Yup. But these weren't for us--quite some time ago, a friend commissioned me to refurb her childhood stocking and make new ones for the rest her family.
Her stocking is so unique--a Christmas panda on furry pink felt. I love its vintage vibe.
As a side note: I apologize for the poor quality and blurriness of these pictures--nighttime crafting equals not so great photos, I'm afraid. I actually took more pictures before I shipped the stockings but somehow my memory disk failed. And as a side note to the side note: I was almost in full panic mode thinking my camera was broken as Christmas approaches. But now my camera seems fine??? So I'm holding strong in semi-panic mode.
I had full creative freedom to design the other stockings. I went with a reindeer and Christmas tree scene, a rocket wearing a Santa hat and stringing Christmas lights, and a jolly snowman.
Here is my friend's refurbished stocking and her husband's snowman. And as you can see, the glitter glue came calling and I answered.
I had a lot of fun with the kid versions...
I especially love how the reindeer stocking turned out--I really wish that photo wasn't blurry! I have a bit of the felted sweater remnant left, so maybe I will make another one and get a better shot.
Last night, as I puttered around my craft room creating instead of cleaning, I realized I've never posted a picture of it. Trust me, it's for the best--it is such a wreck. And stuffed to capacity. In fact, I was able to do all four of these stockings completely from my stash. I don't know whether that is scary or impressive.
Sandra