Abstract: An artistic stocking including an outer layer coated with a paintable surface to permit the stocking to be painted or otherwise decorated. The stocking can also include a pattern printed onto the outer layer, and the pattern can be visible through the paintable surface. The stocking can also include a pattern printed onto the paintable surface. Also, disclosed is a kit including a canvas stocking, having an outer layer coated with a paintable surface to permit the stocking to be painted. The paintable surface includes gesso, acrylic gesso, and/or soy-based gesso; and one or more of a color set including paints, a coloring apparatus set including paintbrushes, knives, markers, pens, pencils, crayons, and/or chalk; a color theory poster including a plurality of multi-colored color wheels and a plurality of uncolored color wheels.