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My Homemade Stockings

Hey everyone!  I must say, I am pretty darn happy with how these stockings came out.  Oh wait, you didn’t know I was making stockings did you? :)

When my Grandma was in town last week, I had her help me make the first one so I would know what to do on the other 4 I needed to make.  Keep in mind, I just learned over the summer how to sew.  I am still very much an amateur, but I do feel like I am a master threader and bobbin filler-upper now. :)

So we went to Hobby Lobby and I already knew exactly what fabric I wanted the stockings to be.

I have loved that trellis/quatrefoil fabric for forever and finally got some.  Then I just bought a little bit of black and red corduroy for the cuff part of the stocking.

And now I present you with our 2010 Christmas stockings made by yours truly.

I don’t know what it is about sewing, but I feel really domesticated when I do sew. You know, like a real wifey? :)

So after my Grandma left to go back to Alabama, I made the other 4 all by myself.  But it did take a few phone calls and about 3 skype video chats to her because I’d get confused.  I know, I bet you are impressed she even knows how to skype huh?  Oh, and she said she wouldn’t claim that first stocking as her work because the insides aren’t lined or anything.  She’s so silly.  Doesn’t she understand I like to cut corners, and as long as it looks good on the outside that’s perfection to me?

Here’s the inside.

Looks perfect to me! :)

And here are a few more pics just for fun.

Do you love them?  I LUUUUUUUV them. :)  I will post a tutorial soon.  But sewing tutorials are not my forte ok? The stocking part itself is incredibly easy, and I knocked those out in no time.  I only had problems with the cuff part, which then led to many calls to granny.  :)  I would like to embroider our names on them, but if I don’t get to that this year it’s ok.  The boys are black and the girls are red!

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Now for that little giveaway I mentioned in my title.  This is the time of year everyone has warm fuzzies right?  Well they have struck me, and I’d like to do a little sumthin’ sumthin’ for all of you. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed with gratitude lately.  Life is fantastic, God is good, and it’s the season for giving and not receiving.

This blog would be nothing without all of you.  You are what keeps me going to get things done around our home.  You motivate me to post when I don’t feel like posting.  Gosh, and all of the sweet comments you all leave.  Really, it keeps me going and y’all are such an encouragement.  This really has become a dream job and I am so very thankful to have the support you all give.

So with that said, I am giving away this…

Just in time to help with Christmas shopping or a little splurge on yourself.  In case you are wondering, no, I am not rich.  Could I use this $50?  You betcha!  But I just feel very thankful for everything and want to give one of you a little treat.

I am thankful for many things, but today I am especially thankful for this sweet lady.

I am grateful she taught me how to make the stockings, and grateful for her famous caramel cake.  That cake is the best thing you will ever put in your mouth.  That particular one she made while she was here, and it was 5 layers, but she’s made them in 6 or 7 layers before!  It really is decadent.

So if you would like to enter the giveaway to win the $50 gift card, all you need to do is:

1. Leave a comment and tell me what you are thankful for this holiday season (please be a follower first).

As additional entries, you can:

2. Become a follower of my blog, or let me know you already do.

3. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and get people to start thinking what they are thankful for. :)

Be sure and leave separate comments for each thing you do.  I’ll run this through Saturday, November 27 and will announce the winner then.

Thanks again everyone.  I really appreciate all of you!!

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Comments

  1. Dale says

    Happy Holidays! Love the stockings.I’m thankful for my new grandson,Holden born this October.He’s a cutie!Also for a new start on life after 25 yrs of marriage {anniversary yesterday]my husband and I are seperating.A door closes and God opens a window.Not sure what it is yet,but I’m going to embrace it.Reading your blog and others has helped me thru some dark times,lightened my load.Thanks Dale

  2. margaret says

    this season i am thankful for my health and my family. too many friends are ill, makes you appreciate your life to the fullest!!

  4. Anne says

    Cute stockings…but that cake really held my attention, yum!! I’m thankful that I have a wonderful, supportive husband and a caring family.

    atimchula715 (at) gmail (dot) com

  7. Jackie says

    Very cute! I think I might have to make my own now also. Except I dont sew so mine might be glued together! The “thing” I am most thankful for are my husband and children. They really are the most important thing in the world to me and I dont know what I would do without them.

  12. Meredith says

    Super regal looking stockings! Will and Kate would be jealous! ;)

    This holiday season I am thankful for change. Change in other people as well as myself.

  13. ChrisE says

    I know it’s predictable, but I’m thankful for my family. My boys are just growing up so fast these days, I’m trying to be thankful for and savor every moment!

