So, I made our stockings a few days ago, and they were fine, pretty good for my first ever sewing machine adventure. However, I thought they needed a little something else, so I set to work making some decorations for them out of yarn.
Using the technique I told you about here on how to make yarn-wrapped wooden letters, I cut out an “M” and “W” from some scrap cardboard and wrapped them up in some still-leftover red yarn. (Turns out when you aren’t actually knitting, yarn lasts a long time, especially when you buy the value-size!)
Then I made a few extra yarn pom-poms, like I did for this garland.
Then I sewed those all on to each stocking to give them a little more character.
Much better than the plain ones, no?
Also, for those of you keeping track, here’s how the Christmas list currently looks. I added a few “to-do’s” at the bottom that aren’t really craft or decor related, but still, they should be accounted for somewhere.
Burlap tree skirtNOEL letters (NOEL)New stockingsBuy stocking hangersBurlap Pillow- Mistletoe (Real? Fake? DIYed?)
- Mistletoe pillow (From old shirt)
- Yarn ornaments
Christmas card display- Wreath for front door
Paper snowflake garland(I hung them on windows, but it still counts)- Handmade ornament for Hubs (it’s a secret, shhh!)
Garland or banner for the mantle, other fireplace decorFind the perfect place for the tree, decorate it!Get some sort of real tree/garland/wreathChristmas prints for some existing framesLights on the outside of our house- Other random projects from my Pinterest Christmas page
- Buy and wrap all the presents
Send Christmas cardsYarn garland- Read Christmas books and watch the Peanuts Christmas movie
- Make new travel plans for our light-viewing trip
- Make homemade chex mix
- Make Christmas candy or goodies to share with friends and families
- Make something and deliver it to our neighbors?
