The Stockings Were Hung By the Piano With Care....

11/16/2012

43 Comments

Idaho Potato Sack Stockings

It's that time of year again: time to start pulling out the Christmas decorations....

Spud Sack Stockings

I try to show Idaho pride as I decorate my home:
Potato sacks from Idaho are the key....
heeheehee...!

Christmas Stockings - Idaho Style

I decided to hang our stockings over the piano.....
After all, if you remember, our mantle is kinda wimpy... heeheeheehee... :)

the Beauty of Burlap: Potato Sack Stockings

And there you have it: Idaho potato sack stockings,

for the Idaho lover,
or the potato lover,
or just for the burlap lover.....

YIPPY!!!!

Just in case you thought my house was always immaculate... :)

Where do you hang YOUR stockings?
~tutorial on how to wallpaper your wall with old sheet music is coming up soon.... :) ~

I link up to a number of these bloggy friends .... as well as to Today’s Creative Blog, Home Stories A 2 Z, Funky Junk Interiors, The Shabby Nest, My Repurposed Life, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Thrifty Decor Chick, Between Naps on the Porch

Comments

JOY link

11/16/2012 20:06

Now THAT's a stocking! However, my grocery doesn't sell potatoes in sacks. I wish they did, because I would enJOY using that fabric.

Crystelle link

11/16/2012 20:56

Thank you Joy!
I enJOYed your comment... :)

Karen link

11/17/2012 06:15

Totally cute! I will have to be on the lookout for those. Living in WA should make it easy. Thanks.

Lisa @ Flour Me With Love link

11/17/2012 06:42

These are beautiful and so clever too!

TracyMB @ Crow's Feet Chic link

11/18/2012 11:09

Really cute, love them. I'm itchy just thinking about sewing them though... I'd be more apt to help in the eating of the potatoes! :)

Dawn @ Inspired Living link

11/19/2012 09:00

Thanks for the comment!

I'm also looking to DIY my stocking for Christmas this year. These are great! BUT...I like how you hang the stocking on old old window frame. I recently found an old frame and have been looking for disply ideas. I will have to pin this one!

Becky link

11/19/2012 09:51

Oh - I love those stockings!!
I like how you have them hung on an old window too. Adorable!

rea link

11/19/2012 11:25

those stockings are so awesome! so where do you actually purchase those potato sacks? i hope you will tell me, i promise i will not make the same bags like yours(because i can't!) they are so beautiful and unique!

huggies***
rea

Crystelle link

11/19/2012 15:19

Hi there! I live in Idaho, so I just ask the growers if I can buy their sacks....
But if you really want some, I have some extra's laying around....
Thanks for your kind words!

Mariel link

11/19/2012 11:41

What fun! I would love to have you come share this or any of your great ideas at the link party on ‘Or so she says…' There’s one going on right now (and every Saturday – Tuesday). Hope to see you there! www.oneshetwoshe.com

Nancy@livininthegreen link

11/19/2012 12:28

Very cute and a great way to use some fun printed fabric...! :)

Marilyn Clark link

11/19/2012 19:14

I LOVE the stockings and I LOVE how you hung them above your fireplace on an upcycled window!

Laurel@chippingwithcharm link

11/21/2012 05:16

Looks great...love your stockings :)

Anita link

11/21/2012 09:52

I just love this idea!! I do have plenty of feed sacks, but not potato sacks. I also really love the sheet music wallpaper. How did you attach the sheets? I really would love to try that, but not sure now to attach.

Crystelle link

11/30/2012 13:20

Feedsacks make great stockigns...!
And the tutorial on how to wallpaper with sheetmusic is coming up soon... :)

hugs x
Crystelle

Tina from A Few Pretty Things link

11/21/2012 13:23

Amazing!

Christina at I Gotta Create! link

11/23/2012 12:37

Love the rustic look!!

<3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
Wildly Original linky party is open

Jill

11/23/2012 13:31

That is such a great idea! I love it! (they're nice big stockings too!! :))

Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
<a href=http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/ >http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/ </a>

Sara at My Merry Messy Life link

11/26/2012 06:38

You are quite the pro at working with burlap - these are such neat stockings and really add some country charm to Christmas! Thanks for sharing at Hookin On Hump Day!

