How Do You Make A Paper Christmas Stocking?
This holiday season, design your own Christmas stockings as creative gift bags to hold small presents and gift cards, or to playfully decorate your home. Kids will love this easy craft and can put their imaginations to good use while embellishing the paper art. Create a stocking template if you want to make several of the same size and shape. Draw your design on thick, sturdy material, like a manila folder, that can withstand several tracings. You can print a template off of the Internet if you’re not wild about the shape you created. Choose paper to create the stockings. Heavyweight cardstock can hold slightly dimensional objects like compact disc cases, while thin patterned paper is better for flat items like gift cards. Get the best of both by designing the stocking with cardstock and layering decorative paper over the front for a pretty touch. Trace the pattern onto the backside of your paper. Create two identical shapes to be the front and back of the stocking. Cut them out with s
