And now for something completely different...

So, anyway, we have these two lovely grandsons who are bringing their parents to stay with us for Christmas. Cameron is 7, and Daniel will be 5 by the time he gets here, and we are looking forward to it more than I can say. Our son completes the party, so it will be a full house - and all the better for it.

Christmas cards have all been finished and sent for the year, so as a last hurrah I decided to make stockings for the boys. I found a pattern on about.com., designed for people to make and send a Christmas stocking to an American serviceman serving overseas. It's maybe 8" tall,but can be enlarged if you like. I decided to stay small, and it's just right for what I wanted.

So I went from this...

...to this...

...surprisingly quickly and easily! I was particularly suspicious of attaching the white cuff to the body of the stocking, but I managed to get it right first time, not always a given when me and my sewing machine get together.

Just for the sake of peace on Christmas day I made a couple of tags so we all know exactly where we stand and whose is what, so out came my trusty die cutter, and here we are ready for filling.

Happy Christmas to one and all, now I'm looking forward to the next Seven Hills crafts challenge in the New Year.

See you later,

Janet x

I used:

Red and white fleecy fabric from Cottontail Crafts, Settle

Kraft cardstock

glitter paper - fab stuff, I got it at Artworks in Nottingham

Silver cord - Artworks again

Memory Box Upper and Lower case alphabet dies