  16. Lesley says

    Your stockings are great! Nice work. And if they look that good for the first shot, I can only imagine what you’ll think of in the future. :)

    This season, I’m thankful for… everything. I know it sounds cliche, but life is soooo good!

  17. Melissa Young says

    I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and the job that he has. It allows me to stay at home with our 2 beautiful boys. Sometimes he even works a second job just so we can have extra money. I appreciate all he does every single day.

  21. Erin @ Where Beauty Meets Function says

    I have alot to be thankful for! But right now, given the last couple weeks we’ve had….I’m especially thankful that my daughter is out of pain, for the wonderful doctors at Riley Children’s Hospital for taking care of her, that we are blessed enough to have medical insurance, and that we live in a wonderful country where medical intervention is possible!!

    And more importantly….that we have a God that allows all that to be possible!! :)

  22. Janet says

    I am thankful to be spending another Thanksgiving with my sons. I only wish my daughter could be home, but she will be gone again this year (she is on her third deployment to Iraq). Hopefully next year we can all be together!

  24. Erin Nusbaum says

    I am very thankful for a healthy family, our jobs, our home and all the “luxuries” we have. We are blessed!

  25. EBR says

    I am thankful for shaving a great job with a nice paycheck and even better benefits in this rough economy.

  28. Cynthia says

    I have a lot to be thankful for this year. After 3 years of unemployment/underemployment my dh has landed a job in his field. It’s in our town (we don’t have to move) and we get health insurance benefits again. No more paying out of pocket! Rx benefits! Eye and Dental, too!

    I was so ready for this to happen 3 years ago, but it was all God’s timing. I have learned patience, and even turning to other people with my needs. I can’t do it on my own- 3 years and we never missed a mortgage payment. 3 years and we never went on food stamps. 3 years of trusting God to provide for our every need. 3 years of God being faithful & providing for us via friends and strangers.

    Happy Thanksgiving.

    PS I’ve been reading your blog for 6 months.

  30. SarahThomas says

    this is so generous of you! I am thankful for my family, especially my son since we went through years of infertility to have him. He brings so much joy to my husband and I, and our parents.

  33. Brooke says

    Like, just about everyone else, I’m thankful for my family. And, with all the stuff on the news about family members hurting each other, I am extra thankful to have a family worth being thankful for.

  35. Andrea M says

    I am thankful for my family and that the holidays brings us all together since we live so far apart.

  39. Sarah S. says

    I am so thankful for my family. My sister is about to have a baby and even though I can’t be there with her right now, I am thankful for the new life coming to our family!

  40. Kaitlyn@TheBirdsNest says

    Those stockings are so cute!! Great job ~ this year was my first time making my own too! This year I’m thankful for everyone’s health in my family. I know that could be considered one of the most “popular” things to be thankful for, but that is what I’m truly thankful for this year as our family has had a rough year!

  46. Lauren says

    love the stockings! I am thankful for my family & that my husband and I finally have a home of our own!

  48. April in CT says

    The stockings turned out so great, adorable! Great job! How can I pick one thing to be thankful for, I have sooooo much?! Life is good, I’m so happy and am thankful for everything around me!

  53. Tara says

    I’m thankful for family and friends this year… your stockings are beautiful, and there’s no way it was easy to work with that print and keep it straight! Great work!!

    P.S. Maybe as a Thanksgiving present to your readers, you should share the caramel cake recipe… =)

  55. jeannie says

    I’m thankful for my husband. He is the best! And my kids…well that goes without saying. Love my family!

  56. Creative Decor by Brooke says

    I love the stockings. I would need serious help to attemt something like that . You did a great job, they look awesome.
    I am so thankful for my family and our home. Especially in this cold winter weather.
    Brooke

  57. Lauren says

    I am thankful for a healthy family. My 2.5-year-old daughter had minor kidney complications and after years of daily antibiotics and bi-yearly visits to the Children’s Hospital (where VERY sick kids are), we found out Friday that she has grown out of it!

  63. Danielle says

    I’m thankful for family this time of year – well, all year long actually.
    – Danielle
    other-option AT hotmail DOT com

  66. Debra says

    I am thankful that even though my husband lost his job in January and we have only been married a year and a half we are closer then ever right now and learning to live with less and love with more.

  75. Jen says

    I just followed you on your blog and on FB.

