Christmas Stockings

I have been preparing for Christmas and beavering away in the evenings making something for each of my loved ones by hand. I have a real thing for Christmas Stockings - they evoke such strong childhood memories. Hearing the rustle of the stocking and the presents being placed at the foot of your bed by Santa. Waiting for Santa to visit the next house before creeping oh so silently to the end of your bed to feel the Stocking without making a sound, but invariably making a lot of noise! Scrambling back under the Duvet and squishing your eyes shut to hope for daylight to come soon. So this year, for my Cousins I have been making Felt Stockings, jazzed up with some Ribbon, Sequins, Buttons and Pom Poms. I love the clashing colours, it makes me smile - who knew how much I would love Hot Pink and Orange together quite so much. 

I plan to fill them with Chocolate Coins, Sugar Mice, Candy Canes and some Chocolates. All things naughty and nice! It makes quite a cheap present as I used stuff in my crafty stash and I've spent only about £10 on the sugary treats to fill all five of the sparkly Stockings. We might all be grown up now, but I still love a Christmas Stocking and hope my Cousins will too.

Colour

Now autumn is in full swing, my mind turns to Christmas and making something colourful pretty and sparkly. Sometimes you just need a little colour! Just getting these four boxes out makes me happy. I can quite happily while away a pleasant evening sewing buttons, sequins and pom poms (don't you just love that word?!) onto Fabric or Felt. I'm currently make Christmas Stockings to fill with sweet treats to give as gifts. I am aiming to make everyone I love something I've made this year - so these little boxes of pretties will get a hammering, but that means some shopping in the new year! It's a bit of a win win.