Stars: 4 out of 5
Pros: Cute ornament that lights up
Cons: Light effect could be better
The Bottom Line:
Noelville gets the
Miniature compliment
That fans will enjoy
Better Miniature Compliment to Noelville
When Hallmark started emphasizing their miniature ornaments
again in 2016, they naturally wanted to grab collectors, so they tied in some
ornaments to popular series. Even though
Noelville had ended the year before, they released Sweet Little Mouse House to
try to grab collectors of that series.
In my case, it worked.
This ornament features a gingerbread house all decked
out. Yes, there are gingerbread walls,
but there are hard candies on the roof, gumdrop bushes, and hearts for shutters
on the windows. We even get candy canes
on the corners, and a gingerbread man waving at us in the front window.
To the casual observer, this ornament looks like the
Noelville Mouse House, also a miniature ornament, that Hallmark had released
during their ornament collectors event the year before. The differences are minuscule when it comes
to looks. There are windows on all four
sides of this ornament, and a slight difference in the roof. Also, this ornament is slightly larger. We’re only talking a quarter of an inch, but
in the case of a miniature ornament, that is a big difference.
And that size might be to help incorporate the largest
change between the ornaments. Like the piece
in the official series, this ornament lights up. No, you don’t attach it to a light string –
the bulb is already inside the ornament.
Instead, you press down on the chimney (which, yes, is another
difference between the two ornaments).
The light only stays on as long as you are pressing the chimney
down. Honestly, I wish it stayed lit for
a few seconds after you press the button.
Additionally, the bulb doesn’t light everything evenly. The back window and part of the roof are the
most obvious examples. Still, given the
size of the ornament, this is a fun addition, and a great way to tie into the
official series. To make the bulb light
up, we get a micro button battery. Trust
me, this thing is really small.
The ornament does have a flat base, so it will sit out on any
flat surface, but given the size, it might be easy for this one to get lost in
everything else going on around it. Then
again, that would be an issue for hanging it on a tree. The loop to do that is just forward of
middle, and that means the ornament tips back slightly, but in the middle of
branches, you probably won’t notice.
I still haven’t figured out why this is a mouse house other
than the size. But name issues aside,
the Sweet Little Mouse House is a great addition to any miniature ornament collection
due to the light effect.
Original Price: $9.95
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