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DIY penguin, snowman and Santa stocking holders

Christmas stocking holders

December 1, 2013

No matter how full Santa makes your stockings, they’ll stay in place with our heavy-duty stocking holders. Keystone pavers are the ideal weight and shape to make a cute penguin, snowman or Santa for your mantel.

You don’t need extraordinary artistic skills to replicate these characters—just use our photo as a guide. Easy-to-follow instructions, along with a little paint, a few blocks of wood and screw hooks will get you started.

How to make stocking holders

DIY penguin, snowman and Santa stocking holders

how to make a penguin stocking holder
Ingredients
  • keystone paver
  • 2″ x 4″ x 4″ piece of wood
  • white, black and yellow paint
  • paintbrush
  • jar lid or round glass
  • artist’s brush
  • hot glue gun
  • 2 pom poms
  • large pipe cleaner
  • scissors
  • 2 strips of felt, 2″ x 12″
  • awl
  • hammer
  • #8 screw hook
  • industrial-strength glue
Instructions
  1. Paint the entire front side of the paver white and the piece of wood black. Allow them to dry.
  2. Once paver is dry, use a jar lid or glass to trace a circle to make a tummy. Then use our photo as a guide to outline the face. Using an artist’s brush, paint the eyes and beak on the face. Paint the rest of the paver black.
  3. Create earmuffs by gluing pom poms to both ends of a pipe cleaner. Allow them to dry then bend the earmuffs into a semi-circle. Place them around the penguin’s head and glue into place.
  4. Make the scarf by cutting two strips of felt to wrap around the penguin’s ‘neck’—one won’t be long enough. Secure with glue on the back of the paver, cut a few short snips for fringe on both ends of the felt then set aside.
  5. Use an awl and hammer to make a starter hole in the center of one end of the wood block then twist your screw hook into the hole.
  6. Apply industrial-strength glue to both the bottom of your penguin and the top of the block where it will sit. Wait a minute or two then press them together firmly to bond. Allow the glue to dry several hours.
  7. Now you’re set to hang your stocking and wait for Santa’s arrival!
Notes
Felt scraps and pom poms make perfect accessories. If your scraps aren’t quite long enough to wrap around the ‘neck,’ piece two strips together with glue on the back of the paver—no one will ever see it!
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DIY penguin, snowman and Santa stocking holders

how to make a snowman stocking holder
Ingredients
  • keystone paver
  • 2″ x 4″ x 4″ piece of wood
  • white, black and orange paint
  • paintbrush
  • artist’s brush
  • hot glue gun
  • scissors
  • 2 strips of felt, 2″ x 12″
  • blue felt for hat
  • pom pom
  • awl
  • hammer
  • #8 screw hook
  • industrial-strength glue
Instructions
  1. Paint the entire front side of the paver white and the piece of wood black. Allow them to dry.
  2. Once dry, use our photo as a guide to paint the facial features with an artist’s brush.
  3. While the paver is drying, cut two strips of felt for the scarf to wrap around the snowman’s neck—one won’t be long enough. Secure with glue on the back of the paver, cut a few short snips for fringe on both ends of the felt then set aside.
  4. Make his hat by measuring a piece of felt around the top of the head, leaving extra for overlap. Cut to size, fold the rim of the hat upward then glue. Gather and tie the top with yarn and glue a pom pom on top.
  5. Use an awl and hammer to make a starter hole in the center of one end of the wood block then twist your screw hook into the hole.
  6. Apply industrial-strength glue to both the bottom of your snowman and the top of the block where he will sit. Wait a minute or two then press them together firmly to bond. Allow the glue to dry several hours.
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DIY penguin, snowman and Santa stocking holders

how to make a Santa stocking holder
Ingredients
  • keystone paver
  • 2″ x 4″ x 4″ piece of wood
  • red, white, flesh tone and black paint
  • paintbrush
  • artist’s brush
  • hot glue gun
  • scissors
  • 2 strips of felt, 2″ x 12″
  • red and white felt for hat
  • pom pom
  • awl
  • hammer
  • #8 screw
  • industrial-strength glue
Instructions
  1. Paint the bottom potion of the paver’s front side red. Paint the piece of wood black then allow them to dry.
  2. Once dry, paint the upper portion of the paver white, allow it to dry then follow our photo as a guide to outline and paint the beard, facial features and belt with an artist’s brush.
  3. While the paver is drying, make his hat. Wrap red felt in a cone shape around the top of the head, leaving extra for overlap. Cut to size then apply glue at the seam. Cut excess felt, remove then glue a pom pom on top.
  4. Use an awl and hammer to make a starter hole in the center of one end of the wood block then twist your screw hook into the hole.
  5. Apply industrial-strength glue to both the bottom of your snowman and the top of the block where he will sit. Wait a minute or two then press them together firmly to bond. Allow the glue to dry several hours.
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DIY penguin, snowman and Santa stocking holders

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