Our stockings is hung by the fireplace..Where is your stocking hung?
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Our stockings is hung by the fireplace..Where is your stocking hung?
also by the fireplace
on the mantel of the fireplace
Use to be by the fireplace, but due to changes in living quarters, they now hang on stocking holders on the Living room bookcase and the same in the Library (so the dogs cannot get to them)... :presents3:
We hand them over the fireplace and add little treats for Christmas morning.
Since we have several dogs, we hang them all over. All long as they are out of reach... lol. :xmaswink:
We have brass clips that attach to the bricks of the fireplace and they hang from them. I could never get the stocking holders that sit on top of the mantle to actually hold them.
I have a couple on the mantle, but I use the very heavy flat metal ones... :rudolph:
Did anyone ever hang their stocking on their bedpost when they were a kid?
I've heard of that, but no. We did not have an "Official" place to hang them, so they showed up filled and under the tree Christmas morning when I was growing up. In our home, they hang empty on various stocking holders throughout the house and if when filled they can still hold the weight, cool. Otherwise, under the tree they go as well... :presents3:
A lot of the time ours aren't able to hold the weight, so they're laid down under where they were hanging. Such a lovely vision. :treedance:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop1954
Indeed. And I will admit, that if I could only get one "thing" at Christmas, it would be a filled stocking. Always my last and favorite present to open... :presents1:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe
Me too! Except we always opened the stockings first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop1954
I can see and appreciate the anticipation in doing it first... :hopxmas:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe
On the fire placeQuote:
Originally Posted by christmasnut
Ours got a bit too heavy for the holders, so they are under the tree, front and center... :tree1:
Although they look really nice hanging full, no one ever wishes that they were less full, so they could hang instead of being laid down. :santahat:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop1954
An excellent point... :xmaswink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe
I use command hooks because they will hold the weight of a full stocking.
This year, they will be in the Harry Potter library (I put it together for my wife). That way the dogs will not get to them... lol :snowman:
They have sticky backs, right? I wouldn't have thought they would be strong enough. Good to know.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerdude
So does this mean your main tree will be in there also? How many rooms do you have trees in now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop1954
No. There are trees of various sizes in the living room, library, family room, dining room and my wife's music room. The main is in the living room, but we keep the presents in the library so that prying noses and paws keep out... lol :christmastree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe
Sounds like a wonderland over there. :santa:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop1954
Yes, they have sticky backs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe
It's fun. Of course sometimes it seems weird to light trees in one room and be in another all together... lol :waving:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe
my cats have stockings, running out of room on the fireplace mantel. adopted another one this summer. :elf1:
They hang by the fireplace until they are filled Christmas Eve and then placed by the tree due to the weight... :tree:
running out of room on the fireplace mantel, I may have to install a 2nd fireplace :merrychristmas:
I do keep one down in my office that I put gift cards in during the year and then give them to the church to hand out as they see fit... :my lord:
This year, the stockings for my wife and I will be in the Harry Potter Library (which will be transformed into Christmas as well). Thi si due to the addition of two large dogs that seem to get into everything. The library is the one room in the house that stays shut when not in use... :waving:
:santahat: How cute. How many cats do you have now? Do they coexist peacefully?Quote:
Originally Posted by Elf_Erv
Do you have a total of 2 dogs? Or are these 2 adding to one(s) that you already had?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop1954
I have bought two stocking hangers, so they will be off the ground in the library... :waving:
Sorry I missed this one earlier Mistletoe. We now have a total of four. Two are at 100 lbs+, one around 50 and the last at 23. And they love to get into things... lol :waving:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe
Wow- big! Did you get them as puppies, or full grown? Do you walk them? I would think that would take a lot of muscle...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop1954
That's a lot of love you have surrounding you. :santa:
Two we did get as puppies. The two we got this year, were the mother and brother of our dog Baron. I do try to walk them, but this time of year it is a bit tough... lol :merrychristmas:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe
How nice of Baron to be reunited with his family! Did he recognize them? Or was he too young when he left them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop1954
They have stayed with us from time to time. I'm guessing they are now ours for good. But yes, he did recognize them and they all get along very well... :presents3:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistletoe