The House of Mouse Newsletter - August 3rd 2009

[The House of Mouse]

Dear Readers,

I can't believe it is Monday again already! Our summer seems to be
speeding by so quickly at the moment, although if you look out my
studio window you would not think it is summer. Most days in Holland
are cold and windy at the moment. I keep wondering if the summer will
ever properly arrive, or perhaps we already had it - I think I
remember a week of sunshine back in May!

Last week saw another Mouse Giveaway come to an end on my blog.
Congratulations to all the winners of Mice and Badges :) They will be
on their way to you very soon! With then end of one giveaway comes the
beginning of a new one! The August Giveaway is up and running!
http://lifecraftinessandeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-giveaway.html
Just leave a comment on that blog post to enter your chance to win!

I also added a new mouse to my store on Friday. Carmen the Flamenco
Mouse http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28668865 She is
beautiful in her red dress, black mantilla, comb in her hair and
little beauty spot on her chin. She is a passionate Spanish Senorita
who kicks and twirls with effortless beauty! Needless to say she was a
LOT of fun to make! I seem to have found my old passion for making new
designs, so you can expect to see a few more new mice moving in to my
store soon.

My last piece of big news for you is that my mice made it into the
press again. 5 of my Star Wars Mice were printed in Maxim! A very
popular mens magazine in the USA. You can see a scan and read more
about it here: http://lifecraftinessandeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-mice-are-in-maxim.html
I was so honored to have been featured!

I hope that you all had a relaxing weekend, and wishing you a
productive week ahead.
Anna
The House of Mouse
www.thehouseofmouse.etsy.com
www.thehouseofmouse.co.uk
in...@thehouseofmouse.co.uk
www.lifecraftinessandeverythingelse.blogspot.com