"Rob"

(Part of the family group, "Patricia," "Rob," "Elizabeth," and "Matthew.")

You knew it was coming.  Somehow it isn't quite Christmas without a polar bear Coke commercial, and below we have a snowman attempting every man's favorite holiday chore.  All hand-painted.

Rustic I - "Jill"

This stocking was commissioned with the instructions that it have "nothing shiny."  This is what we came up with, snowball-fighting snowmen, a few labradors, and a rustic tree.  The tree is decorated with red glass seed beads, red jasper beads, and handmade bows (made of sewing thread).  The snowmen are dressed in yarn hats and scarves.  It is lined with a cotton quilting fabric.

Colt

This cowboy-style stocking was made for a distant newborn cousin of mine in Montana.  The saddle on the horse was made of genuine leather with as much accuracy as possible on such a small scale.  All the rope, bridle and reins were handmade of sewing thread.  The body was made of blue denim, lined with white satin.

Father-in-Law

My husband's family really appreciated the stockings I made for them a few years ago, so I completed the family set this year.  These were made of suede and are of the "family style" rather than designer variety.