    This holiday season, I’m so thankful for my three girls, but especially my youngest, Ava. She’s 3.5 months old. She was born with gastroschisis (where the intestines protrude out of the body thru a hole in the abdominal wall, there is a 90% success rate and affects 1 in every 2500 births). She had 4 surgeries to close her up, and the fourth surgery was when she was 6 days old. She had her 5th surgery at 34 days old to correct pyloric stenosis, and her 6th surgery at 55 days old to correct a hiatal hernia. She spent 66 days in the NICU, and came home a month ago. I thank God every day for our strong, brave girl, and for my two other healthy girls.

    jenfur427@hotmail.com

  76. Sarah Reynolds says

    I’m thankful for so many things, but today, I’m thankful for all the amazing bloggers out there that are so supportive of one another, and use their blog medium as a way of outreaching to others and at the same time giving themselves a creative outlet. This is why I love blogland!!

  77. Laura M. says

    I am thankful that we’ll be having both my family and my husband’s family over for Thanksgiving this year. I can’t wait!

  78. Sarah Reynolds says

    I’m a follower of your blog.
    and i LOOOOVE those stocking. The fabric is perfect and you did a great job of sewing them! I’m a new sewer so I appreciate the hard work that goes into these!

  81. Angie M says

    I love your stockings! That is a great pattern, it’s dressy yet Christmas-y with the top pieces.

    I am most thankful for my wonderful Hubby, my 3 year old Ava Rose, the rest of my family and my good friends.

  85. Jennifer V says

    I’m so very thankful this year for being employed and having a loving family. I love reading your blog and wish I could be as crafty as you! :)

  87. HighHeelsandaHammer says

    Your stockings rock! :) I’m always thankful for my family, but this year with one in college, I am especially thankful for the special times when we are all together under one roof!

  90. Leah Harris says

    I am thankful for my family. I love my husband and my four kids. I am thankful for those crazy days when all you can do is sit back and laugh knowing it is just one day and tomorrow is a new day.

  91. Bethany says

    I loved this post. I loved the picture of your Gramdmother. I lost my Gram in March, so this is our first Thanksgiving and Christmas without her. It’s so hard not to have her. BUT I am so THANKFUL for having known her and for all the ways she touched my life.

  92. jen Kuester says

    Hello. I love your blog! You have the greatest ideas. What am I thankful for? I am extremely thankful for the laughter of my healthy beautiful children, the love and friendship of my husband and the support of a wonderful family. Please pick me!

  96. Kim says

    I’m thankful for everything – life has just been very sweet. But I’m especially thankful for kids smiles and for fun craft ideas that wow the friends and fam

  97. Anonymous says

    Great job on the stockings! i’ve been thinking of making my own stockings too – knock-off pottery barn cable-knit stockings! after you post a tutorial that’ll be the gusto i need to go buy the material and try it myself. Oh, and I’m thankful for my family i get to make the stockings for! :)

  99. Amy says

    oops – that’s me as the anonymous – i got so excited about posting my comment i forgot to enter my personal info :/

    Great job on the stockings! i’ve been thinking of making my own stockings too – knock-off pottery barn cable-knit stockings! after you post a tutorial that’ll be the gusto i need to go buy the material and try it myself. Oh, and I’m thankful for my family i get to make the stockings for! :)

  100. Debbie says

    Seriously… you’re going to post a picture of that cake and NOT give us the recipe?? That’s almost torture!!! ;-) It indeed looks yummy!!!

    I’m thankful for so many things this year, but since I’m posting on a blog, I want to say I’m thankful for the “Blog World” that I have become a part of this past year. I still don’t have a “ton” of “followers”, but I have been blessed to get to know and become “friends” with some of the neatest people. Sometimes people just don’t know how much they have touched your life by taking the time to leave a simple comment or sending an e-mail message. Thank you all!!! Have a wonderful and blessed holiday season!!!

  101. Amy says

    oops – that’s me, Amy, as the anonymous – i got so excited about posting my comment i forgot to enter my personal info :/ sorry!

  102. Mary Kathryn says

    I am so incredibly thankful for my family. This will be our 1st Thanksgiving as a family of 5 and I’m blessed to have 3 healthy children. Thanks for the chance to win!

  103. Amy says

    I am thankful for my family and friends. And after reading about you and your grandma, it reminded me how thankful I am to have the memories with mine. I no longer have her or my mom with me here but the memories will never be erased.
    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving : )

  105. Amy says

    I am a follower……I cannot wait to see what you are up to everyday. I’m thinking that cake might be on the menu Thursday or at least a treat while we are decorating on Saturday.

  106. FoxyMomma says

    i am most thankful for my family.. that we are all happy & healthy!! and God has truly blessed us.

