Guinness Toucan Christmas Bauble

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I have to remove them all individually because each one has a tiny alligator clip. If I tried to shake them out it would probably rip my beard and face off.” Sylvia began buying big boxes of baubles, and as her collection grew, other people started gifting her more of them. We weren’t very well off; we didn’t have a lot,” she said. “And that is why today I will do what I can and afford what I can afford to have a good Christmas for the children."

While Joel doesn’t plan on using his baubles to decorate any other part of his house for the holidays this year, it surely won’t be his last run in with the beardaments. This precious Royal Doulton is a special edition bauble created for the Queen's Golden Anniversary, and it is very close to her heart. We weren’t very well off, we didn’t have a lot, and that is why today I will do what I can and afford what I can afford to have a good Christmas for the children." Some are unique collectable pieces, and some – like the little red bauble gifted to her by her great-grandson – hold a special sentimental value.

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The oldest baubles she owns are pink and blue ones from the 2000s, which is when she first started collecting them. Each year, surrounded by the spectacle of her festive baubles, Sylvia always tried her best to make Christmas a special event for her family. My wife begged me to trim my beard a little after this bauble record and I obliged and gave it a little trim—nothing major!”

Decorating his beard isn’t as easy as it looks. In fact, Joel says it’s a tedious procedure that takes quite a bit of patience.

It really pulls on my beard. It’s painful to have all those hairs pulling at once. All those baubles add up to about five pounds,” said Joel. Nana Baubles took years to put together such a collection, with different pieces from everywhere in the world. Every December, the extraordinary collection was beautifully displayed throughout Sylvia’s house, with baubles hanging from every inch of the ceiling. They think I’m nuts, and I guess I sort of am. You have to be a little crazy to break a bunch of records with your beard,” he said.

Still, Joel says baubles (and clothespins) are some of his least favourite objects to place in his beard. It's exciting to admire the variety in Nana Baubles' decorations, which cover the ceiling and many surfaces in her home. The process of attaching all 710 baubles to his beard took two and a half hours and over an hour to remove them. Her fascinating collection spreads throughout her house, with beautiful baubles hanging from the ceilings as well as on display outside her house.

Find a category that interests you, decide you can do it, and practice until you do! It takes a lot of work for something as silly as this, but the glory is worth it.” Sylvia, also known as Nana Baubles, lives in Swansea, Wales and owns a staggering 1,760 of the hanging decorations.