The DIY Christmas Stocking
Whether or not your home has the classic mantelpiece above the fireplace, or even a fireplace at all, Christmas stockings are a pivotal piece of your holiday decorations. Every family member is expecting a Christmas stocking filled to their delight. The tradition is so enjoyable, so simple, and thus pretty hard to avoid. Turn it into real fun for everyone by making or buying your own personalized Christmas stockings. Personalized might mean embroidered names, or just personalized designs. Choosing your patterns, sequins, and beads might be all you need to make that stocking a work of art from the heart.
Bucilla Christmas stocking kits are a beautiful way to externalize the stocking gifts for generations. Bucilla is known for their merry holiday designs, quality materials, and generous embellishments. Their kits include all the felt, beads, sequins, embroidery floss, needle and easy instructions for making a truly enchanting stocking. They have numerous designs among their needlepoint Christmas stockings. Santa bears, Santa Clauses, dogs, snowmen, holiday fairies, sleds, ponies, and elves…different sizes, prices, and levels of difficulty. Virtually all of their patterns are for felt Christmas stocking kits, making them great to work with and often hand washable, as well. Bucilla does it all.
If you’re even more talented, and have some time on your hands, perhaps you can even knit Christmas stockings yourself. If a personalized Christmas stocking is what you want, this is definitely the way to go. At the library, bookstore, or online, you’ll be able to find the Christmas stocking pattern for you. Or rather, for your family member. A hand knit stocking will really go down for generations as a treasure.
When you’re ready to involve the children, cross stitch Christmas stockings are another idea that can be kid friendly as well. The cross stitch is easy to learn and fun to do. Children as young as eight years old can get fully involved in the holiday festivities, decorating, and gift giving. Embroidery floss comes in all the colors you can think of, and the designs are just as varied. You can find these Christmas stocking patterns anywhere.
Of course, you can also simply order personalized Christmas stocking holders and save yourself the time and energy. The children will still enjoy them, and it’s easy to buy quality that will last from year to year. Stuff them, hang them, love them. That’s what the holiday is all about, after all.
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