Hey ladies, my name is Jocelyn and I am a Southern Peach who loves to do nail art. My favorite thing about this adventure of blogging/sharing my designs is connecting with people like you. Make sure you say hi & instroduce yourself.
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I would confidently say that french tip nails are among the most popular nail art design around. Women everywhere love the elegant look and wear it often.
This holly nail art design is a simple way to maintain true to the french tip look while celebrating Christmas. It is really easy to do and you do not need to be a professional nail artist to make it look good.
I know that not everyone who visits Polishpedia believes in Christ. Although I am a firm believer in Christ, I also respect your choice if it is one of not believing in Him. I however wish to share a little bit about the meaning of the Holly and how it relates to the meaning of Christ-mas.
Whenever I think of Christmas, my mind races through so many various aspects of it. It is truly a holiday that has so much meaning and all that meaning is often wrapped up in symbols. So is the case with the Holly.
A Sacred Symbol
The Holly was actually a sacred symbol hundreds of years ago by christians and non christians, even before the time that it was used during Christmas. It was was adopted into the Christmas festivities by hanging it on the door. It was meant to protect against persecution. In fact during the holiday seasons it was used even more frequently because it was thought to protect against ghosts that were out and about during the festivities. Later on however it took on the much more real meaning of Christmas. It became a symbol of Christ.
A Symbol of Love
The Holly is adorned with thorny leaves. They represent the thorns placed on Jesus Christ's head during his crucifixion. The red berries of the Holly represent the blood that ran from him for every one of us. So it truly is a symbol of love; a symbol of the perfect love of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Love One Another
Now whether or not one believes in Christ it does not change the fact that this holiday is more than presents and gifts. It is a time to remember who millions refer to as God himself, as a friend, and as a Savior. These symbols on Christmas are here to help remind us that life is about loving each other and being our brother's keeper always. I hope that my simple Christmas holly nail art design will help everyone feel the Christmas spirit a little bit more this season.
Love your dear friend and fellow nail artist. :)
~Jocelyn (Nail Artist @ Polishpedia)
4 Responses to Christmas Holly Nail Art
Nia on December 23, 2012 at 6:48 pm
I am agnostic, but I LOVE that you shared this! I love symbolism and I will be insufferable when I share this knowledge with others. “You know the significance of holly, right?” “No?! (insert horrified gasp, lol)” Thank you =)!
I am glad that you liked it and that you love that I shared this design with its meaning. I also love symbolism. You are welcome and thank you for visiting our site. I will do my best to keep providing the very best nail art tutorials!
I didn’t think it was possible, but I love your site even more now! thank you for putting yourself out there, and putting the meaning up there as well! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
You are welcome! I love Christmas and not just the presents and gifts but the deeper meaning of Christ – mas is so much more important to me. Merry Christmas to you too!
I am agnostic, but I LOVE that you shared this! I love symbolism and I will be insufferable when I share this knowledge with others. “You know the significance of holly, right?” “No?! (insert horrified gasp, lol)” Thank you =)!
Nia,
I am glad that you liked it and that you love that I shared this design with its meaning. I also love symbolism. You are welcome and thank you for visiting our site. I will do my best to keep providing the very best nail art tutorials!
~Jocelyn (Nail Artist @ Polishpedia)
I didn’t think it was possible, but I love your site even more now! thank you for putting yourself out there, and putting the meaning up there as well! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
You are welcome! I love Christmas and not just the presents and gifts but the deeper meaning of Christ – mas is so much more important to me. Merry Christmas to you too!
Love
~Jocelyn (Nail Artist @ Polishpedia)