Personalized Christmas Stockings

As you anticipate your first holiday season as a married couple, you should consider a few things that will make the season a little easier on you and your spouse. Your traditions might be different from your spouses traditions – in fact, you can count on them being different, at least some anyway. Depending on how sentimental each person is, this can be a real challenge during the holiday season. If your spouse has been to her grandparents each year of her life on Christmas Eve, but your mother’s side can only get together on Christmas Eve, someone’s going to have to give. That process can be painful. The holiday season doesn’t have to be a divisive time, but here are some tips and issues to consider.

1. Try to be sensitive to your spouse’s traditions involving family celebrations and church services. It’s best to try and get on a schedule early in your marriage – i.e.: this year is at my parents and next year is at your parents. You can’t be at two places at once! Quality time at one place is better than trying to squeeze in two celebrations and feeling rushed, or having to travel long distances during the holidays from one celebration to another.
2. Holiday decorations can have a lot of meaning to people. In our home we alternate decorating styles from year to year. One year we decorate ala Pottery Barn, Martha Stewart, etc., and then the next year we decorate with all things sentimental and don’t care if things match or look pretty.
3. Carrying a lot of holiday decorating baggage can be a bad thing. Personalized Christmas stockings are a great example of an issue that can cause problems. If you both have old ratty stockings that Grandma made you but that look horrible together, it may be a great time to get new coordinating Personalized Christmas stockings. You’re building this new home together and sometimes you shouldn’t be afraid to start fresh.
4. When does Christmas morning actually start? In my home growing up we awoke at 7 AM and started tearing into gifts and eating all of the Christmas morning delicacies. Some people actually like to sleep in on holidays. Decide ahead of time when the festivities start.
5. You’re on your own now so make Christmas traditions together. It’s appropriate to hang onto old traditions that involve extended families, but you need to begin making new traditions as a new family. Don’t separate yourselves by any means but begin making new memories and traditions that can be passed on to your kids.

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Being a golfer, I really hope my wife reads this post! Golf is a very popular game and buying the right christmas present for the golfer in your life is an important endeavor. A lot of golf products would fit nicely into a 20″ personalized christmas stocking made by MerryStockings. Here’s a list of suggestions:

1. Two sleeves of golf balls: preferably Pro-V1’s

2. Bag of golf tees…for the extra touch, you can personalize golf tees.

3. A new golf glove

4. Gift card to a local store (if you’re reading this honey…that would be Golf Galaxy)

5. Gift card to a local golf course…most courses have caught on to the gift card idea

6. Personalized golf ball marker

7. Golf club cleaning kit

8. Personalized divot repair tool

9. Golf towel that’s either personalized or from his/her favorite local course

10. Two tickets to August National to watch the Masters.

Don’t have a personalized christmas stocking: shop for one, or two: http://www.merrystockings.com.

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Christmas tree skirts are a very popluar holiday decorating item here in America. The history of the tree skirt didn’t start here in America though. It’s not totally confirmed but most believe that the tradition of the tree skirt began in Germany! The Germans were the first people to begin decorating the Christmas tree. They started out by attaching bows to the tree. Then they attached lit candles to the bows. The problem of melting wax arose and to catch the wax from collecting on the floor they created the Christmas tree skirt. Thus the tradition was born.

Today you can order Christmas tree skirts in a lot different shapes, fabrics and varities. To get a look at a sampling of one companies offereings click here. Some people try and coordinate their Christmas tree skirt with other holiday decor items. Our personalized Christmas stockings at MerryStockings are made out of modern, attractive colors that should work with a lot Christmas tree skirts if you are trying to coordinate different decor items.

Photo courtesy of www.RachaelRabbit.com.

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Decorating your home can be a lot of fun.  Sometimes the outdoor displays can get a little out of hand (so says my wife) but it’s great to get compliments and second looks from the neighbors.

