I saw this tutorial on Lee Hill Primitives blog and I knew it was the one for me. I just had to make one for myself and a few extras for fun. I sewed up the bag and grunged it with coffee and cinnamon. Then I fashioned the Santa stump doll out of muslin, wool, and some thick brown fabric. You can take him out after the holidays and put whatever else you want in the pocket year round. I have never sewn by hand much and the workmanship is not professional but I think he turned out dang cute. The last giveaway I had was so much fun that I wanted to have another one! I am giving this one away (along with a small candle and chocolates) on Nov. 26th!!! Just in time to start decorating for Christmas. Ho Ho Ho. Just follow me ~ Tell me one of your most favorite Christmas traditions ~ Post the giveaway in your sidebar if you like (that's always nice). Thanks so much for all your visits. I enjoy getting to know everyone.
This last picture is fuzzy for some reason, but you get the idea.
Hi Steph... he turned out cute! Good job! I'd love to display him.
ReplyDeleteFavorite christmas tradition... DECORATING! :)
Have a wonderful day!
Carmen and the Primcats
Wow! He turned out so well I'd say amazing!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a chance to win him so my fav. Christmas tradition is wrapping the gifts on Christmas Eve with my DH when the kids are asleep - hopefully! and we enjoy that spirit of Christmas and of course after all that wrapping it's fun to see how quickly the kids pull it all off!
Have a great day!
Christine
Hi Steph, well I must say your Santa pocket is so cute - great job!
ReplyDeleteI also think you are so wonderfully generous to make one for some lucky winner...and I would like to add my name to that list please.
Thanks so much.
I am a follower of course and will gladly put this on my sidebar.
Thanks.
Karen
Did someone say chocolate??? ;o) Seriously - this little ditty bag is adorable Steph...I would be honored to be entered in your giveaway! (You're putting me to shame - I can't even finish up one giveaway and here you are on another already....) I'm a follower - and delighted to be....I've posted on my sidebar...And, one of my favorite traditions (glad you said "one" not "my most")is one we started when my son was little...everyone leaves cookies for Santa, but my son was worried about a snack for Santa's reindeer. So, we started leaving carrots and such for the reindeer, along with the cookies. And wouldn't you know it, the reindeer started leaving a special gift of their own for my son in his room....one he still gets to this day....Thanks for another wonderfully fun giveaway Steph...Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin
ReplyDeleteHI Steph, I found your wonderful blog on our forum of APP!
ReplyDeleteI just love it and joined and I would LOVE to enter to win that AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL, Santa pocket.He came out FABULOUS for your first time!!!!ARE you sure you didn't do these before, LOL!
This is a wonderful Christmas HOMEMADE giveaway!
I LOVE Christmas!!!
Thanks for hosting this giveaway, and I read want Robin wrote, someone said CHOCOLATES, WOOOHOO!!!!!! YUMMO!
Christimas Blessings,
Tricia
I am a follower. Posted in my sidebar. Please enter me. Your ditty bag is so sweet. I love it.
ReplyDeleteReading the story of Christs birth & placing the baby Jesus figure in the manger of our nativity on Christmas eve before going to bed. Blessings!
Lara
Just became a follower and love your blog! My favorite Christmas tradition has to be making a nice breakfast for my family that morning. Please enter me in your drawing and I will put this on my side bar! Kendra
ReplyDeleteOh your ditty bag with santa turned out awesome!! Prim perfect, if I say so myself :-)
ReplyDeleteHmmm.....great prim goodies chocolate...who could ask for more. Please enter me....I am a choco-junkie.
My favorite Christmas tradition....baking and frosting lots of cookies!
hugs!
Carol
Hi Steph, I am so happy that you used my tutorial to make yours. You did a great job on it. I loved to have creations of other artisans too, so, please enter my in your giveaway. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Steph, my favorite Christmas tradition would be spendig a day baking all kinds of cookies. Christmas is the only time I do a lot of baking.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to be entered in your beautiful giveaway. Your santa ditty bag is prim perfect!
I am adding your giveaway to my blog sidebar.
Blessings,
Jean
He is so cute! You did a great job on him! I'd love to have a chance to win him ~ my favorite Christmas tradition is listening to my Dolly Partin & Kenny Rogers Christmas cd ~ we used to listen to the record as kids when we decorated or were cooking christmas dinner. :O) It brings back great memories! I will share your giveaway on my sidebar too! Hope you enjoy your day!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Hon for removingcomment that had my email address, you are a sweetie.
ReplyDeleteI checked my email and saw that you did get it!
