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haul out the holly!
our new family stockings! BAM! I am so flippin excited to have these done. These were my must do Christmas project because we only had 3 matching stockings and that wouldn't do since we now have our fourth. I knew I wanted them to be vintage looking, made of felt, put together with glue and very glittery. Then I came up with the train idea and it all came together. I used the illustrations from Train to Timbuctoo, by Margaret Wise Brown with illustrations by Art Seiden, as a guide and made an engine, a tender, a passenger car and a caboose.
Already these stockings have the feel of old family heirlooms. Already there has been unrest. Lots of whiny "I want to be the engine!" from Oscar. Lots of jokes about how Tim shouldn't be the engine since he admittedly kinda never knows what's going on around here. Some debate about the car assignment and traditional family roles. Laughing at Mom who made a passenger car for a boy whose nickname is boxcar. And Tim had me rolling out of bed doing a 16 year old Phoebe asking why she has to be the ass of the train?!
I have lots more to say about these but no more computer time so here are the pics... One last thing, I LOVE glitter!
December 14, 2007 | Permalink
Comments
Awww...Mom is a "tender". Thanks for the dialogue surrounding the family roles...too funny!
Posted by: betz | Dec 14, 2007 10:02:24 AM
Holy cow, these are so unbelievably adorable! You definitely got the vintage feel right on these. Hard to say which part I like best, but I do really love the style of the lettering. Awesome job!!
Posted by: Amy Hodge | Dec 14, 2007 10:07:01 AM
AWWWWW remind me of my childhood Christmases and the ones my mom made for me!
Posted by: Tera | Dec 14, 2007 10:12:16 AM
love these! great job. and i am so inspired by your "bam" approach to getting everything done this season.
Posted by: julia | Dec 14, 2007 10:17:43 AM
those are incredibly fabulously adorable.
Posted by: zoe | Dec 14, 2007 10:31:48 AM
!!! They are splendid!
Posted by: Annika | Dec 14, 2007 10:41:24 AM
Hahaha! I laughed my butt off at the Phoebe comment! They are so sweet.
Posted by: Tracie | Dec 14, 2007 10:47:07 AM
So very cute! What a fun theme! And already a wonderful memory to go with them. thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Bunny | Dec 14, 2007 11:00:11 AM
Those are too damn cute! I especially like the "dad" & "mom"
Posted by: Amy | Dec 14, 2007 11:01:03 AM
Fabulous!
Posted by: Kristin | Dec 14, 2007 11:04:05 AM
Perfect!
Posted by: futuregirl | Dec 14, 2007 11:30:50 AM
Have had a teenage daughter, I know it will happen.
Posted by: Pam | Dec 14, 2007 12:12:36 PM
I actually Love Dad as the engine. To me, it's a respectful but fun way to honor his hard work (...Assuming he's bringing home some bacon bits from a boring-ass job. Of course; I know assuming makes an ass of me, so be nice).
[FYI: My husband works, while I lay around at home, trying to be crafty, but mostly wearing jammies through my chronic pelvic pain. I have a sad-life perspective.]
Love, Sarah
Posted by: Sarah Adamson | Dec 14, 2007 1:31:58 PM
beyond adorable...and your commentary is great! I wonder what I was thinking when I put myself at the end of our stocking row...thinking of others besides myself?! I wish I were that pious!
Posted by: carol | Dec 14, 2007 1:53:50 PM
These are so cute!!! We grew up with felt stockings my mom had made... each had a tree that was made from writing our name in cursive up the center line and it was reflected on both sides, if that makes sense??
Ah, we're nearing those teenage years sooner than later with my daughter and I hate to say it, but your husband is absolutely right!!!
Posted by: bethany | Dec 14, 2007 1:57:17 PM
those are super-adorable!
how DO you come up with so many clever ideas??
love them.
Posted by: liz | Dec 14, 2007 2:48:32 PM
gorgeous!!!
Posted by: stephanie | Dec 14, 2007 3:36:35 PM
Awesome! They perfectly capture the home-made kind of Christmas-vibe I know and love.
