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.”

Nana Baubles took years to put together such a collection, with different pieces from everywhere in the world.I thought, 'oh my god, this is wonderful'. They were from all over the world. And then I thought, 'I’m going to try this.'" 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.

Among her many treasures, Nana Baubles also owns crab and lobster-shaped ornaments, food-shaped ones (like hamburgers and popcorn) and even telephone boxes and Disney characters. The oldest baubles she owns are pink and blue ones from the 2000s, which is when she first started collecting them. Sylvia began buying big boxes of baubles, and as her collection grew, other people started gifting her more of them.

Other than your classic Christmas decorations, Nana Baubles' collection counts many unique and quirky items.

I think it’s a children’s time. I think Christmas is a wonderful time to excite the children, so I do believe you should do the best you can for 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."They are more like a Christmas decoration than a bauble, aren’t they?" Nana Baubles says, talking about her majestic collection and its many different pieces. The most valuable bauble in Sylvia’s collection is a special edition one made for the Queen’s Golden Anniversary. I found that if I take my time and really focus on the individual strands of beard hair and small groups of hair, I can manage to fit so many more in there.” Still, Joel says baubles (and clothespins) are some of his least favourite objects to place in his beard.

Joel also admits that it’s helpful to first get into a festive spirit by playing some appropriate Christmas music. Some are unique collectables pieces, and some – like the little red bauble gifted to Nana by her great-grandson – hold a very special sentimental value. Sylvia, also known as Nana Baubles, lives in Swansea, Wales and owns a staggering 1,760 of the hanging decorations.Some are unique collectable pieces, and some – like the little red bauble gifted to her by her great-grandson – hold a special sentimental value.