  107. Justme~BobbieJo says

    Love the stockings! I want to relearn how to sew. lol I haven’t used a machine since I was 8 years old and that was a looooooooooong time ago. lol
    Anywho, I am most thankful for my husband. He is in the military and provides for our family and just an overall great guy. :)

  112. Melissa Barney says

    I am thankful for my wonderful husband! WE have been married 3 months now and it just keeps getting better. i am looking forward to our first Christmas together!

  116. kathy says

    Love the Christmas stockings! I am grateful for my family and the opportunity to host Thanksgiving. Hope that your Thanksgiving is filled with family, friends, and fabulous food!

  122. Amanda says

    Oh I am so glad I found this…I needed it today. Car #1 the heat broke {not good in Indiana..} Car #2 somethings broke…I forget what they called it…. Total Repair bill right before Christmas – $2000. $1100 is for car #1…and the $25 part that it will take to fix it (I even offered to make cookies to off set some of the labor costs — and the mechanic just looked at me…hot cocoa? Anyone?} So I needed this to post to think about all the things I am thankful on the *fabulous* day. I’m thankful that we have 2 cars – some people don’t have any. I’m thankful for our new house. My hubby’s job. My son’s school (which is sooo much better) and all of our family. amandaandandy@yahoo.com

  124. BChord3313 says

    I am thankful for my kids. No matter how much crap we go through, they are the shining light at the end of my tunnel. I am also thankful for the bloggers out there who keep my mind creative and churning new ideas of things to do in my new house =)

  125. Melanie says

    I am thankful for my family – I adore my husband, our kids are healthy & happy & bring so much joy to our lives. Through all the hard times we have had, I know that my family is my greatest blessing.

  127. melisa says

    I am thankful that I have a healthy family and a job. After the way the economy has been it has been very stressful .

  130. Stacy says

    While I’d love the $50, I think I’m more interested in the recipe for that cake!! But I’ll take the $50…it would go toward Christmas decorations for the home we just moved into 2 weeks ago. thanks!

  131. Liisa says

    I am thankful for my fantastic husband and beautiful kids. I don’t know what I would do without them.

  132. Jen M. says

    I am thankful for my wonderful Husband, who has been my rock through some very tough times recently. I am also thankful to have a roof over my head, food in my fridge and a job.

  142. shana says

    I follow your blog faithfully…..Last month I lost my mom to cancer, and I lost my twin sister suddenly 5 years ago. This year, I am thankful for each day that I have with my family, and my evergrowing faith in Christ, which I turn to every day for strength.

  143. Jamie Samuel says

    Great job! I remember my first sewing project…a pillow sham. Man was that confusing. lol. No it’s easy peasy. So, yes, it will get easier. Good for you!

    I am so incredibly greatful for my loving husband. We will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary on Dec. 10th. God has truly blessed me with a special man!

  148. Heather Garner says

    Wow! I can’t really think of anything I am not thankful for, but most of all I am thankful for the gift of salvation. There is nothing like serving an awesome, amazing, all-knowing God! Thanks for the giveaway!

  149. Adrian says

    I absolutely LOVE your stockings!! I started homemade stockings… oh, about 10 YEARS ago & never finished them!! {SO SAD!!} Great job!!!

    I am a follower through RSS Feed!! I love your blog!!!

  151. Rachael says

    This is such a special time of year! Thanks for your post! I am so grateful for my family. I know it’s cliche, but it’s true! I come from a wonderful family and have incredible in-laws (all of whom live close-by!), 3 absolutely adorable children (whom I get to stay home with!) and I’m married to the most amazing man, who’s also my best friend! Life is pretty awesome from where I’m sitting! : )

  152. Abby says

    I am thankful for my sweet family and the fact my husband comes home six months early from Afghanistan — just in time for Christmas!

  156. Tara says

    This year I’m thankful for my new little nephew- and getting to spend a little extra time with my hubby!

  158. Sarah M. says

    I am so very thankful for my wonderful family: my awesome husband and my sweet 12 month old baby girl!

  162. Lucrecia says

    I’ve never really wanted matching stockings but these could make me change my mind! The wheels are ‘a turning!

    I’m thankful for health this season, we so often take it for granted!

  172. Carolyn says

    I am thankful for my mom. She moved to the other side of the country (now in KY and I’m in AZ) with my sister and this is the first time in my whole life that I have not had Thanksgiving with my family. It’s going to be a very different Thanksgiving for me this year. :o( I LOVE my family!!

  174. Heather Schmitke says

    I walked in my warm house on Sunday and thought, thank you Lord for such a beautiful and cozy place to live.

