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Christmas festivity is all about exchanging gifts, having a grand feast and at the same time, commemorating the birth of Lord Jesus Christ. The preparations for the festive season begin well in advance including the decoration of the house with all the pomp remaining intact.
It is during the Christmas Eve that exchange of gifts takes place and a smile touches the heart of many. Generally the habit is that kids keep their Christmas stockings near the Christmas tress and early await the Christmas gift from Santa. The stockings getting filled with Christmas gifts is the usual trend. There are loads of Christmas stockings available in the market. You can even make the Christmas stockings at home and add a personalized touch. Follow the tips to make the Christmas stockings and see how your near and dear ones get impressed with your effort.
How to Make Christmas stockings?
Select an old stocking and make an outline on a piece of paper. After that a mark should be made on the fabric with which you want to make the Christmas stocking.
The cloth pieces should be cut according to the shape and then sewed
Add a ribbon by making two holes to make it look more attractive.
There is the option of decorating the stockings with glitter and sequins – after all improve the overall appearance.
Tips to make Christmas stockings
1. Soft wool would be the best choice to make Christmas stockings. The softness of the material matters. Cotton, velvet are quite soft and they would make the look of the Christmas stockings quite attractive.
2. There can be theme based Christmas stockings. Santa Claus, snowflakes, angles, snowman, cartoon characters and reindeer – can be any one of the themes, suiting on your personality and choice.
3. Improve the overall appeal. Look into the matter that you use a color that is one or two shades darker than the color you have selected for sewing the stockings.
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