No matter what kind of Christmas stocking you have to work with (I made the two in the photo, above), there are lots of small treats that you can put in them. In our house, we open our stockings first on Christmas morning. The gifts usually aren’t expensive, but welcome and fun. Popular ideas at our house:
- Lottery scratch-off tickets.
- Individually wrapped candies.
- Socks.
- Lip Balm
- Barrettes or hair ribbons for girls.
- Ear buds.
- Small toys, like matchbox cars.
- Pens/pencils.
- Removable tattoos.
- Stickers.
- Lipstick and nail polish (for big girls).
- An orange or apple.
- Nuts in the shell (small – not giant WeeWeed pecans).
- Small bottles of booze (for the big kids).
We also always have stocking for our pets, with small toys and treats just for them.
I made one for my cat that is green felt, shaped like a fish, with “yellow diamond” eye, and her name on a band in the middle. For my old dog, the stocking was shaped like a bone. Of course, the pets don’t care, so anything will do.
Stocking like the ones I made in the picture take hours and good eyesight, as they are embellished with decorative beads, seed beads and sequins, each sewn on individually. The patterns are both from the stocking I had as a baby, and from my imagination.
I also made one stocking from velvet, lined with silk, the cuff made from tie silk (tie obtained from the second hand shop). That was very attractive, but much easier and faster to make.
Your imagination, ability, and time are your only limitations. Ideas:
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I like the cowboy boot!
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I just need one for my dachshund that can hold a small bag of coal after she chewed my houseshoes.
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I love the stockings hung on the mantle. I always get DH a Hershey’s dark chocolate bar. Now a days I put small stuffed animals in, peeking out, just to remind me Christmas past. When I was a child they were hung with thumb tacks, now stocking hangers are decorations themselves. I found some when I unpacked the Christmas boxes, but the ones I liked, a pair of Mooses are MIA.
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How did you make the names? Are they cut out or embroidered on? That looks like the hardest part to me.
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They are cut out of felt, sewn on the backing, then sequined/beaded.
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The names did come out really well. I tried using glue and glitter, and it came out looking like something a pre schooler would do. Now they have glitter glue you squeeze out, which was a little bit better…
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all that glitters is not goo.
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I have glitter on my face, in my hair..all I did was buy a decoration at a dollar store..
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but you are no doubt an exciting vision of sparking beauty…
BTW, I wonder if Victoria’s Secret sells Christmas Stockings….uh….well……
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sorry, that was to be “sparkLing” beauty….the other has innuendo unintended whether true or not.
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There was a day when sparking meant something… 🙂
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After much head scratching I remembered a nice stocking stuffer, from years ago.. A toothpick holder. Everyone needs toothpics and a festive little toothpick holder is a nice gift..
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Don’t all jump at once… I actually gave DH a toothpic holder as a stocking gift.. he kind of scoffed at it.. but we still have it, after 15 years.
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Heehee. Things that don’t get used tend to last a long time. 🙂
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heck…I just hold the toothpick in my hand….must be doin somefin wrong…..
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Yes, but what about storing them before they get used?… A dull square box gets lost,, a nice holder stands out..It is a perfect small gift,, most people don’t know what they are missing, toothpic wise.
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My dog for Christmas gets a butcher bone 🐶
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