Sure, you can always buy a stocking from the store, but I couldn’t find one with the colors I wanted and I always love crafting around the holidays! Follow these simple steps to make your very own holiday stocking!

Supplies

• material for the boot of your stocking
• material for the top cuff of your stocking
• sewing supplies
• scissors

Directions

Fold your material in half so there are two layers.

Take a stocking you have lying around and place it over the material.

Cut around the edges of the stocking, leaving about an inch to sew the seam.

As you can see, I placed one side of my stocking along the folded part and the top of it at an opened part as to not have to sew along that edge.

Sew along all the edges, making sure to leave the top open.

Don’t worry if your sewing is a little crooked, we will be turning the stocking inside out to create a neat seam.

For the cuff of the boot, take two strips of a different colored material and sew them at one side, letting the other side have extra material larger than the top opening of the boot. Do not sew the cuff onto the boot yet.

Now, turn your boot inside out revealing the clean seam you first had sewn.

Tuck the cuff material into the top of the boot material.

make sure the rough seem for the cuff is towards the toe side and the open end is by the heel.

Sew around the top part of the boot and the bottom part of the cuff so that they are connected.

Make sure not to sew the open end of the cuff yet.

Cut a strip of material from the same color you made the boot out of, fold it in half, and sew along one side.

Once you have sewn the strip of material that will be used to hang your stocking, fold it in half and tuck the open ends of the strip of the material into the open-ended cuff.

Sew the cuff closed, going over the folded material you tucked inside.

Now you are ready to fold your cuff down and hang! That is… if you can get your dog to stop trying to help out with the craft…

You can add some more fun with glitter, puff paints, buttons, however you want to decorate your stocking! This is a great way to get the kids involved with crafting as well.

The Giveaway!

So now that you are in the holiday spirit, we want to hook you up with a stocking from us here at 8th Continent Soymilk!

I have three stockings stuffed FULL of 8th Continent Soymilk goodies including coupons for a month’s free of soymilk. Here is how you enter:

Comment on this post and tell us your favorite moment from the holiday season.

You can also like us on Facebook and post:

“I want some 8th Continent in my stocking!”

You can also follow us on Twitter and tweet:

“RT and Follow @8thcontinentsoy to win a free month’s of Soymilk for your stocking!”

Each one counts as an additional entry. If you do all three, you have even more of a chance at winning!

Good luck everyone and Happy Holidays from everyone here at the 8th Continent Soymilk Family.

(Even though we love all of you, only US residents can win.)

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Tags: 8th Continent soymilk, DIY stocking, holiday crafts, How to make a stocking