stockings

It’s that time of year again!

Ultimate Stocking time, of course. This is a tradition I started in 2003 (can you believe it?!) and it’s still going strong (at least in my heart). The Ultimate Stocking is a space for you to share with the world what you hope to get in your stocking this year.  Just leave your list in a comment below and rest assured that your prayers will be answered (mine always have!)

I was reading over previous years’ stuffings and discovered I almost always hope for the same thing, so I’m going to try and mix it up a little this year.

Santa, if you’re listening, here’s what I’m hoping for:

• A magnetized pin box
• A roller cutter like one of these
• Sewing chalk (for marking lines and tracing patterns)
• An attachable light for my kindle (All the best places to read seem to be dark corners…)
• The broken part on sewing machine (Since you’re all-knowing, I guess you can figure this out, it’s the thing that makes the thread turn.  I’m improvising with a chopstick right now)
• A gift certificate to Ancestry.com World (just a few  months)
• A  yard stick that has the metric system on it too
• Tickets (anywhere, to anything, surprise me)
• Something to make my jewelry not tarnish anymore (maybe a jewelry box would help too…)
• Gift certificate to shoe and/or clothing store
• Magnetized notepad for the fridgerator
• A purse hook (this one’s really tacky, but this is the idea)
• One of Aunt Cindy’s pecan pies
• A jar of Aunt Carmel’s homemade sweet pickles
• Seeds for next year’s garden
• Little pinzer hair clamps
• Pedicure gift certificate
• Sewing lesson (how to read patterns/take measurements…)
• Homemade Christmas tree ornaments
• Christmas music
• A bottle of Opi nail polish
• Fresh White Musk body spray (Lori Bennett gave me some a couple of years ago and it’s lasted forever without getting that nasty old perfume smell.  I love it!)

As usual, everyone who shares their stocking hopes will be entered in a contest to win a fabulous MoltenChocolate prize!  Merry Christmas!

Now that we’ve finished stuffing turkeys, it’s time to start stuffing stockings!  That’s right, folks: MoltenChocolate’s annual Stocking Stuffer Contest is officially on!  Have you been pining for a new pair of gloves, but don’t know how to get the word out?  You’re in luck, because Santa Claus himself reads my blog everyday (Google told me).  What do you want in your stocking this year?  Leave a hint for Santa in a comment below and automatically recieve a fabulous MoltenChocolate prize!  Your stocking wishes don’t necessarily have to be realistic and extra points are awarded for creativity.

Here are a few things I’m hoping for this year:

• An acai berry
• Something handmade
• Salad hands
• Real maple syrup
• The world’s largest plastic container of reduced fat peanut butter
• Plastic baggies
• Givenchy or Bvlgari perfume (Givenchy: the one in the purple bottle, Bvlgari:classic)
• Jewelry cleaning cloth
• 2 bottles of vanilla extract
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Sesame seeds
• Small gift certificate to istockphoto.com (like $5-$10)
• Sturdy wide toothed comb for wet hair
• Burned movies: Anne of Green Gables The Continuing Story (not AofGG or AofA, which I already have, but the 3rd edition), Home Alone, Sound of Music, My Fair Lady
• Dried cherries & dried cranberries in large quantities
• Magazine subscription
• Interesting wine glass charms
• Something from Etsy.com
• Jewelry box, if it fits, mostly with spaces for earrings & necklaces
• Books
• A year at home with the family
• Tickets to a theater show or concert
• Trip to Paris or other interesting European city
• Paper panettone molds (good luck, Santa, they’re like impossible to find!)
• And, if Santa’s really feeling spendy this year, a really good digital camera, but this is optional

Remember, everyone who participates receives a fabulous prize!  If you need some ideas, try checking out the entries from years past:

Sockaholic 2003

The Ultimate Stocking Competition 2007

Merry Christmas!