My sister and I have our stockings that will be 71 and 68 years old this Christmas, hung with our newer ones that I made when we were in our late 30’s, hoping Santa will remember us from way back when he sees the old ones. Our old ones are red felt with our names written in glue and sprinkled with glitter, from Jordan March in Boston. They do look very much ‘worse for wear’ and are missing bells and have melted chocolate stains. We still love them.
Definitely families should do what they like and if a couple wants new matching stockings or for all their kids’ stockings to match, that’s great. I won’t be making those new stockings but they sure can do whatever they want. For my nieces and nephews, the oldest two (siblings) are similar, my sister’s two are similar, the twins are similar but not like their siblings. My two kids aren’t similar. Sometimes it just depends on the mood I’m in.
Another fun thing with gift cards are lottery tickets.
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If you have a World Market near you they are great for little stocking stuffers. I got my D a set of chopsticks, some fun food items, a cute ornament, and cocktail napkins. I also got snacks for my H to keep in his office on the days he can’t get out for lunch.
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I asked mine if they wanted their stocking, so it was up to them. Neither of their spouses had a stocking from their childhood, neither did DH so I made them all one as the family grew. Even the stupid dog has one now. I still have my childhood one, which is actually from when I was about 14. My mom had knitted ones for my siblings, and being the youngest mine was storebought to save her sanity but later on she knitted me one too.
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Our big Christmas present to the kids this year was the 2-week stay in Provence in October.
We agreed to do stockings only, but sometimes stockings are the most difficult/time consuming thing to do.
H and I happen to have the same stockings (one green, one red) from the late, great F&N. Mine is well-loved (we were allowed to get up early and check out our stockings) and H’s is pristine. I made similar ones for the girls, later for SIL, and #2D made one for her BF last year. They stay at our house and they have others for their own homes.
I ought a few things in France for them and spent a few $$ at a local kitchen store for more. Silicone loaf pan lifters, a pourer-thing that goes in the edge of bowls and pans, kitchen shears, etc. I have Bombas socks put aside for the girls, and will buy Darn Tough socks for the boys.
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