These stockings are a lot of fun to make. You can either embellish an already existing stocking or make one from scratch.

I would consider this craft to be fairly simple. These can be assembled with either a sewing machine, simple hand stitching or even hot glue. I made the first one for my son, from scratch. I used a sewing machine for the assembly but a hot glue gun or hand stitching could be used as well. I purchased some red and white fleece fabric. I simply cut two stocking shapes out of the red fabric. I then cut two strips of the white fabric for the tops of the stocking and a square shape for the pocket on the stocking. I also purchased a stuffed animal, to put in the pocket on the front of the stocking. Stitch the pocket to one side of the stocking before sewing the two pieces together. The tops of the stockings should be attached before hand, as well. Before stitching the two stocking pieces together, make sure the pocket is on the inside. Make a simple stitch and then turn the stocking right side out. Hand stitch stuffed animal, doll, toy, whatever you have chosen into the pocket. I added some gold and green ribbon to the top of the stocking, you can add any embellishments you want.

The other stocking I made was for my daughter. This one I cheated on a bit. I purchased two pink stockings and a package of play jewelry from my local $1 store. I hand stitched a strand of beads and hot glued plastic hearts around the top of the stocking. Starting from the top of the stocking, I cut a square out of the spare stocking for my pocket. The pocket can be attached by either hand stitching, machine sewing or even gluing it to the stocking.

I found an extra little stuffed animal of my daughters and stuck it in the pocket. Make sure you secure the stuffed animal in the pocket by either hand stitching or hot gluing it.

The animal I used wasn’t quite what I wanted so I added a cute little Christmas hat. I cut a smaller square piece and a small section of the white top piece. I rolled the small pink square into a cone shape hot gluing (or hand sewing) the ends together. I then glued (or hand sew) the white piece to the top, making the pom pom for the hat. Attach the hat by either hand stitching or hot gluing it to the stuffed animal.

If the stocking you chose doesn’t seem large enough, you can make it longer by adding the bottom part of the spare stocking. Cut your stocking off at the very bottom piece (the top of the foot), then cut the bottom half of your spare stocking. Add that piece to your stocking, by hand stitching it. If the seem of the two pieces coming together is noticeable, you can add a strand of beads or any other embellishment, to cover it up. You could also add embellishments around the pocket as well.

Supplies needed:

• Christmas stocking or fabric to make a stocking
• Small Stuffed animal
• Ribbon, string of beads, embellishments
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks (for no sew)
• Sewing machine (optional)
• Needle and thread
• Scissors

This project is very easy and so much fun. With the amount of color choices there are, you are sure to have a vibrant work of art. I made one of these for my daughters room. I went with the theme of her room and it turned out so cute. This project can be a simple no sew or a more advance quilted look.

For this project, you will need several felt squares. The color and amount of the squares depend on what you have chosen for your project. You will need felt for the background and for the design pieces. The amount of squares you will need, depends on how large you want the piece.

Cut any desired shapes from all the other felt pieces (butterflies, hearts, flowers, moons, stars what ever theme you are going with). Lay all your background squares out on to a large flat surface and begin placing your felt cut out on top of it. It’s best to lay them out first, so you can make sure they are where you want them to be.

For the quilted look, machine sew the felt background pieces together. For the back piece, cut and hem a piece the same size as your felt squares, once they are attached to each other. Machine stitch the felt front to your back piece, leaving one side open, to add batting. Once you have added enough batting to your liking, stitch the last side. With your sewing machine, run a stitch around each square. Your piece should now look quilted. Hand stitch or glue the felt shapes to the felt squares. Stitch two pieces of ribbon to both top corners of your felt quilt. These ties will allow you to hang the finished quilt.

For a no sew art piece, you will need a hot glue gun or a needle and thread. Craft glue will work also but takes more time to dry. You can hand stitch the felt background pieces together or over lap them slightly and run a bead of glue to attach them. Just simply glue or hand stitch the shapes to the background. You could leave it as is and hang it on the wall, and now you have a one of a kind handmade art piece. You could still achieve the quilted look by hot gluing the felt front to a back piece. In order to get the quilted look, you will need to hand stitch between the squares.

Supplies needed:

• Felt in various colors
• Fabric for back piece (for the quilt)
• Sewing machine (for the quilt)
• Hot glue gun (for no sew)
• Glue sticks (for no sew)
• Needle and thread (optional)
• Batting
• Scissors
• Ribbon (for hanging)