Personalized Christmas Stockings

At MerryStockings.com, we know how you value your family.  And while our Christmas stockings are attractive and eye-catching in itself, we also try to add more value to these by making sure that you get something extra with every stocking you purchase from us.

Christmas decorations should be used and reused every Christmas.  Not only does it make sense environmentally speaking, it is what we think creates a distinctive Christmas tradition for you and your family.  As such, we made sure that all our products are very durable, making it easy for you to reuse them year after year. Most people think that Christmas ornaments and Christmas stockings are a one-off expense that they have to incur every year.  Wrong.  Our products will last through the years.

Because of their beauty and long life, our products also make the best family heirloom.  Take for example our Cross Stitch Christmas Stocking Kits, Felt Applique Kits and Bucilla Christmas Stocking Felt Kits.  These stocking kits are so beautiful that you would want them adorning your house every Christmas time.  Even your kids will love taking them.  And even when they grow up to be adults, they could still have these stockings to decorate their own homes with.

How is that for building Christmas traditions and reminiscing about past Christmases?

Speaking of reminiscing, our personalized Christmas ornaments allow you to have your family’s greatest moments on Christmas balls.  Over the years, you could literally watch your kids grow from being a toddler learning to walk to graduating from high school to getting married.  You and your family could make it a habit to think about the past years while putting up your Christmas tree.

Lastly, memories are to be made before they could be shared.  So why not spend a day with your kids putting together one of our stocking kits.  Not only would you teach them to be creative and think out of the box while training them to be crafty with their hands, but you also get to share some precious quality time with them?

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As we go through life, we achieve certain milestones that makes us glad to be alive.  We grow up, we fall in love, we take on jobs, we marry, we have kids, we raise families, we encounter successes and failures.  We go through the whole spectrum of human emotions: we laugh, we love, we cry, we become sad, we shriek with joy. These milestones may differ for different people but one definite milestones we go through are our firsts.  First love, first kiss, first day at school, first job, etc.

And of course there is your first Christmas together, either as a serious couple or as husband and wife.  Newly weds usually look forward to their first Christmas together.  They take it as a chance to get to know each other better, as well as see how different it is to spend Christmas with somebody that you could share it with for the rest of your lives.  How you spend your first Christmas together should  give you a preview of how all your future Christmases would be like, so make it very special!

One way is to start a new tradition.  You could write holiday cards to family and friends and sign it as Mr. and Mrs.  XXX, but make sure that both of you writes a brief personal message.

Or you could invite people over for a holiday party.  It should include family and friends from both sides, this way you set up the stage to have mutual friends and your families could take the chance to get to know the other side better.

A great idea would be to have personalized photo ornaments like this one:

This way, you could customize your decorations and have something to remind you of your first Christmas together in the succeeding Christmases.

Take this idea further and order different customized ornaments year after year.  Over time, when you are both in your 50s or 60s and putting up the Christmas tree, you could pick up each ornament and reminisce about the fun times and the bad times you have had along the way.

Another great personalized Christmas decoration are Christmas stockings that are matching with each of your names emblazoned on each one.  These coordinated Christmas stockings is sure to add a romantic touch to your holiday celebrations

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Red is one of the main colors that is traditionally associated with Christmas.  Inherently lively, bright and warm, red symbolizes love, happiness excitement, fire and charity.  It is also the color that is closely associated with December.

Decorating your house for Christmas is not an easy task, but you can get design ideas from a lot of places.  One tried and tested solution is to decorate with colors.  Usually, a monochromatic theme would look best and red is just the color you should consider!  And here are the reasons why.

1. It blends well.  Red goes well with anything. Specifically, it goes well with other Christmas colors like green, white, and gold.  You can easily blend red with green or white, go all red, or have a tri-color affair with something like red, white and gold.  The possibilities are nearly endless.

Indeed, a Christmas tree decked with red lights and ornaments would make a perfect backdrop for ornaments in other colors like this personalized Christmas ornament.

2. Get warmed up.  If you live in cooler climates, red decorations help you feel warm because of its warmer tone.  In fact, together with gold and yellow, you can easily decorate your place to look cozy, homey and comfortable.