  180. Misty says

    I am thankful for my family and friends….and my daughter finally deciding she is willing to potty train :)

  184. the cape on the corner says

    wow, i am thankful you are giving this away to some lucky person (named the cape on the corner, what?) seriously very generous of you. i am feeling very thankful this year for loving the job that i do, and having this job when non profits are cutting costs left and right.

    and i wish i had some of that cake, yum! and your stockings turned out great!

  190. AmyKirchhoff says

    I am thankful for my embroidery machine, my fantastic, thoughtful husband, my daughter’s health, and that I have all the things I need and most of the things I want. Also, I am thankful for my salvation.

  191. Kenny Gomez says

    I’m thankful to be surrounded by a group of amazing human beings including my wonderful husband. Oh and cheesecake :)

  196. Robyn says

    I am always thankful that I get to be a mom. My children have never known what a day car is and they have only known me as the one who loves them the most (Dad loves them the best).

  201. Karen says

    Good job on the stockings! I am thankful for everything, but especially for health this year. Happy Thanksgiving.
    Are you sharing that amazing caramel cake recipe with us ?

  203. Jessica says

    I am thankful for my family. Last year my son had pneumonia (and officially diagnosed with asthma) and a staph infection a few months later and God healed him of both! This year, we are thanking God that he has had no real health issues at all! God truly is still in the healing business!! I thank Him for that!

  204. evelania says

    I am thankful for my husband, our home, good friends, our Savior, serving others, my health, cute decorations, this free country, and blogs. :)

  206. Elizabeth Anderson says

    I am thankful for my family especially my wonderful husband. I am thankful for the small things like naps and the big things like health. I hope you have a blessed and wonderful holiday!

  207. Elizabeth Anderson says

    Oh I am also very thankful that I am a follower and have all your wonderful ideas to benefit from!!!

  210. Susanna says

    The stockings are gorgeous! Wow! This year I am especially thankful for my family. I live across the country from most of my family and I couldn’t afford to fly home this year. They surprised me and bought me a plane ticket home so I can spend the holidays with them.

  216. Emmy T says

    Those stockings are darling! This season I am very grateful for my beautiful family, and our new little home that we purchased in May of this year. I am truly blessed and I have so much to be thankful for always.

  222. Amy says

    I am so very thankful for my baby son’s health after his surgery this past June.. and for the blessings that are my family!

  225. Emily says

    Love that fabric! My husband is what I’m most thankful for this year. He is my rock, and really holds our family together. He does so much for me, and I don’t praise him enough!

  226. Lesley Churchill says

    This year one of the things that I am thankful for is that we are expanding our family again this year. We are expecting baby number three at the beginning of December and are so thankful for our lovely growing family.

  227. Lauri says

    I am thankful that I get to be a SAHM to my two boys. More money is always nice, but I’m realizing how little time I really have raising them. Life couldn’t be any better :)

  231. maya Armijo says

    I am so thankful for my family, I love my husband of almost 10 years infinitely more today than I did on that beautiful day and I have and amazing 5 year old daughter whom I love more than life!! Thank God for family!

  232. Rachelle says

    I am thankful for my husband. He works so hard for us and is gone a lot because of work and I appreciate him so much!

  236. Dayna says

    This season, and always, I am thankful for my husband who “gets” me and understands me like no other…and loves me anyway :) I love him! So blessed.

  238. Gloria McAlllister says

    Like you, I am thankful for everything! I am most especially thankful that during this past year, the Lord has drawn me nearer to him than ever before, and I just feel so blessed for this.
    If I won the gift card, I’d like to give it to the local animal shelter. I’m a real goober when it comes to doggies and there are many that need a helping hand these days.
    Please count me in for the drawing. Oh BTW, I am on your website everyday. It’s listed on my “favorites”.

  242. Kendra says

    I am thankful for the “third branch” of our family, which consists of my husband and my dearest and best friends, their children and grandchildren. We love them as if they were blood relatives and they love us back. It’s family. It’s good.

  243. Laura says

    I’m so thankful for my family, my husband, our 3 pups, our beautiful home, and our wonderful church!! I’m so thankful to have a job that I love!

  244. MoeWest says

    Your stockings look terrific! I really like the fabric you chose. I’m thankful for my family, good health, and being one year closer to retirement.

  245. MoeWest says

    I am a follower. You are lucky to have Grandma to teach you to sew. Ask her about french seams which are easy and great when you don’t want to line something. You could make a pillowcase to try out the technique.

  246. ashleyD says

    i’m thankful for my AMAZING husband!! (after 10 years i’m saying this, so he must be special! ha!)

