{"id":3462,"date":"2012-12-29T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2012-12-29T07:00:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-29T12:00:23","slug":"hung-with-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2012\/12\/29\/hung-with-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Hung with Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It came to my attention to years ago when picking out Abi&#8217;s stocking that stockings just aren&#8217;t made like they used to be. They seem to be made of more flimsy material that sure doesn&#8217;t look like it&#8217;ll last more than a Christmas or two of jubilant dumping.<\/p>\n<p>So this year I saw a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imperfecthomemaking.com\/2011\/12\/christmas-stockings-made-from-sweaters.html?m=1\">pinterest idea<\/a> that I ran with to create a little more Christmas cuteness hanging from our mantel.<\/p>\n<p>I spent a whoppin $6 at the thrift store to purchase all five of our stockings in cute sweaters. (Rachael&#8217;s sweater cost nine cents&#8230; yes, people: $0.09!)<\/p>\n<p>Then I laid an old stocking on the sweaters, chalked the outline, cut them out and sewed them up.<\/p>\n<p>And thus I give you our stockings:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?attachment_id=3463#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3463\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3463\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/pc252893.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Abi&#8217;s stocking<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?attachment_id=3464#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3464\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3464\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/pc252894.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Rachael&#8217;s stocking (sorry, it&#8217;s a little blurry)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?attachment_id=3465#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3465\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3465\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/pc252895.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Matt&#8217;s stocking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?attachment_id=3466#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3466\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3466\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/pc252898.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Hannah&#8217;s stocking<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?attachment_id=3467#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3467\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3467\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/pc252902.jpg?w=225\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">And my stocking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Next year I think I&#8217;ll add embroidery to them to personalize them, but for this year, our stockings worked out great. I also really like that we can easily add a stocking to the mix for a buck or less for whatever foster kids come through our house while still hanging onto the homemade love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Time cost: 10-15 min per stocking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Financial cost: $0.09 to $1.00 per sweater (stocking) unless you want to make more than 1 stocking per sweater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It came to my attention to years ago when picking out Abi&#8217;s stocking that stockings just aren&#8217;t made like they used to be. They seem to be made of more flimsy material that sure doesn&#8217;t look like it&#8217;ll last more than a Christmas or two of jubilant dumping. 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