I recently read about an organization that is spreading some Christmas cheer and encouraging meaningful gifts in several different ways. It is such a touching, fun, and unique idea, and as I learned more about it, I knew that this concept would appeal to many of my readers!
The organization is called Bauble Stockings. To read more about its vision and mission, click here. The concept was the brainstorm of the owner, and came directly from Christmas memories of her childhood.
In her words:
A Bauble Stocking contains, or has a clue to, the final present of Christmas, a grand finale to the holiday.
Growing up, my mom always received the last gift of Christmas as a thank you for all she’d done that year, and it, or a clue to it, was found in her needlepoint stocking that hung on our tree.
My dad called it her “Bauble Stocking” because on a good year it was a bauble, a piece of jewelry. The tradition of brainstorming for this gift with my dad and older brothers was always my favorite part of Christmas- seeing mom’s face was an added bonus!
Every year it’s different: be it jewelry, concert tickets, even art lessons! We’ve done scavenger hunts, hobby lessons, love notes, riddles, trips, heirlooms, puppies, meal delivery services, you name it. The fun thing is hearing how different families make this tradition their own.
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Bauble Stockings offers the hand-stitched stockings for purchase, which are meant to hold the most highly anticipated Christmas gifts each year. This would be such a meaningful and fun tradition.
Each stocking is 100% hand-stitched and finished. In 2018, we moved our production to a community of single moms in Haiti. This organization, Good Threads Needlepoint, has since become a registered BCorp. The women are paid the equivalent of school teachers and nurses. They originally began stitching needlepoint belts to provide stability in their homes so their children could attend school.
This organization has donated over $30,000 to various charities since its inception in 2018!
If you are local to the Pensacola area, you can buy these stockings at Pizzaz.
I was inspired by this project, the labor that has taken place for its successful launch, and the amount of joy that it has spread!
Here are some ideas of incredible gifts and experiences that would be perfect to be hidden inside a Bauble Stocking for the lucky recipient.
A bucket-list trip! All my travel guides and experiences are linked here! If you want to remain stateside, my 35th birthday trip to Napa comes to mind as a perfect option. Click here for a recap!
We had so much fun on our mother-daughter trip to Nashville earlier this fall, where a highlight was a trip to the American Girl store! Click here to learn more about planning the ultimate American Girl experience at any store. Such a fun treat for a little girl of any age!
Mickey ears inside a Bauble Stocking would be such a fun way to surprise the kids with a Disney trip!
You can never go wrong with an incredible piece of jewelry (drop a few hints to your hubby or kids!) – to ensure that the Bauble Stocking lives up to its name!
Make a scavenger hunt through the house to lead your children or significant other to a special gift you have hidden.
OK, your turn! What would you hide inside a Bauble Stocking?
