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I Made a Stocking Hanger Today

Yesterday, I was trying to figure out what to do with the Christmas stockings. We don’t have a fireplace, and I didn’t know where to hang them. I made a stocking hanger from a coat rack once, but I wanted something different, since I bought new stockings this year. We put our names on them with glue and glitter. They turned out nice and it was a fun family project. So, we had to have something new to go with our new stockings. I had a scrap piece of 4” x 4” wood about 30” long and I thought it … Continue reading →

Babies in the News: Interesting Bits & Stories

Occasionally, I get a lot of great news articles in my in box and today, I got quite a few of them. These are fun stories, sad stories and just plain interesting stories. Once upon a time, I read these stories with only a passing smile for the ideas in them – but since I became a mother, my perspective has changed. There is more in these stories that touches me now – maybe they will you too. December Babies Going Home in Stockings There’s a hospital in California that is sending home all of the babies born this month … Continue reading →

Let’s Make Christmas Stockings!

Christmas stockings are fun to make and decorate. You can buy the ready-made ones and simply decorate them as desired, or you can make your own to decorate. Use the pattern below and enlarge it for any size stockings you like. You can make large ones to hang up for Santa to fill and you can also make small or medium ones. They make great gift bags for small gifts and they also make really cute Christmas ornaments. Just glue (or have a grown up sew) some ribbon to the top corner for hanging. One you have the pattern the … Continue reading →