African Necklace African Necklace - Day 166 - Daily Content Challenge My photo today shows a necklace I received as a gift from my sister when she had a posting in Harare, Zimbabwe. This necklace has six animals carved from wood and yes there is an elephant amongst them. While visiting Ruth in Zimbabwe I ...
Elephants on the Handles Quilted Placemats - Day 165 - Daily Content Challenge The third elephant item I found in my kitchen cupboards was a set of placemats. I have a set of 8 placemats which I can use when having guests in for dinner. If I want to decorate with an elephant theme these ...
Elephants on the Handles Elephants on the Handles - Day 164 - Daily Content Challenge While looking in my kitchen drawer I found two more elephants! These are African hand carved wooden salad servers with elephants on the handle. Traditionally carvers crafted beautiful pieces from ironwood which is a very heavy and dense wood. These ...
Elephants On Oven Mitts Oven Mitts - Day 163 - Daily Content Challenge Today's picture shows some oven mitts decorated with an elephant design. The tag attached to this item says: S.E.E.D. Singisi Exclusive Ethnic Designs Hand Embroidered by the members of Family Aids Caring Trust (FACT) Chiredzi and the Singisi African woman's club. Designs ...
Elephant Tusks - Uses for Ivory Elephant Tusks - Day 162 - Daily Content Challenge I found some more elephant items while looking for some things in my kitchen. Today's picture shows two elephants guarding a toothpick holder. I wonder if they think the toothpicks are their missing tusks. An elephant's tusks are actually its teeth. ...
St. Patrick's Day March 17th St. Patrick's Day - March 17th - Day 161 - Daily Content Challenge ☘ ☘ ☘ Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone. Are you wearing something green today? They say everyone claims to be Irish on St. Patrick's Day. ☘ ☘ ☘ St. Patrick's Day was originally celebrated in Ireland with ...
Camel Christmas Tree Ornament Camel Christmas Tree Ornament - Day 160 - Daily Content Challenge Today's camel is a glass Christmas Tree Ornament. I don't put it on my tree because it is too heavy. Instead I display it year round on my curio shelf. This camel ornament was a gift from my sister when ...
Counted Cross Stitch Camel A Counted Cross Stitch Camel - Day 159 - Daily Content Challenge Today's picture is a counted cross stitch project that I completed and had framed. This camel seems happy to sit down and rest. The camel has a saddle on its back and perhaps has been busy giving tourists a ...
Sandy Coloured Camels Sandy Coloured Camels - Day 158 - Daily Content Challenge Camels are sandy coloured with long legs, big lips and a snout, and a humped back. The two types of camels are very similar except for one difference. 🐪 Dromedary camels have one hump while Bactrian camels have two. 🐫 Camels are ...
Camels from Saudi Arabia Camels from Saudi Arabia - Day 157 - Daily Content Challenge The camels in my picture are dromedary camels. The dromedary camel is a large even-toed ungulate (a hoofed mammal) with one hump on its back. Domesticated dromedary camels are found throughout the desert areas in North Africa and the Middle ...
