Giveaway Starts Today

FREE STUFF starting TODAY till the end of 2011. I am giving away throw pillows, throw pillow covers, and Christmas stockings from my Shop. This offer excludes table runners & toppers.

One item will be given away each week to a lucky winner. Drawings will be held on Mondays. By entering this giveaway, you have a chance to win each week while this promotion lasts.

Enter the Giveaway by following these simple instructions.

• enter your email address on the top right corner of the blog, and click Submit button 
• go to vicontempo.etsy.com and choose an item you would like to win, and leave a comment on this Giveaway post, telling why you like it, along with a link to the item

Here are some additional things you can do to INCREASE your chance of winning:

• share this Giveaway post on Facebook, Twitter, or your own blogs, and include the link to the vicontempo shop.
• follow Vicontempo on Twitter: @Vicontempo
• Join Vicontempo Facebook Fan Page
• subscribe to RSS feed on this blog.
•  write a blog about the item

Don't forget to add links when posting your comments.
Each of your comments, and other social networking actions, including all of the above, will turn into raffle tickets. Remember more tickets you get, the better chance you have for winning. These tickets will keep on being raffled once a week till the end of 2011.

The first drawing will be on November 7th. There are 24 different styles of throw pillows and pillow covers, and 28 styles of Christmas stockings.

Good luck!

Christmas Stockings - View Full Album on Facebook

Send one of these gorgeous stockings stuffed with goodies to your loved ones. Stuff your stocking with some chocolate, DVDs, jewelry, and many other items.
To proceed with the purchase, go to vicontempo.etsy.com.


To view the full collection of Christmas Stockings, go to the Christmas Stockings Album on Facebook.

If you are holding a corporate Christmas Party, appreciating your employees, this is a perfect idea for your company gifts. Please send me an Email with the fabric you have in mind that you would like to use, or let me know what theme you'd like to feature, and I will get them done and shipped to you for your party.

Christmas Stockings - A Perfect Gift Idea

Last year, I had looked around searching for a good quality Christmas Stocking. Back then I didn't know what a difficult task it was to find a stocking that would fit my needs. For example, I wanted it to have a wide opening, so I could stuff goodies, DVDs, and many other presents.  Also, I needed the inside part of the stocking to be fray-free without any holes, and have a lining so I could put in small items, like earring studs, for instance, and not have them lost. The cuff had to be adjustable to any height I wanted. And most importantly, the stocking had to be stiff to a certain degree that it would hang without losing its form. Yeah, I am very picky when it comes to quality and the purpose the item would serve. Please don't get me wrong, I am a very fun person to be around, who loves to waste money on silly things like many of you do.
So anyway, most of the stockings I found were very narrow and long, the inside was just a mess, cuffs were not adjustable, and they were not stiff at all. That's when I thought I had to make my own Christmas Stockings. And look, the design is very simple, but the stockings have a very good quality, and the fabric prints carry different themes.
Please tell me how I met my goals by leaving comments under this post. You can find all of the stockings by visiting my Etsy Shop. I would love to hear your critiques of the stockings. But before you do that here are some images I would like to share with you.
 
It is a good size stocking, not too large, not too small. The overall measurements of all stockings are 16" Long (excluding the hook, measuring from top to bottom), and 12.5" Wide (measuring from left to right)

 

 Each stocking has a cotton lining insert that doesn't have any visible stitching. It looks neat and clean.

 Cuffs are made of felt, lined with interface for stiffness and they are adjustable to any height.

 All stitches on the stockings are hidden, or invisible, except the decorative stitching on the cuffs.

For the stiffness of the stockings I have lined the wrong side of cotton fabric with the interface, furthermore the cotton lining adds more stiffness.

Finally, I found the stockings I was looking for: they were in my head, and I had to make them.