kit, additional materials, lunch, cake and drinks are all included for £125
Places are limited to keep the workshop relaxed and personal, so advance booking is essential.
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