  247. Danielle Petrella says

    I am so very thankful that i will be traveling 12 hours with my husband, best friend and dog to be home for the holidays! I miss my family o so much, and they make the holidays that much more special! yay!

  251. Summer Lee says

    I am so very thankful for the opportunity to share our first Thanksgiving away from our families with our new “Army family”! It will be a time for new traditions and sharing old ones with amazing new friends!

  254. Liz Farrar says

    I’m thankful for my 3 week old son, Charlie! And for my sweet husband and our families. Oh… and can I be thankful for pecan pie and cranberry sauce, too?? Because I am.

  256. Annie says

    I am thankful for my family’s support throughout my college years; they have made life so easier for me so I can focus on my studies.

  257. Tanya H. says

    I’m also thankful for my Grama. She lives about two hours away, but was in town for a doctor app’t yesterday and discovered her cancer has re-appeared. She’s fought and beat it before, and I’m hopeful she can again, but it’s really made me realize how incredible she really is.

    PS…your stockings look great! The trellis fabric is gorgeous and I love the corduroy cuff. If you ever want to make a lined version, I just posted a (really easy) tutorial earlier this fall: http://sewmanydreams.blogspot.com/2010/10/festive-christmas-stocking-tutorial.html

  261. Kathy says

    Love the stockings. I love Thanksgiving becuase we have so much to be grateful for. I especially love “fall” decor. Great giveaway – pick me, pick me.

  262. Karen says

    I am thankful this Thanksgiving for our new home. For five years, my husband and I pinched and saved while starting our family in a tiny cracker jack box. This year, we are able to celebrate the holidays, relaxing in all of our handy-work :)

  267. Traci says

    wow – I have so much to be thankful for but we all do right? Hmm… a job; the opportunity to pursue my education; my faith, family & friends; a place to call home; the ability to exercise; and food on my table…

  268. Tanya says

    Thankful for the family I have. I feel so blessed to have them. Miss my Grandmother though, your post about her helping you sew was so sweet. Cherish that!

  271. Ashley J. says

    I am thankful for my husband, the fact that he has a job, for the fact that it is finally a decent paying job, and I’m thankful that we have this wonderful apartment. I’m thankful for our toddlers and thanful that we can make sure they have big, full tummies, and warm clothes to sleep in.
    It’s so simple, but we didn’t always have this.

    Right now though… I’m more thankful for my sewing machine than anything else. I’ve wanted to sew for years and finally got a machine a few weeks ago!

    (Beautiful stockings by the way! I’m about to make some so I’m looking forward to your tutorial ;) )

  281. Amanda A says

    This year, I am thankful for my mother. She has just started a battle with cancer that the doctors cannot find, but they started chemo anyway. her strength is wavering but she is still here with us. I am thankful that I get to spend another holiday with her and that I will be able to stand in her shoes this year and do the cooking for her.

    • Anonymous says

      Praise God we both get more precious time with our mothers! Am so happy for you and yor family, God bless you and keep you.

  293. AKA. grace full says

    This thanksgiving will be spent in a hospital room, keeping my recovering loved one company but I Am so grateful. I know that some familes have empty seats at their dining room table this year because loved ones have gone to heaven or are estranged or are far away. I am grateful to God for every precious moment with my now totally healthy family!

  295. Katherine says

    I am thankful for my two boys and my husband. We’ve had a stressful year with our baby’s unexpected medical issues, but we’re all doing well now and I’m not taking that for granted for a moment.

  297. Dana says

    How sweet! I am so thankful for my family and the joy that they bring me every day. :) Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

  305. Jessica says

    Love the stockings!! I’m soo picky about my own stockings that I need to learn how to make my own!! They look awesome!!! :)

    I’m thankful for my job. Whether I like it or not, I’m lucky to have it!

  307. Tricia says

    I am thankful for my family and for the opportunity to be a wife to a wonderful man and mom to an amazing daughter.

  309. Kori says

    I really love your stockings. I wish I could get up some courage to attempt to sew something!

    I’m thankful that I have an amazing fiance and that my mom and sister will be here to celebrate this Thanksgiving with me this year!

  311. brandi says

    I am thankful for so many things. Most of all I am thankful for the values my mother instilled in me. She passed away in 1997 when I was 22. Although she isn’t sitting here with me, I carry a part of her in everything I do.

  313. Daphne says

    I’m so thankful that my husband is home with us this holiday. Last year he was deployed for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanks for this awesome giveaway! Your site is incredible and you have the best ideas!!

  314. AnneSATX says

    I am thankful that the last thing I said to my dad before he passed away was, “I love you, Dad.” Thanks. And lovely stockings!

