Christmas Anyone?

I have to start by saying that I have totally copied (I mean to say that I was so inspired by) Steve's cousin Amy Jo. A while back she had put on her blog that she was starting to make Christmas stockings for her family. I thought that was such a cute idea and I remembered that it was something my mom did when she had young kids at home. So I decided to give it a go!

I was very, very scared when I first got these in the mail because I'm not known for my mad sewing skills, so I knew this was going to be a long process. I've had to learn so many new things like beading, sequins, and new stitches that I'm hoping I'll be a pro when I'm finally done. I started with mine and it took about a month, but I finally finished tonight! I'm so excited to get it done and I'm crossing my fingers that I can get Steve's and Preston's done before Christmas (since they are more difficult, especially Preston's). Here's the results:

(I even picked the same stocking as Steve's cousin, I guess I was just so inspired! Sorry Amy Jo, take it as a compliment because it was by far the cutest one!)

Please ignore how gross I look!!