December 2011 Stocking

While beading the January snowflake stocking, I kept thinking about a friend who was expecting her first child in March. I was sure it would be a boy and it was. Baby O entered the world on March 18. I gave the stocking to him for his first Christmas.

Now, another friend is expecting her first in April, 2012. She already knows it is a girl so I decided to finish out the year in the way it began. The Momma-to-be loves pink and bling so I have created this little stocking for Christmas 2012 for Baby V. I'm sure she will like it. The cuff is over-beaded with Swarovski 3 mm crystals in pink AB.

Hope you have enjoyed the stocking project as much as I have creating them.

Happy Holidays

November Stocking

A little late posting my November stocking. Wanted to wait until after Thanksgiving as it is definitely a Christmas theme. I had 5 candy canes, all with different stripe patterns. I chose this one as it had the most variety of stripes. Used little red hearts for the "pom poms".

October Stocking

This month I decided to finally work on improving the shape of the stocking "foot" and so far, am happy with the results. The other changes are a bead hanging loop and a beaded bow instead of crystal "pom poms". The stocking is overbeaded which keeps it very round. I am liking the changes, although I will still use crystal pom poms whenever I have the right color.

9-11

Decided to make my September stocking as memorial to honor the victims of 9/11/01. Although the US Flag can be hung horizontally or vertically, it seems to me, if the occasion is somber, the flag is hung vertically. I left this stocking unadorned as there is nothing to celebrate on what became one of the worst days in American history.

Hot enough?

Tired of the sweltering summer? Ready to cool off? Well, sit back, close your eyes and picture a crisp winter day, beautiful blue skies and fresh snow on the ground. Put on your boots and mittens, leave the shovels in the garage (remember, this is a day dream) and go outside and play. Already, I'm sure you are feeling cooler...now how about going back to your younger self and make some snow angels? What about a snowman in the front yard? Nothing symbolizes fun in the snow more than snow angels and snowmen.

Now, open your eyes and PRESTO.... a snowman !!!!


This little guy was a lot of fun to bead and to date, my favorite stocking....hope you like it too.

Stars and Stripes

The stocking for July celebrates America's 235th birthday.

Scrabble Question

The other night, I was behind coming into the final 2 rounds of a scrabble game. Again, like the amazing coup of using my QUEUEUE reported recently, there was open space in the upper right hand corner and with 5 tiles left, I was able to tie into an N and made the word ENTS, which also made two other words as well as a double word score for a grand total of 48 points. Hubby was not happy and challenged the word. Even though it wasn't in the dictionary we use, I kept the points for a win and he stills doubts the validity of it. I explained that ENTS are tree people and said if he would read J R R Tolkien or do the New York Times crossword puzzle, he would know that. Question is: Would you Scrabble players out there have let me keep the points?

Sorry no photo, didn't think about it until after I was putting the game away.