Tuesday, December 6, 2011

DIY Stocking

 Made my own stockings this year .. another fun crafty project.
I made mine a bit diff.. usual tutorials show you have to sew the stockings well I hot glued mine..

I am not the greatest at sewing and i figured to hot glue it will take less time.


Need:
Burlap Material ~ 1 yard $2.40 {Walmart} 
^Enough to make 2 stockings^
Lace ~ 1 Roll $2.00 {Fabric Store}
Buttons ~ Lil bag $1.00 {Fabric store}
Hot Glue Gun ~ $2.00 {Walmart}
Scissors
Pencil
Iron

I had everything at home already besides the burlap material so my stockings only cost me $2.40. What a deal.

 Lay your burlap material out flat

 Take an old stocking to trace out the pattern

 Cut around the traced pattern about half inch away from your actual trace leaving some material to fold in for the gluing. 
Do that for each side of the stocking. Make sure you have a back and a front to connect.

 Fold in the extra material around the trace and iron each piece down so it stays put. 

After each side is ironed out flat, put hot glue on the folded edges and place the top piece of the other stocking over it and press down carefully to secure the pieces together.

Hot glue some lace on top.
I sprinkled some colorful sparkles on top to give it some more color.

 Added a few cute buttons.
Make sure to put a napkin inside the stocking so while you are gluing the buttons on, the glue doesn't go through the stocking.


Hang your pretty stockings where ever you'd like. 
With the other stocking I used green burlap material also placed the lace and buttons on differently.

14 comments:

  1. So pretty! :)

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  2. aww so cute :) really creative. My auntie made me and my sister one when we were little with our names on them, we still use them to this day :)

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  3. This looks amazing! :) Way to go!

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  4. Super cute, I totally love the lacey trim at the top!!! Your blog is so great, thanks for stopping by mine - going to follow you now :)

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  5. These are so pretty! You did a great job!

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  6. omg, so cute. love this. amazing post, love. thanks for sharing. if you get a sec I'd love to hear what you think of my latest post. xo

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  7. i am seriously laughing out loud!!! i just hot glued a burlap tree skirt last week! great minds think alike, duh :)

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  8. You did a great job! I'm not a big sewer either! I love hot glue! ;)

    Olga

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  9. aww, this is awesome! i love it! and i think using hot glue is a great idea. i can sew but using hot glue is way easier. ;)

    p.s. your christmas tree is so pretty!

    <3, Mimi
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  10. those are so adorable!!! i love them!!

    allister bee blog

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  11. I am definitely going to try this because this is such a cute idea!

    Catherine
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