diy / christmas stockings

materials:

- base fabric (thick cotton muslin)

- fold fabric (black jersey cotton)

- stencil sheet

- exacto knife

- thread

- sewing machine

- fabric paint & sponge brush

optional extras:

- yarn pom poms

- bells

first i cut out my stockings leaving some room on the sides for sewing. then i created a stencil by drawing little trees and arranging them on the stencil sheet, and cutting them out. for the names on the stocking, i picked a font i liked and printed out the letters big enough to cut. using fabric paint and a sponge is the easiest way to get the little corners. 

i used the pattern and sewing tutorial from [craftaholics anonymous] 

i made the stockings to match a project from last year. this is our giving tree christmas countdown. its a way to teach lincoln that giving is a lot more fun than getting. every 5th day we do something charitable together and make a memory while helping others. 

more about the giving tree christmas countdown in a previous [diy post]