I almost titled this post #calmdownitsnotevenhalloweenyet
And #dontadjustyourscreenandyesthosearestockings
But I had to post because Christmas is closer than you think.
It’s getting ready to be time to hang up those stockings.
And in case you needed time to prepare?
Here’s an easy tutorial on DIY wood slice stocking tags.
This is such an easy project.
Truly.
DIY wood slice stocking tags take minutes to make.
It literally took me 10 minutes to make all of them….
….with plenty of extra time leftover for fall decorating.
Supplies:
wood slices
letter stamps
brown or sepia stamp pad
eye hooks
twine
1. Start with the wood slices
You can buy these at any craft store.
They come with a birch bark edge or a rough bark (super technical term) edge.
2. Find letter stamps
Let me interrupt this wood Christmas stocking tag post to tell you this is seriously the cutest set of stamps I have ever seen.
And the best part?
They were 50% off this week at Hobby Lobby for only $4.99.
Totally worth the price of admission.
3. Line up the stamps
Get ready….because this is the hard part. 🙂
Simply line up the stamps and hold them all together to make sure they are spaced correctly.
Then I stamped the pad with the stamps (just like this).
And when I was finished the tag looked like this.
See how cute the stamps are?
And if you squint…the sepia almost looks like the name was burned into the wood.
Almost.
Add the eye hook to the top and tie a piece of twine to hang the tag to the stockings.
Easy. check
Super cute. check
I thought how perfect they would be as Christmas ornaments or present toppers or wreath decorations and then I remembered that it was only October.
{gulp}
So #maybejustpinthemforlaterandstartcarvingsomepumpkins
Merry Christmas to you.
Adorable! Adorable!! Adorable!!! Did I mention that I think they are adorable? :-) And I can see why you'd have a hard time making sure the fabric and embellishments combined just right -- and you - you little genius-- did a perfect job of it!! The combination of rustic and classic makes for such a warm atmosphere. #icanseewhyyouposteditnowandnotlater. Now for Halloween! Big Hugs!!
ADORABLE! Your stockings are perfect.... love the neutrals and the tags are awesome! Great job KariAnne!
Karianne, I can not wait for Christmas to be here!!! All year long I think 8 Christmas ideas. I think your stocking and tags are country cute! Good job! Christine
LOVE these tags! I actually did think they were wood-burned! ☺️
I thought they were wood burned too. So cute! And those stockings ... I'll take 6 please :-) Have a great day friend! Sherry
cute AND I am so grateful folks are choosing to give project ideas and directions before the week before Christmas when there is no time to do them
I LOVE the Christmas stockings! #brilliant. Those cuffs trimmed in contrasting fabric and buttons are gorgeous! I'm so glad the directions for the wood tags are easy. I was seriously suffering from a severe case of crafting inferiority because I thought the directions would be something along the lines of: 1. Find last year's Christmas tree and cut the trunk into neat slices no larger than 13/15 of an inch thick. 2. Next, fire up the wood burning kit or you can fashion one from a pre-1900's Sears screwdriver and an open fire... Thank you for sharing clever ideas that we can all do!
HA-HA-HA-HA ! Thanks for the laugh Mimi - we are sisters in our crafting inferiority complexes! Too cute.
The tags are perfection! And I do love the stockings - neutral with a kick! Thanks for being so great to work with.
Love your website, love the stockings, love the fabrics and color contrasts. Super cute
Super cute!
Holy cuteness Batman!! Adorable… those stockings are fab… all hung by the chimney with Karianne ( sorry, I had to) and the little rustic wood tags are perfection. I am copying this idea, perhaps even a version of them for the seasonal decorating at The Little Inn!! :)
Wow - you did it again. The stockings are both classic and fun - just like the rest of the collection. Great job!
Your stockings are charming!
I am never an impulse buyer. I usually hang out in the store for two hours before I can decide, but I knew right away these were perfect for me so I jumped and bought two stockings in your collection right away. Somehow when it's right you just know it. I also have some wood snowflake ornaments that were supposed to be painted with chalkboard paint two Christmases ago. Now I'm glad I never painted them. They'll make perfect name tags for my stockings. Thanks for going over them numerous times and thank you for posting them early.
Yay, Christmas but not just Red and Green. Perfect look for LOTS of tastes. And another easy project. I'm going to look up those stamps at Hobby Lobby ... sounds like a great price and I like the variations. Fun post :)
Hi Kari Anne...you are just too adorable and precious. These stockings dreamed up from your sweet heart - truly wonderful and lovely! Thank you, thank you!
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the stockings and the wood tags are so clever! Have a great day, my friend! Leslie
Those stockings are amazing, so glad you did this now, l have time to order new stockings for everybody.....Thanks karianne....love your blog so much......
Love the stockings and the wood tags. Your colors and combinations are just scrumptious. And darn it I was at Hobby Lobby for the first time in my life last week and didn't even see the stamp section. How did that happen? And I'm a HUGE stamper. Love the idea.
These are lovely!
I love the color theme, everything looks so cozy and inviting! Congrats on the collection. I love the DIY tags!
An outstanding share! I have just forwarded this onto a colleague who hadd been conducting a little rexearch on this. And he actually bought me breakfast simplly because I found it for him... lol. So allow me to reword this.... Thank YOU for the meal!! But yeah, thanks for spending some time to talk about this subject here on your wweb page.
Love the stockings! Nice work.....
I admit. I get so much stuff for the adult kids and now my step grandkids are even adults. I have IKEA boxes for their gag gifts and electric tooth brushes and toothpaste. But for my sweet hubby and I. It's been a rough year. He's just home from a stroke after a surgery which has him partially blind. But a small piece floated away last night. Praise God!! He's beginning to see!!! ( He's only 53) So I was thinking how nice just the two of us having special stockings. I could not make a stocking for your price. Quality fabric. Buttons that are quality. The trim. Unique shape. Don't sell the pattern. I read the story behind the stockings and I thought Wow. Isn't it amazing what one person did?? Not talking about it. But did it? I'm going to pray for a blessing to get stockings for hubby and me. To celebrate a new life of my year's word BLESSINGS
Eeeeeek!!! Those are adorable, and neutral, and sophisticated, and perfect! They could work with like, almost any decor. It must have taken you forevah to get just the right combinations. KariAnne, you just did that! I love them!
Love the tailored, yet, homespun style and all the collections available! Great combinations! Makes me want to create some of my own. :)
Oh Karianne, are you teasing me or what? I just can't wait to see your Christmas decorations for this year..... I've been waiting since you told us about your magazine debut last year! Here I couldn't wait to tune in last year to get some of your awesome ideas just to find out I would have to wait till this year...... I was SO happy for you! Keep up your Rock Star Self!!!! :-)
Absolutely charming and those tags...adorable! I thought for sure they were burned in with a wood burning tool :)
FABULOUS!! I would title your stocking display ' Classy Country'!! Love the mixture of fabrics and prints! You are spot on with these stockings and the cute wooden "FARM" letters! You Go Gurl!!
I love this idea! So simple but elegant and cozy. Just don't hang too close to a roaring fire! Hello kindling!