One family in Colorado takes outdoor decorating to the next level and for a good reason.  They raise money for Celiac Disease research through their website and use their amazing displays to raise awareness.  Check out www.komar.org and consider donating money to their cause.

Thanks to The Decorating Diva for pointing out this great site.

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If you’re getting ready for your first Christmas with a new baby, getting a personalized Christmas stocking is a fun addition to your regular Christmas decorations.  Here are a few gift ideas to fill up that new stocking.

Memory Book – A place to record things like baby’s footprints, how you chose a name and your first pictures, a baby memory book makes a great keepsake. 

Baby Blanket – These blankets are super soft and can be a lot of fun.  Find a blanket made with microfiber or cashmere and look for unique colors, goofy characters or personalize it with embroidered initials.

Room Decorations – Add to your nursery by using puffy letters or letter tiles to spell your child’s name on a shelf.  Or, if you’ve got a theme for your nursery, add a cowboy, farm animal or ballerina picture to the wall.

Personalized Onesies – Get an outfit that is custom made for your baby.  toocutebabygifts.com has fun designs to choose from including “the late late late show” and “officially established in…”  

Specialty baby shoes – Not all baby shoes have style.  Check out Patina’s line of baby shoes or find something funky at a local retailer. 

Funny outfits – Your baby may not understand it but your friends and family will get a kick out of their new outfit.  See some unusual tshirt layouts at mamamonkey.com or wrybaby.com.

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MerryStockings offers 25 christmas stockings that are unique, creative and very modern. Our price is $29.00, which includes personalization. We are aware that some people don’t want personalization. That’s ok with us! If you are looking for christmas stockings that don’t have personalization but will work with your holiday decor, consider shopping our store. I think you’ll find something that catches your eye.

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 MerryStockings.com is a great source for personalized pet stockings. We have over 25 unique, beautiful christmas stocking designs that can be personalized with your favorite pet’s name. If you would like to shop now, please do! SHOP NOW for PERSONALIZED CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS.

If you are roaming the world wide web trying to find a gift for the animal in your life, consider this list of 10 great holiday gifts for pets:

1. Pet first aid kit

2. Comfortable pet beds

3. Pet odor and stain removers

4. Pet placemats

5. Personalized pet gifts - like a stocking…hint…hint….shop now!

6. Cat scratching posts

7. Pet photo frames

8. Personalized pet ID gifts

9. Wild bird feeders - apparently pets like to watch birds…?

10. Pet books

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It’s always fun to get new personalized Christmas stockings but it’s especially exciting when you’re getting one for your new baby. We personalize Christmas stockings with a lot of different names and get to know the hot trends for new parents. According to the Department of Health, here are the most popular baby names so far in the year 2007.

Girls

1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Addison
4. Emma
5. Grace
6. Abigail
7. Sophia
8. Emily
9. Anna
10. Hannah
11. Ella
12. Isabella
13. Madison
14. Elizabeth
15. Lauren
16. Samantha
17. Riley
18. Chloe
19. Natalie
20. Alexis

Boys

1. Jacob
2. Logan
3. Jack
4. Ethan
5. Samuel
6. Benjamin
7. Gavin
8. Alexander
9. William
10. Andrew
11. Noah
12. Joseph
13. Mason
14. Evan
15. Matthew
16. Carter
17. Owen
18. Isaac
19. Jackson
20. Dylan

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The Christmas stocking designs for 2007 are now available at www.merrystockings.com. Check out the new looks and read more about MerryStockings today!

Personalized Christmas Stockings

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SHOP NOW FOR PERSONALIZED CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS - www.MerryStockings.com  

We are almost done designing merrystockings.com. Soon you’ll come to our site and be able to begin shopping for personalized christmas stockings. If you follow this link, you’ll be able to see a page from our almost completed website. http://www.merrystockings.com/shop/index.php?target=pages&page_id=links. We look forward to releasing the entire site on Monday!

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