I especially fell in love with their gorgeous Christmas stockings. Not to say that I don't have stockings, and lots of them. I have the kids stockings from when they were little, the ones that my mother had for them at her house, mini stockings and crocheted stockings. Red and green, with glitter paint names on them and pictures of Disney characters and sports teams. But this year I wanted a little more glamorous look. White...with baubles on them and little bows. Yes, big girl glamour stockings!
I saved a Battenberg lace duvet cover that was a gift from my mother in law over 25 years ago. It was perfect on our bed...before kids...and pets. So it has been stashed away in a bag, carried from home to home when we moved, until I found a purpose for it (or no pets, which won't happen any time soon).
I sketched out a basic stocking shape on cardboard and traced onto the fabric, being sure to align it so that there would be a lace panel on the front of each stocking.
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| lace panel centered on each stocking |
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| ribbon bow |
I cut out two fronts and sewed them together so there would be a backing behind the lace. Then flipped over the cardboard template to cut a back panel for each. I sewed them together, right sides facing, leaving a 2" gap to turn the stockings right side out and hand stitched the seam. After pressing them I added a little bow of white ribbon and glued with hot glue.
Still not perfect, needs a little bling. After searching through my stash of craft goodies I found some leftover swarovski crystals from back when I had to bedazzle my daughters' dance costumes - bingo! I used a little hot glue to apply them here and there to add a little pizzazz.
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| Swarovski crystals shine so pretty with white Christmas lights |
Now they are a perfect addition to my all-white fireplace mantle this year, along with my other crafted or repurposed decor. I just love them!
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