Quick Christmas Gifts? (Raquel)
So, yesterday we went out shooting. One last post-Thanksgiving shoot at this family’s house before they move to Tennessee. Unfortunately I neglected to double-check that I had my camera, so I didn’t get any pictures, but there are a few here.
After the shooting was winding down I commented on the pretty Christmas colors of the spent shotgun shells on the ground. The idea was batted around a bit, and someone pointed out that it wouldn’t be that hard to poke holes in them to string a wire through. Hm…
I decided I bring a few home to experiment with, and the end result was this–
Not too bad, I think. Afterwards I did a google search to see what other people had done with shotgun shells as Christmas ornaments. I mean, surely this has been done before! Sadly, it seems that beyond strings of shotgun shell Christmas lights, the only shotgun shell Christmas ornaments are these. Don’t you think mine are much prettier? 
I did however find a lovely song called Shotgun Shells on the Christmas Tree. I will admit to being slightly tempted to buy the album. I mean, really, what else would you expect from a girl from Possum Kingdom?
And this post somehow doesn’t fit under the “thoughts on being womanly” label? You just turned spent shotgun shells into ornaments!
You can tell I’m a little behind on reading your blog. What else could anyone expect from the daughter of someone who ends the “12 Days of Christmas” with the words, ” . . . and a cartridge in a .45″ ?
You really should buy “The First Christmas Gift” CD by Robin & Linda Williams! They are primo performers that I have been following for more than 20 years. “Shotgun shells on a Christmas tree” is just one of 12 great songs on this 2005 CD.