3. It’s easy to find decorations that would match your theme.  Because red is closely associated with Christmas, you should have no problems finding pieces that would go well with a red theme.  Santa Claus, the Christmas flower poinsettia, mistletoes are all red.  Almost all Christmas decorations have a red variety too, from Christmas lights to Christmas trees, ornaments, candles, ribbons.  Even this fiery red Christmas stocking that will surely stand out!

You can have matching red personalized Christmas stockings for each member of your family, or a collection of Santa Clauses as a centerpiece.  You can even use fresh flowers for a more natural Christmas feel.

The liveliness and vibrancy of red makes it an appealing color for Christmas.  With a little imagination and creativity, it is easy to prep your family up for a red Christmas.

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A lot of people realize that finding the perfect holiday gift could be very difficult.  This is where personalized Christmas ornaments come in handy.  As everybody would want to spruce up their homes for the holidays, your personalized Christmas ornaments would be perfect.

Who does not like a little vanity?  You can easily give your closest friends Christmas ornaments with their photos on it.

Who does not cherish their memories?   More than anything, personalized Christmas ornaments are a great way for you to give the gift of reminiscing to your friends.  Help them down a trip to memory lane!

Just some tips on how to get the perfect picture:

1. Get on their Facebook accounts and find the perfect photo.  Chances are, if they posted it on their social networking site, they are proud of that particular photograph and it means something to them.  This way you would not have friends shrieking that it was a bad shot or their shoulders made them look fat…

2. Try to memorialize a special event.  Wedding pictures, vacation pictures or even scenes from their past Christmases would be perfect choices for a photo ornament!

3. Kids, kids, kids!  It would be great if you could have their kids’ photos on these Christmas ornaments.  Not only will it make it more fun for them to decorate, but they will surely love the idea of having their kids faces light up their Christmas tree!

4. Great for sets.  Personalization now does not have to be done in bulk.  Indeed, you can have a set of ornaments that are individually personalized, meaning one ornament would have one picture, another would have a different picture.  A great set could include pictures of the entire family in different situations.  Or it could be solo shots of each family member.  It could feature a different photo taken from every year, like say you have a friend or family member who is now 18, and you give her a set of Christmas ornaments that features her own photos over the years.

5. Be creative!  As with anything, you only limit yourself by not thinking outside the box!

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…Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on your nose…

So goes the start of the The Christmas Song, describing the signs that Christmas is definitely in the air and the festive and loving mood that goes with it.

While Christmas means different things for different people, it will always have the same symbols and signs.  Most of us associate Christmas with family, love, happiness, gifts and sharing.  Christmas is a universal celebration, one recognized the world over.  As such, it has its attendant symbols, signs and representations.

One of the many signs of Christmas is its colors.  While lively and happy colors are used in any Christmas seen, green and red seem to dominate around this season.

Red is the color of December.  It connotes happiness, love and excitement.  In many religions, red is the color for blood, fire and charity, making it a perfect color for the season of giving.

Is it any wonder why it is the color of Santa Claus and traditional Christmas stockings?

While green is a symbol for youth, hope and nature.  It is the color of life.  It speaks of growth and redemption, and being able to hope and be happy even with all the adversity surrounding you.  Christmas would never be complete without the green Christmas tree, Christmas ornaments or the green wreaths.  Even Christmas cards come alive with the color green!

In recent years, white and gold have gained favor as Christmas colors, either in addition to or in lieu of, green and red.

White symbolizes the snow that is present in many Christmas themes.  It also symbolizes joy, purity and glory.  Gold on the other hand, stands for radiance and makes a befitting color for tinsel, candles, lights, and Christmas ornaments like this Nutcracker Personalized Christmas Stocking Holder:

The thing is, you do not really have to stick to just one Christmas color.  Because these are basically great bright colors, you can easily mix and match them to come up with wondrous decorations for the holidays.  Just check this woolen Christmas stocking to see how these all come together:

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MerryStockings, as stated in previous posts is close to relaunching its homepage and will also be offering additional products and services. Soon you’ll be able to purchase a full array of ornaments from our site. Some of these ornaments will be “photo ornaments“. These photo ornaments are especially neat in the context of a first christmas whether its a baby or a newlywed couple. Check out the current site to see these photo ornaments. Check back in a week to see additional ornament options.

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