For the past two days I have been busy ‘trying’ to decorate our house for Christmas! You see, I decided it would be fun to just ‘add some red’ to our holiday decor. I thought it would be easy enough to just throw a few red ornaments on the tree and call it good, but those extra ornaments changed the entire look of the tree and now the entire look of the room. Needless to say, I am now I’m on my THIRD attempt at decorating our tree this year. All I have to say is thank goodness for the Dollar Tree that is 10 minutes from my house!
So in the midst of rummaging through ornament boxes, taking multiple trips to the dollar store and heading back into the woods to pick up more branches, I thought I’d pop in and share the Burlap Christmas Stockings I made last year for Christmas.
Last year, I went with more rustic Christmas decor, filled with burlap, golds and silvers. It was also Miss E’s first Christmas so I HAD to make a new set of stockings anyway :)
I made the stockings with basic burlap and lined them with a cream satin to add a little elegance. I also added a little pine cone and foliage for some bling. And like most of my holiday decor, all of my bling comes from The Dollar Tree :)
THIS year, like I mentioned, I’ve been changing things up and adding some red into the mix. Because I made very basic stockings, it was easy to switch out the berries and now they have a whole new look!
Do you have a staple set of stockings you put up each year or do you change your stockings with your decor? I’m still trying to figure this one out!
About Taryn Whiteaker
Taryn Whiteaker is the voice of style behind TarynWhiteaker.com (formerly Design, Dining and Diapers) ! Taryn is a previous PR/Marketing professional who got back to her creative roots after becoming a mom and now shares her passion for home decor and design for the world to see. Taryn lives in the greater Seattle area with her husband and three kids and loves coffee, the outdoors, and exploring with her family.
Miss Margarita says
November 27, 2012 at 1:12 amlove it!!!
Grey says
November 27, 2012 at 3:48 amWe always use the same stockings. Everyone has a different one so there is no confusion on which is the “correct” stocking. Stockings that are the same make for a better presentation though. I like your idea to mix burlap and satin.
My Practical Baby Shower Guide says
November 27, 2012 at 4:02 amI love these stockings, I pinned to my “Happy Christmas..” board!!
Tonya @ Love of Family & Home says
November 27, 2012 at 7:17 amThese are so simple & sweet Taryn! I love the added pinecone & berries!
I almost added some red into our Christmas decor this year thinking it would be easier to find items to decorate with….because red is everywhere at Christmas! But, at the the last minute, I decided against it & went with my usual blues, tans, & creams! I did add a few new elements to our tree this year just for a little something different, but overall our decor is very similar to last year!
Here’s to hoping that the third times the charm!! Can’t wait to see your tree!
Ashley C. says
November 27, 2012 at 8:55 amForgot about these – love them! I wish I could sew… :/
Melanie says
November 27, 2012 at 10:34 amI love these! If I wasn’t so wary of my sewing machine… maybe next year! :)
Julie C says
November 27, 2012 at 7:12 pmTaryn, thanks for sharing! This is a great Chrisstmas decoration idea, and is very understated. I would describe the stocking as casual elegance. Happy holidays from Chick Hats!
JaneEllen says
November 27, 2012 at 7:50 pmYour burlap stockings look anything but casual. They’re great and being able to line them? Wow you are a good sewer. We only put up stockings for our 2 furry kids now. Every year we buy them a little something for Christmas. I just might have to attempt to make some stockings for all four of us, hubs, myself and the 2 furry kids. You are an inspiration for me. Glad you shared this. Happy Week.
Jessica @ Dear Emmeline says
November 28, 2012 at 7:38 amthe satin was a great idea to offset the rustic-ness of the burlap! Turned out so pretty!
Megan says
November 28, 2012 at 8:57 pmLooks fantastic! I really love the burlap stockings and how they can be dressed up too.
Megan
Debi @ Adorned From Above says
November 28, 2012 at 10:46 pmThese are beautiful stockings. I would love to have you share this with this weeks Wednesday’s Adorned From Above Blog Hop. The link to the party is
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/11/washi-tape-idea-book-and-wednesdays.html#
I hope to see you there.
Have a great week.
Debi @ Adorned From Above
Julia says
November 29, 2012 at 7:40 amI love these stockings–they are so cute! I need to try making one (I have some extra burlap).
Sarah {Lacquer and Linen} says
November 29, 2012 at 11:15 amI’m a finally going to take a sewing class in the spring and this may have to be one of my first projects! Hubby and I need new stockings and these would go great with my decor! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Shelley says
November 29, 2012 at 8:12 pmI love your stockings! They are gorgeous! We have been putting up the same stockings every year… and the fam loves them… but I have really been wanting to switch them up for something that goes a lot better with the decor we have been using the past 2 years… we’ll see… but I just want them to be happy! My husband is sentimental about them more than the kids are… I think they could go either way if I found something stylish yet still cute enough!
You are very talented!
Visiting from the Keep Calm and Link Up party!
Shelley
Mel says
November 29, 2012 at 8:22 pmThe red looks great with it – we go over board with decorations no theme because we let the kids do it. I like it to be about them, watching them do it is magical, I can have perfection when they’re gone. I do get envious when I see those beautifully made rooms though :)
Heather M says
November 30, 2012 at 4:50 pmThese are beautiful Taryn! I have so much leftover burlap in my basement from my wedding decor. I think I will have to make something like these to decorate in my front porch this year!
Accidentally Wonderful says
November 30, 2012 at 8:10 pmI love burlap! When hubby and I finally get to re-do our house, I’m thinking rustic all the way! I’d love it if you’d share this at my linky party! http://www.accidentallywonderful.blogspot.com
liZ says
November 30, 2012 at 8:48 pmSuper cute…we don’t even have Christmas stockings…which I think may make me the worst mom ever…-liZ
Jeanette says
December 1, 2012 at 9:22 amHoma Style is having a 12 Days of Christmas link party going on now. I would love it if you linked up your stockings.
The link is
http://homastyle.com/wp/2012/12/01/12-days-of-christmas/
My Christmas wish is to see you at the link party!
Funny…you’re adding red and this year I’m removing red.
Ruth says
December 1, 2012 at 12:16 pmI love these stockings. I need to make some new ones. These are great.
Ruth
K C @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family says
December 1, 2012 at 2:32 pmWhat beautiful stockings! Love how easy it is to add a little something different to them.
KC
TidyMom says
December 2, 2012 at 9:04 amThese are so beautiful!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/unique-ideas-for-christmas/
Have a great rest of the weekend.
Amy says
December 3, 2012 at 6:15 pmLOVE the simplicity of these stockings. I am going to make them for myself! Thanks for sharing.
Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouse says
December 3, 2012 at 10:34 pmFor the first time in my life I have a mantel and I was looking for simple stocking ideas so that I’ll be able to reuse them even if the decoration changes year after year. I love yours!
Jennifer says
December 4, 2012 at 5:17 amLove how simple but elegant these look!
Aimee - It's Overflowing says
December 4, 2012 at 8:20 pmYou are so talented! I love everything you create!!! XO, AImee
Kara says
December 5, 2012 at 5:49 amTaryn, I have noticed that every week your projects are some of my favorites on my linky party. I just added your site to my RSS feed. I love so many of your projects, I don’t want to miss anything! :)
Anne says
December 6, 2012 at 4:56 pmLove this look, so pretty :)
kristin says
December 8, 2012 at 7:50 pmThese are just gorgeous! Thanks for linking, I’ll be featuring them this week.
XO
Kristin
jessica@fourgenerationsoneroof says
December 9, 2012 at 4:48 pmSo cute! I wish I had time to make some :)