Personalize your Christmas stockings. Personalized Christmas stockings are a great way to individualize and differentiate Christmas stockings for your whole family. And the ideas are limitless! You could get an old tee shirt that each member owns. An old work uniform for Dad, an old apron that Mom loves, and tee shirts that your baby has outgrown would be perfect. Cut out pieces of these shirts and use these to line the opening of the stockings.
You can also embroider the names of your family member on each stocking. Or you could use a term of endearment like “Sporty”, “Honey Bunch”, or “Little Ms. Sunshine.” If you do not have the skills, you can easily buy personalized Christmas stockings online.
Hang your Christmas stockings with a hanger. The easiest and most hassle-free way to hang your Christmas stockings is through using stocking hangers. Check out brass or steel hangers from MerryStockings.com.Â
Be safe. Christmas time should be a time for celebration, not for untoward emergencies. First and foremost, be safe from fire. Do not put lighted candles near Christmas stockings and other flammable Christmas decorations. Also, do not hang Christmas stockings over a lit fireplace.
If you are using a stocking hanger, make sure that they are not heavy and are strong enough to hold up a full stocking. If you can, consider gluing the hanger to your mantel.
If you have small kids, be sure that they will not be able to reach the stockings and pull on it. This might cause the stocking to come off, or they may suffer from injuries from getting hit by a falling hanger.
Hang it elsewhere. If you do not have a fireplace, or if your family lights a fire to keep warm, then consider hanging your Christmas stockings somewhere else. You can use your banister to hang your stockings on. Use ribbons to tie your stockings to your banister or rails.
Or you can hang it on wooden walls. You can do this by hammering nails into your walls and hanging your stockings on the nails. To hide the nails and beautify your set-up, you can use sprigs of mistletoe or left-over Christmas garlands to do the trick.
