Stockings are hung

on the chimney with care.

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there........

I had a stocking crisis this weekend!  

Actually, I had a complete Christmas decorating and HOUSE decorating crisis this past week!  But that would be the longest blog post EVER.

I have learned through the years....one crisis at a time.

The stocking crisis?  Not really a biggie, but a frustrating one!  If you recall HERE, I forgot that Button needed a stocking!  Bunny thought that he could use Jamie's stocking, but BIG, BIG brother Butter, said "No way".  I ran and bought this one to fill the empty spot!  I am thinking baby food instead of candy?

My second crisis?  

I didn't have enough stocking holders!  

I also had two that were broken after they fell off the mantle last year.

Needless to say I have a new favorite item for hanging stockings.

I have tried so many different holders...some as heavy as 5-10 lbs.  But the problem?  They always tip when we load them up. 

The second problem?  

All mantles are not alike.  Our newest mantle has a funky edge that made the hook part awkward.

This one claims it fits any size or shape.

It looks like it might fall off....but it doesn't.  I even pulled on it with a really good amount of pulling (and stretched out the loops...ooops!) and they didn't budge.

So if you are looking for a new solution without having to drill holes into your mantle...which I was about to resort to.

If you can, run to Target and see if they have them.  

How do you all hang your stockings?!?!?

Oops!

I forgot that Baby Button needs a stocking!!!

I have made needlepoint and cross-stitch ones for all of us the past few years.

Santa for the boys. Snowmen for the girls.

So I ordered this one today for Button...

From Amazon.com

I am not even going to fool myself into believing that I can finish it before Christmas this year when it doesn't even arrive for at least a week and I don't even have the Christmas decorations up yet!

But I do enjoy working on them during the Christmas season.  

No worries...Button is not getting the shaft!  None of the other boys were done until they were much older, because I didn't start doing them until they were 6, 4, 2.

Jamie's was the only one that I got done before her "Second" Christmas...it was healing to get it done.

I plan on writing her little notes every year and tucking them in her stocking to keep. Hope the rest of the boys join in!

Does anyone else make their stockings for their kiddos? 

Please feel free to include a link to a post on your blog in your comment!  I'd love to see them!!!