Decorative shell trees Advent Blog Day 14 - Seashells by the seashore Shell tree In the 1800's decorative gifts called sailor's valentines were made with seashells. It is then not too much of a surprise to hear that Christmas trees created from shells are a popular decor item, especially if one lives near a beach. My favourites are the more unusual shells with naturally beautiful colours. Blue green limpet shell tree Cone shell tree Mussel shell tree While these tabletop Christmas trees are all beautiful, I am more impressed by the community effort of the people in Sorsogon, (Philippines). They created a tableau of 30 Christmas trees and many lanterns all made from discarded seafood shells - 'baluko' (pen shell). Baluko trees in Sorsogon, Philippines These trees were built a little over 5 metres tall and each took a small team about five days each to construct...
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