The ultimate Chrismukkah gift: Found it!
The other night, at my annual apartment building Christmas party — that’s the NYC version of a block party, by the way — a neighbor asked, “so who here gets Chinese food and sees a movie on Christmas?” Basically, everyone raised a hand....
Move over, elves. Mermaid Christmas stockings are coming for our shelves and mantles!
I don’t think it’s a surprise that our kids are obsessed right now with mermaid blankets, mermaid Vans, and mermaid pillows — and that we adults are fully giving into the obsession. In a world gone somewhat mad, a little fairy magic can certain...
7 of the coolest modern, handmade Christmas stockings on Etsy
I have had the best time scouring Etsy to find some of the coolest, handmade modern Christmas Stockings that all support talented indie makers. Some even have personalization, should your kids fight every Christmas morning about which belongs to whom. (Ahem.) In my...
Mitten stockings: creative stocking idea in a pinch
Every so often, we end up with an unexpected visitor on Christmas who would of course need his or her own stocking. Once it was a friend’s child, once it was our dog who we forgot to hang a stocking for–who knew my kids would be so adamant about that one....
Christmas stockings go handmade, and not a sequinned snowman to be found
More and more people are craving a handmade holiday season, from stockings to gifts. I understand the feeling of wanting to be surrounded by one-of-a-kind pieces that are unique and beautiful. When I was a young child, my aunt made my whole family handmade Christmas...
The handmade custom eco stockings were hung by the chimney with care…
I start every holiday season with the craftiest of intentions. Forget visions of sugarplums. In my head, visions of all the gifts and decorations I’m going to make are dancing up a storm. But every November, it hits me. I’m mere weeks away from Christmas...
Custom Christmas stockings that have no match
When my kids were young, I found a trio of very cute stockings in a small local store that I thought were totally unique and special for our family. And then my mother saw them and said, Oooo, I saw those at the card store! So much for originality. Want...
Eco Christmas stockings – Surely Santa would approve
In our family, Christmas stockings have always been a really important aspect of our family tradition. Even on years we skip the tree for whatever reason, those stockings just make the house feel festive and fun. So I really love seeking out terrific Christmas...
When Not Just Any Old Stocking Will Do
Considering I grew up with a gorgeous handmade felt stocking given to me by my godmother, it’s not in me to settle for some $18.99 mass-produced one for my own kids. And so I’ve searched high and low to find the perfect Christmas stockings this...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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