Farmhouse Christmas Decor: Burlap Stockings
In this article: Add some Farmhouse Christmas decor into your home with these simple diy burlap stockings.
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I’ve momentarily put down my paint and paintbrushes and hauled out the old sewing machine. Although I don’t sew often, this project turned out to be a really fun one.
I’ve been wanting to make burlap Christmas stockings ever since I saw them for the first time last year.
After a few trials and errors, this is what they ended up like:
The fronts are burlap (obviously!) and the backs and cuffs are cream-coloured cotton. The “girl” ones have tattered fabric flowers {oh, so fun to make!},
and the “boy” ones have pleats and buttons.
Each one is a little different…
…but all of them have a bit of light aqua blue on them…
Now that the sewing machine is all warmed up, I’ll have to get busy on some more things!
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Wow, these are darling. I'm not sure which I like more the buttons or the roses. Oh, how lovely your house will look for Christmas.
Oh my goodness those are just adorable!!!
Very nice work Rita … they do look amazing! I also like the aqua thread to stitch the buttons, very nice detail!
Cheryl
these turned out perfect – and I love how you used aqua thread to stitch the buttons, nice detail!
so I was excited when I tore a chair apart and my friends thought i was weird that I wanted to keep the burlap bag that was stuffed inside!! They don't know the cool things you can do with them! And I sure never thought of stockings…. please do share this post over at Trash 2 Treasure Tuesdays on the Korner! Thanks!! http://kammyskorner.blogspot.com/2011/10/trash-to-treasure-tuesday-link-party-2.html