Traditionally, Christmas stockings are hung on a fireplace mantel, however many homes do not have mantels and that is where the challenge begins. First, for those who have mantels, the key is to find matching Christmas stocking hangers to hold your matching set of stockings. There are many pretty holders on the market that you can purchase, some are brass and others are ceramic or cast iron . Years ago, I found my family’s stocking holders to hang my set through the JC Penney catalog. They are very cute ceramic figurines, each with a different theme, like a snowman, santa claus, angels, christmas tree, etc… They compliment the Christmas stockings by Cotton Creations very well. They are not real heavy, so you can’t put heavy items in the stockings, but they are heavy enough to hold the stockings in place. Check JC Penney catalog during the Christmas season, they ran about $ 10.00 a piece. Of course, if you don’t want to purchase holders you can drill small holes underneath the mantel and insert a small nail or hook. You won’t even be able to see the hooks. Another idea is to string garland across the mantel and hang the Christmas stockings from that by a pretty piece of ribbon.
For those who don’t have firplaces, I suggest hanging your stockings from a wooden coat rack that has pegs. Attach the coat rack to a wall and hang the Christmas stockings from the wooden pegs by a pretty piece of ribbon. Also, if you have a stair rail or bannister, you can hang the Christmas stockings from garland draped across it. Be creative!