Jingle Shells
Jingle Bells is one of the most recognized and sung Christmas songs in the world. Written at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont, it wasn’t published until 1857 under the title “The One Horse Open Sleigh”. Originally the song had nothing to do with Christmas but was definitely a winter song.
The title to this week’s challenge image is a take off of Jingle Bells. The image shows three beach themed ornaments hanging together on a Christmas tree with a snowman ornament in the background. One of those three ornaments is in the shape of those large, old-fashioned Christmas tree lights. Instead of a painted bulb with a small light inside this ornament is a clear bulb showing sand and seashells inside.
To one side of that middle ornament hangs a clear, round bulb filled with beach treasures. On the far side of the middle bulb hangs a miniature message in a bottle.
Having lived on the Gulf Coast (USA) for many years these ornaments hold a special place in my heart. A lovely young woman gifted me the message in a bottle one day long ago and I have been following her and ordering from her ever since. Like myself she is a lover of all things associated with the sea. She has several businesses making natural beauty products and jewelry featuring pearls. If anyone is interested I will gladly put you in touch with Kelly.
Many people decorate their holiday trees with memories. Ornaments made as a child, trinkets from world wide travels and ornaments received as gifts are a few of the treasures that show up every year when the holiday decorations are taken out of storage.
Do you use the same Christmas tree ornaments every year?
Or are you one of the folks who use a different color or theme each year necessitating new ornaments each holiday? I’ve also done that in the past, purchasing the next years new theme décor during the after Christmas sales.
Please feel free to share if you treasure holiday decor full of memories of the past or glimpses of the future!
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