  317. teri says

    I’m thankful that my granddaughter who was born premature is now 29 months, healthy as an ox, spunky as all get out and just a joy to be around. She’s keeping us young!

  318. Mattie O'Donnell says

    Thank you Decorchick for the awesome giveaway. I am thankful for modern medicine that has managed to practically save my mother’s life after being diagnosed with cancer in July. AMAZING!

    Happy Thanksgiving!!!

  321. jessica mayer says

    i’m thankful for new friends. my husband and i just moved 23 hours away from our families and we’ve made some new friends here that feel like family!

  325. Sarah says

    I am thankful for so much this season, but overall, my family. Last Christmas was a little rough on me, but this season I’m really feeling the love from my family and extended family :)
    Thanks for keeping us all inspired with your blog. It is truly amazing! And thanks for the fun giveaways!

  328. shellshok says

    I am super thankful that God allows me to wake up each day & enjoy life on his beautiful Earth. I am thankful that all my family & friends are in good health & around to survive another holiday. I’m thankful that my hubby is home with us for the holidays this year. I am thankful to each & every service member along with their families for the sacrifices they make each day to ensure my freedom.

  330. Mystica says

    I like the stuff on this blog so very much.

    I am always thankful for an appreciative and supportive husband and for three loving and kind children, good health and good friends and extended family.

  332. NancyStajduhar says

    I just love your blog and following you on facebook as well. I’m thankfull for my 4 best friends(my grandchildren) and my daughter and her husband. My husband who laughs at all my craft ideas. I love your christmas stocking . Thanks for all your ideas you share.

    Thanks,

  333. Els says

    had a cancer scare over the summer, and i do have a renewed appreciation for life! Thankful for second chances!

  334. Christina @ Christina's Adventures says

    Those stockings are super cute! This holiday…I am thankful for my family :) My little family of my husband & dog…but also my parents, brothers and sister. We have a possible move ahead of us, and thinking about that makes me appreciate all that my family means to me that much more!

  339. Lizzy Cook says

    This year I am thankful for my supportive Hubby, our new home, and starting my blog about decorating our new home. If you get a minute check it out and leave me some words of wisdom. I love reading about your projects. Happy Thanksgiving!

  340. Rose in Ohio says

    I am filled up and overflowing with thankfulness–thankful for all the usual things, of course, but also thankful for some new things this year—like finding your blog! So thank YOU for motivating and encouraging us, too!

  342. LaurenKnipp says

    I am very thankful for what the Lord has done with my life this year. He’s showing me that with a little patience I will see his will play out. I am also so thankful for family!

  350. Paula says

    I love the stockings and with I had the patience to sew. I gave it up years ago!

    I am thankful for the health of my Mom and brother. Both had major life threatening surgery this fall and are doing well now. Things like that certainly put things in perspective.

  351. Athena says

    I love the stockings. They are very chic. I am thankful for my God, my health, my family, my friends, and last but not least, the love of a good man.

    cereza25 at yahoo dot com

  353. Lee Ann Taylor says

    I love your blog. I learned about it on Nikkis’ Nacs, and I immediately bookmarked it! Fun ideas!

  358. Sharmin says

    Those stockings are so cute! I’ve always wanted to learn how to sew – you have awakened that sleepy little backburner dream :)

    I am so thankful that my daughter and I are healthy, and that we are starting a new life chapter. I would love to be able to give her something extra special.

  360. Michelle Balletti says

    What am I thankful for? Of course, I’m always thankful for my family and true friends but this year I’m really thankful for my hubby. He has given me the opportunity to not go back to work since our son was born June of 2009 and has said that I can wait til the new year to go back to work!! He really is a great man and I’m so thankful to have had him in my life for the last 12 years!!

  363. kimberly says

    also thankful for so many things- today, I am thankful i can sew, we are strapped for cash and the little one needed warm boots for the snow- I was able to sew super warm fleece liners/socks to wear inside his rain boots- he had fun in the snow today!

  364. Que says

    Way cute stockings! After almost a decade of marriage and what felt like a lifetime of waiting to become a mother, this season, I am truly thankful for my daughter and the wonderful man she calls “daddy”!

  365. Patsy says

    I am thankful for my family. God has given me such wonderful blessings! You have a really cute blog. Great job on your stockings!! Have a blessed day!

  367. Robin says

    Stockings are ADORABLE!
    I’m thankful for my husband being HOME this year rather than stationed away from our family and for my two girls who light my whole world =)

  370. TBStory says

    The stockings are GREAT! And the giveaway is so thoughtful, you are awesome. I am thankful this holiday season for a steady job, and my family. We are all healthy and happy, it doesn’t get much better!