Hugs,
Tricia
Steph, Your little Santa ditty bag is adorable! I know JUST where I would hang him!! Christmas traditions..my favorite has to be getting up before the sun on Christmas morning..I sneak out and turn on Christmas music and the tree lights. I make a pot of coffe for myself...and then go wake up the boys!! It's one morning they all jump right out of bed! Katie
ReplyDeleteHi Steph, I'd love a chance to win your santa bag, I am a follower. My favorite tradition is Christmas Eve Church Service. ~Ann
ReplyDeleteHi, Steph, your little Santa is darling! My oldest long standing tradition from my childhood is having those Pillsbury turnovers for breakfast on Christmas morning. I know it isn't anything homemade, but I loved them when I was a child, and now my son loves them too! Melinda
ReplyDeleteSanta is so darling! I have him posted in my Homespun Hannah's Blog sidebar. Please enter me in your giveaway. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHello Steph oh how Sweet I love your Ditty Bag please throw my name in I follow and I will share on my sidebar.
ReplyDeleteChristmas tradition.........we try every year to go and see my mother just for a short visit, she will soon be 90 and I want to cherish those visits while I can. While there though the tradition LOL is the next morning after Christmas we go to Pro Bass Shop LOL.......yes once a year LOL
Brenda
Hi Steph,
ReplyDeleteHow adorable!
I would love to be entered into your giveaway.
Of course Im a follower. :)
I have posted about your giveaway on my sidebar.
Thanks so much!
Hugs,
Tam
How cute! I love that it is a little bag that can be filled with goodies! We love to drive around and look at Christmas lights...one of my favorite holiday traditions! Here in Florida people really go all out! ♥
ReplyDeleteLove the bag with santa, but especially that it can be used year round! I am an follower and would love to be entered into your giveaway. My favorite tradition is having what we call "holy night supper" on christams eve. We eat a meatless polish meal. I have been doing this since I was a child and I now share this with my four children!
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Lori
applegrovetreasures@yahoo.com
Hi Steph~ would love for you to enter my name in your drawing, love that Santa Sack. My favorite tradition is our Christmas Eve dinner at our home. I will also post on my giveaway page.. Thanks so much! Traci
ReplyDeletei am a new follower gfc:tanyacantrell2
ReplyDeletemy fav christmas tradition is being with the family and eating christmas dinner
tanyacantrell2 at yahoo dot com
I am a new follower. One of my favorite Christmas traditions happens on Christmas Eve. We have done it this way for over 10 years now! Maybe longer lol. Every year the TBS channel starts showing the movie The Christmas Story on Christmas Eve. The show it over and over and over again for 24 hours straight. Well the TV stays on the whole time for this movie Marathon and the funniest thing is after we get done with eating and decorating the tree on Christmas Eve, we will sit around together and watch it over and over and over. Sometimes we sit quietly and watch and other times we are telling stories of past Christmases and laughing. We sip on mugs of hot chocolate or a hot toddie or two. We eat Christmas cookies and treats. We just enjoy being together.
ReplyDeleteI posted this on my sidebar too! I love your little Santa and would be honored to have him at my house for Christmas!
hugs,
Lynn
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower.
One of my favourite Christmas traditions is hanging the vintage red christmas bells my grandmother used to hang in the windows of our farmhouse when I was a little girl. They blink off and on and chime. I think of her whenever I look at them.
I will post your giveaway on my blog.
Thanks,
Sue
wickedfaerie13@gmail.com
I follow you. THanks, mamatkins@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteWell silly me didn't say what my favorite Christmas tradition is....
ReplyDeleteEver since my husband and I married, for breakfast on Christmas morning we had Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls and Orange Rolls (the ones in the round cans). Along with coffee, milk and Orange juice.
It continued throughout our children being home and still does to this day - even our youngest son has carried this on with his family for Christmas morning breakfast.
Karen
Steph, he is adorable, I'd love to be entered into your giveaway! I am a follower of your blog and my favourite Christmas tradition is having tortierre on Christmas Eve as we decorate the tree. It is a traditonal French Canadian meat pie and very delicious! I'll post a link to your giveaway on my blogs sidebar, thanks for the opportunity! Deb
ReplyDeleteMy favorite tradition is having my grandchildren help me trim the tree. I follow GFC. Thanks for sharing the giveaway
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Hello, please enter me in your Santa giveaway.
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job making it and I would be
proud to have it in my home. I posted to my blog sidebar. My favorite Christmas tradition is piping Christmas music through the house from the Christmas Vinyl website. It's continuous Christmas music for free!
Thanks so much for the opportunity to be in the giveaway,
Susan
I am following. I would gift this to my cousin, it looks a little like him. (Maybe a lot?)
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