Description
In Provence, Mémé said, you did not hang stockings. You set your sabots by the fireplace and hoped. So every Christmas Eve the grandchildren lined up their shoes on the hearthstone, from the biggest boots to the smallest clog, and every Christmas morning the little clog with the holly painted on the toe was the one that overflowed first. Nobody ever caught the person who filled it, though Grand-père always looked suspiciously pleased with himself. By lunchtime the clog had been emptied, admired, and set back on the hearth for next year.
This holly-trimmed clog honours that lovely French tradition. Its rounded toe and sprig of holly give it a rustic warmth that feels right beside a fireplace or on a kitchen windowsill. It would mean a great deal to someone with French or Dutch roots, a lover of folk traditions, or a collector of shoe-shaped boxes. Tuck a handwritten note inside and leave it by a loved one’s bed on Christmas Eve. It looks especially at home beside a basket of logs or a row of real winter boots.
At a glance
- A Christmas clog shape decorated with holly
- Hand-painted porcelain made in Limoges, France
- Hinged lid opening onto a small keepsake space
- Inspired by the custom of leaving shoes by the hearth
- A charming pick for collectors of shoe-shaped boxes
A gift that carries a story worth telling the grandchildren each December.
