Take 30g of the darker grey modelling paste and form it in to an egg shape with a flat bottom.

Use your fingers to tease out the leg shapes as can be seen above.

If you have a dog bone tool, you can use it to make more definition at the top of the legs. This also helps to smooth out the modelling paste.

Use the taper end of a cone modelling tool to create holes in the end of the legs.

Take two small balls of pink modelling paste. I coloured mine with pink food colouring paste. Making them into balls first, helps to make them the same size.

To make the feet, form the balls into flat rectangles with an upturned pointed bit at one end.

Insert the pointed end into the premade holes. Use a form of glue if they do not stick.

Use a blade tool to make two indented lines on the top of the feet. This will result in three toes on each foot.

For more definition, you could gently press a ball tool into the centre of the feet so they curve slightly.

To make the belly, take a small piece of the lighter grey paste and form it into a flat egg shape.

Stick this piece onto the body and shape with your fingers if necessary.

To make the arms, form a small piece of the dark grey paste into a tube. Use the smaller end of a ball tool to create a hole in one end of the tube.

Form a tiny piece of pink modelling paste into a tear shape. This is one of the mouse’s hands.

Stick the pointed end of the hand into the premade hole, as can be seen above. Repeat this process again, to make the other arm and hand.

Use the larger end of a ball modelling tool to gently make an indent in the top of the body. This makes a space for when attaching the head.

Stick the arms onto the mouse’s body as can be seen above. Next, use the blade tool to gently mark fingers on the hands.

Insert a piece of spaghetti in the middle of the body. Be careful not to push it too much so it comes out the other side. You need a small piece to be seen at the top, which the head will go on to.

Take 15g of the darker modelling paste and form it into a ball shape. Lightly flatten one side. I placed mine in a celformer, as it helps to keep the back of the head curved as you make the face.

Use a bone modelling tool to mark the eye sockets.

Form two small pieces of the darker grey modelling paste into balls and stick them next to each other on the face, under the eyes. Use a scriber tool to mark the whisker holes.

To make the teeth, take a tiny piece of white modelling paste and shape it into a triangle. Stick this onto the face, as can be seen above. Use a blade modelling tool to mark a line through the middle of the white paste. This will create two teeth. Next, make the nose. Form a small piece of pink paste into a triangle and stick it onto the face, as can be seen above.

To make the chin, form a small piece of grey modelling paste into a moon shape.

Stick this under the teeth, as can be seen above.

Stick two balls of white modelling paste in the eye sockets and use a ball or bone tool to mark indents in them.

Next, stick two smaller balls of blue modelling paste into the premade holes and then mark holes in them with a ball tool.

Now, stick a black sugar pearl in each of the premade holes. You could also use balls of black fondant for this.

Lastly, stick two tiny balls of white modelling paste onto the eyes, as can be seen above.

Once the face is finished, you can shape the head slightly with your fingers.

Once you are happy with the shape of the head, gently insert it on the spaghetti, attaching it to the body. You can again play a little with the shape to get it how you want it.

Cut out two small circles of the darker grey modelling paste. Next, stick two pink circles on top. I used the larger end of a piping nozzle for the pink circles.

Use the larger end of a piping nozzle to cut out curves from the ears, as can be seen above.

Stick the ears to either side of the head. Shape with your fingers.

If you wanted to add some tufts of fur on top of the head, then form a couple of pieces of modelling paste into a flat tear shapes and stick them onto the head. Mark some definition with the blade tool.

Now, you can do some last minute shaping tweaks if you need too. This is the good thing about Saracino as you have more time to adjust your model if necessary.

Lastly, roll a piece of pink modelling paste into a tube, tapering it at one end.

Stick the tail onto the back of the mouse.