Christmas stockings hung up to hold ornaments and presents.
These stockings, also called Christmas socks or Christmas boots, are said to originate from the story of Saint Nicholas—the model for Santa Claus—who tossed coins into a poor family’s home, and they happened to land in their stockings.
In this article, we’ve picked out handmade ideas for stockings you’ll want to display at Christmas!
From tiny ornament-sized stockings for the tree, to large ones that can hold real Christmas presents, to cute designs perfect for wall decor—we’ll introduce a wide range of ideas.
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Easy Ways to Make Christmas Stockings (1–10)
Paper Craft Boots Box [Free Template]
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Let’s make a Christmas boot-shaped box to hold a delightful assortment of cute and tasty treats.
Colorful, adorable sweets are the perfect supporting cast for Christmas.
Just seeing a large, colorful boot-shaped box filled with lots of goodies is enough to lift your spirits.
It’s also a great idea to pack the boot-shaped box full of candies, chocolates, cookies, and other treats as a gift.
You can find several boot-shaped templates on the internet, so look for one you like.
Realistic shoe-shaped Christmas boots made from paper cups
These are realistic-looking Christmas boots made using paper cups, with shoelaces that appear to be properly tied.
Cut triangular slits into the paper cup so that the left and right sides are symmetrical, and punch several holes along one side of each slit.
Then thread a string through the holes and tie it while shaping the form, and you’ll end up with a realistic-looking shoe.
If you draw a design using Christmas colors like red and green before making the slits, it will look like a Christmas boot.
A resist-style design combining crayons and paint would be fun as well.
Sealing stamp for Christmas stockings
Sealing stamps add a special touch to letters and cards, and recipients love them.
When making the socks, the key is to press the sealing stamp while the wax is still warm.
Once you’ve melted the pink wax, align it with the sock mold to complete your sock-shaped sealing stamp.
The melted wax becomes very hot, so be careful to avoid burns while working.
After confirming the wax has fully cooled and hardened, enjoy adding it to letters, invitations, or gift wrapping.
Christmas Stockings Made with Soap Carving
Let’s make Santa stockings perfect for Christmas with soap carving—you can easily get started with just a bar of soap and a carving knife.
Place a sock template on the soap and use a toothpick to sketch the outline.
Cutting out the sock shape forms the base, so take care with this step.
Carve the lower part of the sock while adjusting the balance with the upper part.
When carving a flower pattern, decide on the center first and carve outward to keep things balanced.
For coloring, food coloring is recommended.
These would make delightful ornaments or gifts.
Beaded Christmas stocking ornament
Beaded Christmas stockings are great for anyone who wants to create an original ornament.
You’ll thread beads onto nylon line as you go, but be careful not to mix up the timing of adding beads and the positions where you pass the line.
Using different bead colors for the top and bottom parts of the stocking will really bring out the Christmas feel.
After making two stockings with the same steps, stitch them together with the line, thread a string through a jump ring, and you’re done! The sparkle of the beads makes these Christmas stockings wonderfully stylish—give it a try!