It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Christmas Project # 1: Stockings, Project #2 Chalkboard

I've been keeping Pinterest hopping these days trying to get ideas to have something new and different (and yet old-fashioned)  to add to the ornaments that I have collected over the years from all of our duty stations.   I've got some neat new traditions that I want to start this year too that I want to share with everyone.

I am continuing in my "Back to the good old days" phase where I want things to be real and not faux. I'm also continuing in my love of bulap and I loved the idea of doing burlap stockings for my old-fashioned Christmas.   I pulled out some burlap and an old sheet that I had cut up for another project and set to work.

I cannot draw to save my life so I just used one of those cheap stockings you can get for a dollar. This was the most expensive part of the project!

I really wanted to use some Christmas plaid for the top of the stocking.   After searching several stores and not finding what I liked, I finally decided to sacrifice an old scarf for the cause.   The price was right :)

I used some old scrapbook paper to make name tags.   I think they look pretty spiffy :).  Cost of  5 new stockings.....$1 for the pattern!  

Another project I've done with the help of my sweet husband, is a new large chalkboard for above the Fireplace.  I was inspired by some pictures from the internet.   I painted a large piece of plywood with chalkboard paint and got my husband to frame it with an old pallet that sat out in the weather for a long time.   I LOVE how it turned out.   I am working on the fancy lettering...but need some work :). I also added burlap garland to our tree to match the stockings a little bit.   I'm thinking about a barn star for a topper.