# Making stocking name tags with the Stocking Tag Generator

> stocking-shaped name tags that hang from the mantel hook

Hang one of these from the stocking hook and nobody mixes up whose chocolate is whose. Type the name in **Tag Text** and the tool sets it in connected script on a stocking silhouette riding a tag plate. Pick the **Tag Shape** - Rectangle or Rounded - then balance **Stocking Size** against **Name Text Size** and set the **Hole Size** for ribbon. The export splits into a **Base Layer** and a **Text Layer** so two-color builds line up perfectly.

## What you need

- **Laser cutting:** 3 mm [acrylic](https://yxecreations.com/pages/acrylic-sheets) in Christmas red, white, or glitter, or [laser-grade plywood](https://yxecreations.com/collections/laser-grade-plywood)
- **Assembly:** [3M 467 tape](https://yxecreations.com/collections/3m-tape) or CA glue for the two-layer version
- **Finishing:** ribbon or twine

## Step 1 - Name and shape



Enter the name and pick Rectangle or Rounded for the tag plate. Choose a flowing script font - the names on these tags are the entire design, so audition a few.

## Step 2 - Balance the layout



- **Stocking Size** sets the silhouette; **Name Text Size** scales the script - long names want a wider tag.
- Set **Hole Size** to 4-5 mm so ribbon threads easily.
- Around 80-100 mm wide hangs nicely from a mantel hook without hiding the stocking.

## Step 3 - Export the SVG



Download the **SVG** - Base Layer and Text Layer come out as separate paths for two-material cutting, or run both as one job for a single-color tag.

## Laser Cutting

### Laser cutting



1. Cut the base from red or glitter acrylic and the text layer from white for the candy-cane contrast.
2. Bond the text to the base with 3M tape - align the stocking toe first, the rest follows.
3. Single-material option: cut the base and engrave the name instead of stacking.
4. Tie to the stocking hook with ribbon through the hole.

## Make it yours

- Make the whole household's set in one session - including the pets.
- Glitter gold base with white text reads luxe against velvet stockings.
- Engrave the year on the stocking heel for annual editions.
- Use them as oversized gift tags on the big presents that will not wrap.
- Walnut plywood with engraved names suits farmhouse mantels.
- Mini versions become wine-glass charms at Christmas dinner.
- Match fonts with the Christmas Ornament Generator for a coordinated mantel-and-tree look.

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