How to: Stuff a Stocking with Stylish Supplies

There's nothing I love more than wrapping presents. Some of my favorite days at Crush are when the UPS guy brings a box of tissue paper. It may not sound like much, but opening a box and finding leaf print tissue, or bold red with sparkles, or a Hawaiian floral print, is a blast. Each and every time we wrap something up, it's like giving a present. It really is just so much fun. New wrapping supplies spice up our bags and add to the festive fun of the holiday season. We love picking out the wrapping paper, choosing the bows, and digging out the faux holly berries that will add a special touch. You can imagine then the elation that actually wrapping Christmas presents brings us.

So here we are at the end of November, making our lists, checking them twice and wrapping up treats for those who've been, perhaps a bit naughty, but mostly nice. My personal favorite way to package up parcels is to stuff them Mary-Poppins-bottomless-carpet-bag-style into stockings. An old, but super fun, tradition, stockings possess all of the Christmas traits I adore. There's the soft, velvety red fabric that's reminiscent of Santa's suit. There's the fuzzy white trim that looks like snow. And then: there are the names. In multi-colored glitter glue from the mall (or perhaps a Christmas specialty store) it's a symbol of home. Home is where you hang your hat, it's where you lay your head, it's where you nail your personalized stocking to the mantle.

So how do we stuff a stocking at Crush? Well, we incorporate a lot of little things. Since we're subterranean, we really know how to maximize space...

Some suggestions:
1 Miss Oops Sponge
1 Cosmoholic Lip Gloss (in Rock Red, for a holiday party)
1 Pistachio cocktail ring by Marisa Perry
1 pair of Hollywood Fashion Tape Cover-ups (to conceal how cold it'll be en route to that New Year's Eve party)
1 Avoca scarf (the Perido print ones fold up quite small, it's really quite convenient)... throw in the matching gloves for good measure
1 leather and gold beaded Ettika bracelet and/or 1 Marc Bernstein wrap bracelet
1 Crush candle
1 Sage Fragrances roll on perfume

And if there's room (there are some really big stockings out there), pop in some of these:
An oh so soft Daftbird tee shirt
An Urban Expressions clasped wallet
A feathered headband by Headdress NY
A pair of Fornash stud earrings
A large briolette necklace by local designer Laura Mandell

If you're running low on space because the stand at Downtown Crossing ran out of XL stockings because it's the day before Christmas, these space-savers might help:
A Crush gift certificate
A coupon for a closet cleanse or Private Party at Crush (see website for details)
A convertible bra clip (for all of those racer-back dresses)
A Fornash Jewelry tray to keep all of those precious little pieces organized

Mix and match Crush stocking stuffers for all of those special someones on your list, we'd be happy to help you wrap them up... we haven't gotten to use the faux holly berry trinkets on any gift wrapping job yet this season. Oh, and last but not least, while I have your attention: if anyone, i.e. Laura or Rebecca, happens to ask you: Kara really wants a staple gun for hanging decorations at the store and I wouldn't hate seeing a new keyboard for the store computer under the tree at Crush.