Posted by: Carol | Dec 14, 2007 5:42:51 PM
absolutely wonderful!
Posted by: jenni= ) | Dec 14, 2007 7:27:32 PM
So cute! You're definitely giving me some ideas about how to personalize my family's Christmas Stockings ...
Posted by: JennyC.No3 | Dec 14, 2007 7:37:33 PM
So cute and glittery! Love it!
Posted by: Dawn | Dec 14, 2007 8:10:34 PM
Fantastic!
You never cease to amaze.
Posted by: Jo Ann | Dec 14, 2007 8:17:48 PM
those stocking are so utterly fantabulous! I am amazed. and you must be a genius, because you can make even a paneled wall look good!
Posted by: amandajean | Dec 14, 2007 9:24:30 PM
So cute! And the caboose joke...priceless! Enjoy!
Posted by: Belinda | Dec 14, 2007 9:32:40 PM
Love the stockings! I don't think I've been by here since your baby was brand new, and look at big her down there!
Merry Christmas, Anna Maria
Posted by: anna maria | Dec 14, 2007 11:26:19 PM
The stockings are great! And thank you for the wee pig pattern. There are a few up on Flickr already (including mine).
Posted by: Tez | Dec 15, 2007 7:28:42 AM
Nice job, what fun these are!
Posted by: Ram in the Thicket | Dec 15, 2007 9:41:22 AM
Thanks for the recommendation for "The Train to Timbuctoo". I found it on amazon.ca, a used one for $5 and it only has to come from PEI, I am in Nova Scotia! My 3 year old grandson is a train fanatic and it will be nice to have a "new" train other than Thomas (we love Thomas!).
Thanks for your blog! And have a very Merry Christmas!
Barbara in Nova Scotia
Posted by: Barbara | Dec 15, 2007 9:59:05 AM
Ooo! Such lovely stockings! Love the glitteriness (is that a word, lol)!
You have inspired me :) Perfect for our 13yodd and 10yods to accomplish this weekend.
Merry Christmas indeed! Think snow!
Posted by: autismtymz2 | Dec 15, 2007 10:01:38 AM
The stockings are FANTASTIC!!! I just finished making new ones for our family too and it is such a sense of accomplishment! So BRAVO!!!
Posted by: Kayte | Dec 15, 2007 10:37:55 AM
your 16 yr. old is a crack up!
Posted by: liz | Dec 15, 2007 11:43:41 AM
they are perfect!
Posted by: Christine | Dec 15, 2007 12:33:51 PM
so whimsical! Love them and the garland over them. Good for you for getting that off your list, too - bet it feels great.
Posted by: Margolis | Dec 15, 2007 1:13:57 PM
Really lovely stockings!
Posted by: kimberly/tippytoes | Dec 15, 2007 5:08:26 PM
These look so much like ours when I was growing up. Red felt, cut-out letters. I love these!
Posted by: Jennifer | Dec 15, 2007 5:57:07 PM
Really Adorable!!
Posted by: Leigh | Dec 15, 2007 6:31:55 PM
oh these so great! glitter! and against the wood paneling-too perfect. happy happy!
Posted by: amy k. | Dec 16, 2007 9:01:54 AM
Oh my goodness...I love these!! We need to redo our stockings too, I don't like our unmatchy ones. I am so looking forward to taking on this project...for next Christmas!
P.S. Love your Advent calendar...we have a similar one. I had to have one just like the one we used to open at my grandmother's!
Posted by: Kristin | Dec 16, 2007 9:03:11 AM
The stockings are so cute! What a terrific idea.
Posted by: Linda Lum DeBono | Dec 16, 2007 1:27:54 PM
Those are FANTASTIC!
Posted by: earthchick | Dec 17, 2007 7:42:36 PM
I love these stockings. What a cute idea!
Posted by: L | Dec 18, 2007 12:04:58 PM
they're so cute! i love this idea - remind me of the ones my grandma had for my mom and her brothers.
Posted by: muffintops | Dec 20, 2007 9:07:16 AM