  373. Kay Lani says

    I am thankful that I have such a wonderful family to share my life with and that we have all the necessities we need in life; love, food to eat and a place to sleep(:

  374. Katie says

    I am thankful simply for all the people God has blessed me with, my beautiful healthy family and friends

  384. Monica says

    I am SO Thankful for family! My family is really close on both sides and I don’t know what I would do without them

  386. meeyeehere aka Rachel Crisman says

    What a sweet face she has and oh what a cake!She is a Jack of all trades and the master of many!HA!!
    I am thankful for the world as I see it since I had my son.It’s a much better place because he is in it. I am so happy and grateful to have a healthy and loving family.
    jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com

  391. mindi says

    who couldn’t use $50!! I would be really thankful if I won it. And even if I didn’t, I am SO thankful for my two beautiful boys and a husband that does his very best… most of the time. ;)

    mindi
    gogogirl_10 (at) yahoo (dot) com

  392. Tiffany says

    I am thankful for having my friends and family home with us for the holidays. This is my brothers first holiday season home in 5 years since he joined the Navy.

  394. happynall says

    I am now a follower!!! I am grateful for each day that is given to me… to love and cherish my husband and family..holding my son safe overseas. I am grateful for even though losing my job a year ago, we have managed to pay our mortgage, keep utilities on, and food in our bellies. I am grateful for my husband understanding crafts and scrapbooking are my outlets .. expressing everything looks great I make!

  395. Pam Pike says

    Looks like you did a great job on your stockings especially since you are new to sewing. I love, love, love your fabric choices! I enjoy sewing and machine embroidery and applique. I have made Christmas stockings for the past 4 years for sale. I must agree with your grandmother that they should be lined. Maybe she can help you out with this during her next visit.
    Please, Please post your grandmother’s recipe for that delicious looking cake!
    I look forward to reading you blog daily and would love to win the gift card.

  396. Pam Pike says

    I am thankful for my family and friends including my wonderful husband, two daughters and 3 grandchildren.

  405. kathy w says

    The stockings are adorable! The cake makes my mouth water, it looks so good. I am thankful for my family and friends. I don’t know where I would be without them.

  407. Lorinda says

    LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog. Thank you for stopping to take the time to share your talents. It’s really a joy to follow your posts. I’m thankful for every good thing I do have in my life. I’m not taking anything for granted anymore.

    luckyduckyinwi@gmail.com

  410. Terry says

    I am so thankful for people like you that enjoy the same things as me and love to blog. Since I now have a blog…as of two weeks ago, I am excited everyday to see comments that help spur me on. Thanks for your giveaway and thank you for being my blog sister! Terry

  411. Colleen says

    I am thankful for my dear loving mother who is unfortunately suffering from alzheimers but never fails to tell me how much she loves me!

  417. vikki says

    I am thankful that I have a wonderful husband that never gets mad at me and spoils me rotten. (Yes I am spoiled! and I love it.)

  418. Pam Pike says

    What a great giveaway! I follow you on facebook and I subscribe to your blog. That cake looks so yummy!!!!

  419. Lori Paul says

    So many things to be thankful for, but I’m especially thankful for my two adorable kids and my wonderful husband. Where would I be without them…

  423. PaulandKristen says

    That cake is making me hungry!

    I am thankful for modern medicine this holiday season, with a cousin in the hospital w/ leukemia, we miss her but know that she will be better soon!

  425. Mari says

    I am thankful for my dh, and my foster son. He is a great joy in my life. I am so lucky to be with such a wonderful life partner.

    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

  431. Anne B. says

    I am most thankful for the abundance of love in my life from my family and friends! Thank you for the chance to win!

  443. arminda says

    I’m thankful for our home. :) This is our first year in our new house and I’m totally addicted to all of these fabulous design DIY blogs! :)

  445. Shiori says

    I’m thankful for being close to family & friends again (mileage wise), being 5.5 miles away from my aunt and I can “drop in” anytime I want!, a patient husband and breathing.

  455. Stephanie Lynn says

    Your stockings are gorgeous! Love the material. Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase – I greatly appreciate it. I have featured this today – stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Hope you have a fabulous week ~ Stephanie Lynn

  459. Ellise says

    Your stockings make my heart sing! This year I am grateful that I started my blog, giving me an outlet for expressing all the things I love in life (aside from freinds and family) – recipes, homewares, eating out and all the little things that make life a little bit happier. Well done on your gorgeous stockings. I hope to learn to sew this coming year too!

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