Stocking Christmas Swag Tutorial

Hello there Yellow Bliss Readers! Ashley here again from Cherished Bliss! Can you believe we are already getting ready for Christmas?? I feel like we barely got in to fall, and bam, there is snow on the ground! Today I’m here to share with you party of my Christmas Mantel. I actually made these Drop Cloth Stockings last year, but I added a mini Christmas Swag to each of the stockings this year and it was the perfect finishing touch!

You could definitely make these with fresh garland, which I actually prefer, but I put my decorations up so early they die off before Christmas. If you don’t put up your decor until after Thanksgiving then that would totally work for you and I say go for it. I just adore the smell of fresh garland! But let’s talk about these little mini Christmas Swag Stocking Decorations and how easy they are to make!

Supplies:
– Christmas Stems
– Wire Cutters
– Twine
– Jingle Bells (small)
– Twine
– Green Floral Wire
– Red Berries Stem
– Drop Cloth Stockings (tutorial here)

How to Make Christmas Swag to Decorate your Stockings

Using your wire cutters, cut a few pieces fromm you Christmas Stems pairing up the branches that work well together. For this particular stem (that I found at Michaels) I cut a fluffy branch, and one that was more flat.

Once you have the branches snipped off, layer them until you are happy with how it looks. Take your twine and tie a jingle bell on to the end of it and line up your twine with the branches, and top it off with a clipping from your red berry stem.

Wrap the end with your green floral wire to secure everything.

I didn’t permanently attach my Christmas Swag to the stockings because I like to change stuff out from year to year, so I just slipped it up under the bows I have and they just stay there. But if you want to make sure they don’t slip off you could just put a little dot of hot glue and glue them in place.