Hello Sweet Friends,
For today’s craft, I am sharing a DIY Christmas stocking wreath. Although it’s not technically a “wreath” shape, the finished stocking is meant for wall or door decor rather than for hanging from the mantel. So I will stick with the somewhat inaccurate description.
When I found myself in possession of a few beautiful crocheted stockings, I wanted to come up with a unique decor idea for one of them. So I decided to fill a stocking with florals, making it suitable as a wall hanging or front door decor. But in order to do this, I had to figure out how to make the stocking more sturdy and keep it from being so bendable.
Follow along to see how I solved this issue and created a beautiful piece of Christmas decor.
Supply list
- Christmas stocking
- a piece of foam board
- pen or pencil to trace with
- exacto knife
- floral foam
- knife to cut foam
- glue gun
- poly-fill or cotton batting
- stems of faux florals and Christmas embellishments
- wire cutters
- ribbon
- scissors
Let’s get started!
The first step in this project was to make the stocking more sturdy. To do this, I traced the stocking onto a piece of foam board and cut it out about an inch inside the line. That way, the stocking shape could easily be inserted into the stocking with room to spare.
The foam board looked a little lumpy and uneven, but that did not matter at all because it would completely be covered by the stocking.
Filling the stocking with poly-fil was the next step. I actually used the filling from a cheap pillow from Dollar Tree. I just stuffed a light layer on top of the foam board, starting at the toe and working my way up, leaving a little room at the top to glue a small block of foam.
Then I glued a small block of foam to the top of the foam board stocking, and placed a little more of the poly-fil on either side.
If I was estimating the size of the foam, I would say 4″ x 4″ x 2”.
Finishing the Christmas Stocking Wreath
Now I was ready to add the florals and embellishments. The large red poinsettia was from Dollar Tree and the rest of the stems from Walmart.
I began with the poinsettia, cut the stem with wire cutters and placed into the foam. Then added the rest of the stems around it until I was pleased with how it looked. The candy canes were then added. And lastly, I added the red velvet bow. (Need some faux candy canes for your craft projects? Here’s my Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4eEQHyX )
And Oh my gosh! How adorable is this stocking?
This was very EASY and so much FUN to create; I ended up making a few more.
I hope you like this idea as much as I do.
This Christmas stocking wreath is one of those DIY ideas that could be adjusted to match any decor. The sky is the limit! I hope you’re inspired to try to create something similar for your home this Christmas.
Until next time……. Happy Crafting!
Pamela
If you like this craft, you may also like my Poinsettia Ornament DIY.
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