….because there is no natural light to speak of in my house for photography purposes.
I made these stockings for the girls last year (although it was Z’s 3rd Christmas already – ooops). They are reverse applique with felt.
The top of Z’s stocking is embellished with ric rac poinsettias from a tutorial I got from a Handmade Holiday edition from Martha. (I love those magazines, although last year I had to search for weeks before I finally found it. Barnes & Noble is probably a safe bet, if you’re looking for one.)
You can probably tell how to make them by looking. You just hand sew a length of ric rac into a circle by putting a stitch through every other “zag”, if you will. Or, in other words, you stitch through the valleys and leave the mountains unstitched. Then embellish the center however you like. I used seed pearls attached with hot glue.
Those are beautiful-I’ve been wanting to put our initials on our stockings and you just gave me some ideas!! Thanks!
Martha (and you!) are so crafty and clever. I love the simplicity of the ric rac poinsettias, yet they make such a textural statement. Pretty!
Ric-rac flowers! I love it!!
I wanted to tell you thank you SO much for the ribbon you sent! I just got it yesterday, and I love it! I can’t decide what to do with it! For right now, it’s hanging by my computer so I can admire it :o) It was so sweet of you guys! Thank you!!
I’ve been wondering what to do with the ric-rac I inherited! Thanks for the inspiration. :)
Eeeeeee! I’m so glad you linked these up to the Christmas Stocking Linky party. I was hoping you would. I love the hand-stitching around the initials.
Thanks for the tip on where to find the magazine. I wanted to get it this year and couldn’t seem to find it. I don’t know what it is about craft/sewing magazines but I just feel better when I’m holding it in my hand rather than looking at it on-line.
Lovely! I love the initials too and the pretty details! Miki