Every year in January when I am thinking of packing up our Christmas tree my girls beg to keep it up and decorate it for another holiday. I finally gave in and decided why not make it a Valentine’s tree? I used plain red ornaments and white lights all over. Then I had my kids pick out Valentine’s crafts and decor from the Dollar Tree and Target to make their own crafty tree. 

Scroll down for all the fun details on our DIY Crafty Valentine Tree.

These kiddos love crafting! I found packs of wooden heart ornaments for them to paint.

This was a fun and easy craft that made a lot of decorations for our tree.

We also added pink garland beads, painted suncatchers, and a painted LOVE sign.

I just love the glow of a Christmas er… Valentine’s tree in my living room!

Another craft- mini wreaths. I wrapped foam hearts in fabric and glued on bows, flowers, and tied them together. 

This wreath is one of my favorites! It’s pretty as a tree topper but also looks great on a door or  displayed on a mantle. 

Check out all the details here: DIY Valentine’s Lighted Rose Wreath . 

Simple, pretty, and sweet! I love displaying all our crafts on a holiday tree.

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It’s time for the annual Christmas Trees on Parade hosted by Terri from Christmas Tree Lane .

This fun Christmas Tree hop features 7 bloggers and their Christmas tree creations and ornament giveaways.
Scroll down to see my Beach Tree from this year and to enter to win my themed ornament.

I am from Florida and last month we were lucky enough to travel home to the Florida Panhandle to see my family for Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time and one of my favorite memories is taking my kids to the beach. There is really nothing like it. The smooth white sand, the cool air, the blue green ocean, the ocean life and birds everywhere, and our favorite, the shells! 

So naturally for this year’s Christmas Trees on Parade I wanted to make a Florida Beach Tree.

I used a small white tree that reminded me of beach sand and placed it on a table with a light blue holiday blanket and a white fur table runner to represent the beach.

I added a few large shells and decor on the blanket and base of the tree and then decorated with a variety of shells, beach themed ornaments, and handmade trinkets

and decorations from our visits to Florida. 

Scroll down for more details on our beautiful Beach Themed Christmas Tree and tips on creating your own themed mini tree. 

I adore special mementos on family trips so every year we have celebrated Christmas in Florida

we made an ornament filled with sand and shells from the nearby beach. This is what first inspired my beach tree.

So if you have a special ornament from a trip or family memory or tradition start there and see what themed tree you can create with it!

Every year we add a new ornament (or two or three) and this year I found my ornament at the Pensacola Farmer’s Market.

It is a resin filled ornament with sand and shells and it looks perfect front and center on my beach tree!

Other special ornaments were added such as these market finds from Florida.

Color is good too! I decided the look of this tree would be white and blue but you can make a bright and colorful beach tree too!

Think summer vacation or kids at the beach theme and add colorful flipflops, fish and animal ornaments along with photos of your family at the beach.

I have a small box of these plastic gold shells that I call my “fillers”. They fill in empty spaces, add some color, and are also good for adding to the back of a tree.

Tip: some mini trees will tip over if they are too heavy on the front so be sure to always add ornaments to the back too. 

I had other fun beach ornaments that were too big for my little tree but too cute not to display. I added them around the tree as decor. How cute is the beach Santa?!

Since the base and tree are white I simply added a few large shells around the bottom. No tree skirt needed!

The final touch? A large sand dollar (I found this one while snorkeling) to top the tree. A starfish would also be a nice topper.

This beach tree brings a smile to my face every time I walk by it!

It represents myself, the Florida girl who loves the beach, and also my kids and the beach trips and memories we have made together!

Enter to Win!

I am giving away this festive sequin fish ornament this week!

All you have to do to be entered to win is leave a comment on this post and include your email. I will randomly choose a winner on Friday December 10th.

Be sure to check out the lick up below to see the other Christmas Trees on Parade and enter their giveaways!

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I am so excited to share my new Christmas tree creation with y’all today!

I have always wanted a snow covered artificial tree and when we saw a small 4 foot one on sale at the store I had to get it!

We have a large 7 foot tree for our living room but this one is perfect for our kitchen.

I decided on a Disney Mickey themed tree since I have been to Disney World twice in the past year and my whole family are Disney lovers.

Check out the photos and DIY decoration ideas below. 

Big thanks to Terri Steffes, the hostess of this fun event. Check out her blog, Christmas Tree Lane here: www.christmastreelane.blogspot.com.

Here Coastal Christmas Tree is one of my favorites in the link up! See it here. 

This tree was so festive and fun to decorate!

I added Disney ornaments from our past trips to Disney World and I also made my own ornaments including these Mickey and Minnie Glitter Ornaments. 

I added a Mickey Santa hat { this one is from Five Below} to the top and used some of my brightly colored Minnie Ears on the tree too.

I added in a few special Disney photo frames and some small Minnie Mouse dolls on the branches. 

Finally what’s under the tree counts too! I wrapped gifts in Mickey wrapping paper and added Disney stockings { both from the Dollar Tree} and other Disney gifts.

So many special memories on this tree!

“Happiness isn’t about getting what you want all the time. It’s about loving what you have and being grateful for it.” – Mickey Mouse

Merry Christmas to you all!

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