Tutorial: Wallpaper sample Christmas stockings

Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can make these fun Christmas stockings from upcycled wallpaper samples. The heavier paper will stand up to the stitching on your machine. You can use them as fun gift packaging, even sewing them completely closed to use it as a wrapped gift or to send it in the mail. If you don’t have any wallpaper samples, check your thrift store for individual wallpaper rolls. They’re usually pretty cheap because, what does one do with a partial roll of wallpaper – besides make awesome Christmas stockings, that is.

Click below for her tutorial:

Upcycle Style: Wallpaper Sample Christmas Stockings, by My Poppet

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!