Let's see some holiday bags today...
The snow storm is over and peace has gently settled over this lovely winter scene. The spruce tree has a blanket of white snow, the sky is a deep blue with puffy clouds and snow covered branches frame the picture. We can only hope for Peace on Earth this holiday season! You can customize the text to suit your needs.
This gorgeous tote bag takes you right into the center of a beautiful red poinsettia. The actual flower buds at the center are green. It presents an abstract composition of color and form which stands out so well with the black trim. Wonderful for the holidays or any time of year!
Elegant shining, golden and green Christmas Tree with star.
Fresh and festive with an understated elegance, this Christmas tote bag conveys a sophisticated simplicity and includes words from the chorus of The Soulin' Song. Whether you use it for holiday shopping, as a gift bag or just to tote your books and groceries, it's sure to inspire the holiday spirit.
Three blackbirds perch on the bare branches of a tree adorned with mistletoe. The text reads "One for Peter, Two for Paul, Three for Him Who made us all." Colors include black, gray, red and a subtle muted green.
History of The Soalin' Song: The custom of soaling during the Yuletide is believed to date back to perhaps as early as the tenth century Anglo-Saxon England, when the less fortunate would go a-soaling, entreating the more fortunate townsfolk for a comfit from larder or purse, singing as they went.. It is unclear whether "wassailing" derives from "a-soaling" or the other way round, but both terms describe the same activity.
The song itself was already very old by Elizabethan times when the first known written version was recorded. By the 19th century, the song was being sung by begging children on All Soul's Day (perhaps a confusion of "soul" and the lost meaning of "soal") in some counties, notably Cheshire and Shropshire, as recorded by folklorists of the day.
Folk groups revived the song in the 1960s in its original version as Christmas wassailing song, and popular recording artists have recently performed it at Christmas concerts and included it in Christmas albums. It's one of my personal favorites.
The bags we choose to carry make a statement about how we feel or what we think is funny, beautiful, silly or serious. We take them to the beach, the grocery store, to work and to play. I have created a wide variety of tote bags, messenger bags and wristlets for my Zazzle stores, Bebop's Place and Bebop's Weddings, using my original photographs and designs. I am also constantly amazed at the gorgeous bags available from the rest of the Zazzle community and want to share this creativity here! I am hoping others will enjoy this blog and even be moved to purchase some of these lovely items for gifts or just for the pleasure of having such beauty around.
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