Two Stockings, a Dragon named Tree and a tree

I finally got the kids stockings done (for now). These are made of recycled wool sweaters picked up at local thrift stores. They are a little more 'rustic' than I anticipated.... (my embroidery skills are a wee bit rusty) but I am liking the childlike charm of them. I have visions of adding to them over the coming years.... a few crystal beads on Cleo's.... walnut shells or acorn caps to Phelan's.... Till they become truly unique and very much represent who my children are. (Am I making too much of Christmas stockings?? Or have they become art in progress?)

The dragon known as 'Tree'.
He started out a very handsome and respectable green and yellow, but when he started showing a little too much 'love' and was starting to loose pieces... off to the buy some wool to fix him up! Now, I immediately spotted a lovely green pretty close to Tree's original color and thought it would do the trick nicely. My son, however, had other plans.
He grabbed a bright purple in one hand a dark brick red in the other and proclaimed these two colors were the ones for Tree and no other will will do.

Who am I to argue?


So here is technicolor Tree in all his glory. A much loved little dragon.








We also got our tree this last week and I decided to go the kid friendly route.
Nothing breakable on the tree. And after I put the lights up, I let Phelan do all the rest! He had such a great time decorating it, he continued to redecorate it for several days afterwards.