Jennifer @ Town and Country Living link

11/26/2012 15:49

Saw your stockings featured at Cowgirl Up! They're adorable! I just love them.

Crystelle link

11/26/2012 17:43

Hi Jennifer! Thank you so much! You are so kind... :)

Kay Day

11/26/2012 22:19

Saw your Idaho Potato sack stockings at Jill's Creating My Way to Success website. I grew up in Buhl, and I was super delighted to see the potato sacks. They brought back many memories of "potato vacation" every fall when we picked potatoes by hand. Love the sacks! If you can email me the names of some of the potato producers, I'll email a request for a sack from a couple of them just for old time's sake. I also loved your Idaho map that you hung. Makes me homesick for Idaho, after living in Orem and Salt Lake City, Utah; Arlington and Framingham, Massachusetts; Tempe, Arizona; El Centro and San Diego, California; and Columbia and Linn, Missouri. I can't believe I now live two blocks from the Mississippi River in Southeastern Iowa. And, yes, I've been to Nauvoo, 12 miles up the river. Thank you for your photos of your Idaho Potato Sack stockings and the photos of the marvelous Idaho map. They warm my heart.

Holly link

11/27/2012 07:12

I love your stockings. Thanks for sharing at the All Star Block Party!

I'm featuring you this week.

Crystelle link

11/30/2012 13:21

Thank you so much! I am so honored!

Jessi @ Practically Functional link

11/27/2012 09:04

I love those stockings, how fun are they?! I'm working on our permanent forever stockings. My Nana made cross-stitch stockings for our family ages ago, and I've decided to do the same now that I'm married and have my own family. :-) Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!

Crystelle link

11/27/2012 09:19

How wonderful! Your family will love those stockigns for YEARS to come! What a great gift for them... :)

Amy of While Wearing Heels link

11/27/2012 11:11

Those stockings are AMAZING. I adore everything about them. Wonderful idea that is executed flawlessly. Great job.

Crystelle link

11/27/2012 11:23

aren't you the sweetest thing ever.... :)

Rose, home decorating link

11/27/2012 15:29

Both the size and the print of these stockings just put a smile on my face. Good for you! Thank you for sharing it at our linky party at http://www.fineCraftGuild.com

JENN link

11/29/2012 16:13

Love, love the potato sack stockings. Can't wait to find out all about papering the walls with sheet music. :)

Michele link

11/29/2012 19:52

LOVE your rustic/chic stockings! I posted http://www.sewsweetvintage.com/2012/11/reversible-holiday-note-board.html to made you look thursday:)

elizabeth

11/30/2012 05:35

Awesome stockings! Wish I could b so creative.

Mindi link

11/30/2012 07:25

So cute, I love the potato sack stockings! Great idea, pinning, I came over from the pin me party!

Betsy link

11/30/2012 10:22

I love these! So creative and fun hanging on the window.

jami link

11/30/2012 15:26

Love those stockings! If you get a chance, stop by the Tuesday To Do Party and link up!

http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/2012/11/tuesday-to-do-89-and-88-list-makers.html

If you leave a comment, you'll be automatically entered for the Christmas Tee Shirt give-a-way!
Smiles!
Jami
www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com

Mel link

12/01/2012 00:16

Oh these are great, I have no mantle we just hang them on the wall - not even a cute stocking hanger - I must rectify that :)

sherry link

12/02/2012 15:03

These stockings are so precious! Unique and fun!

Carrie link

12/04/2012 19:24

These are so cute! I made my own stockings this year and hung them under the window with care. Posting them to my blog Friday.
Thanks for sharing these at Think Tank Thursday. We hope to see you again tomorrow night.

Natalie link

12/05/2012 09:13

Love the stockings, perfect size and so original!
Thanks for sharing on Tutorial Thursdays.
x
Natalie
www.marigoldsloft.blogspot.com

Kim~madeinaday link

12/05/2012 13:47

These are adorable! Thanks for linking up! I am featuring these tomorrow!
Kim

Maysem Hammad link

12/06/2012 07:09

OH WOW! These are absolutely amazing!! Love them!!

Sherry link

12/06/2012 07:17

Fantastic! Thank you for joining HSH!
Sherry

gail link

12/06/2012 13:11

cute stockings! :)
I have a fireplace, but no stockings to hang.

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