Christmas stocking ornaments, christmas crafts for kids

Christmas
stocking ornaments

Reader suggestion! Thank you Carey!
I have a great idea for kids or adults to make for Christmas ornaments. This is a great country look or can be adapted for any style tree.

You will need:

Scraps of fabric
Scraps of quilt batting (wadding)
Embroidery floss or metallic thread
Scissors
A large needle
Scrap cardboard, about 4x4 inches
Decorative scissors (pinking shears)

Instructions:

First cut a template for a stocking out of cardboard.

Fold your scraps of fabric in half (wrong sides together) and use the template to trace a stocking onto the fabric. Cut out.

Use the same template to cut a stocking out of the quilt batting and sandwich it between the fabric.

Then, using the needle and thread sew a line around the outside with a basting stitch, about 1/4 inch in from the edge.

You can create a loop to hang the stocking with by folding a short length of ribbon or more metallic thread and catching the ends inside the stocking as you stitch around the top edge.

Trimming the edges with a decorative pair of scissors looks lovely and also keeps the raw edges from unravelling.

Thanks and I hope you enjoy!

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