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Starfish For Christmas

Starfish Christmas cards, envelopes, and ornaments.

I’ve been working to fill my online store with new holiday card designs that feature tropical images like the sea star. For me, the sea star (commonly called a starfish) is a rare find and I’ve only found living sea stars on my local beaches. The starfish featured on my cards, envelopes, wrapping paper and more, are part of my collection.

Twinkling Starfish

Red Christmas cards with white sea stars and green holly images. This card folds to open upward and has a place for your greeting and signature inside. This card is available as an instant download as well.

Starfish red Christmas card. Folded cards with custom text on the front and inside, features white sea stars and holly leaves on twinkling stars background.

The red Christmas envelopes contain white sea stars mingling with green holly leaves and work well with the folded card above. This envelope will hold any 5×7 inch card or invitation. A return address can be included on the front by filling in the text template on the product page. Use a silver, gold, or white marker to address, or print your own labels. See our matching labels here.

Christmas envelope with sea stars and return address template — Return address template

Christmas decorated envelopes in red with white starfish, green holly and twinkling stars. — Back flap

Christmas envelope inside showing white sea stars and holly design. — Inside

Visit the Holiday Store

The Holiday Store is an online store that focuses on tropical themed Christmas greeting cards. We also make ornaments, party invitations, household items and paper goods.

The cards also come with an instant download option.

Flat Christmas card with white sea stars and green holly design. Customize white text in three places. — 5×7 Flat holiday greeting card. Choose “no envelopes” if using decorated envelopes shown on this page.

Teal blue, 4-photo Christmas cards with white starfish and green holly design. — Four photos, 8×4 inch flat Christmas cards come with white envelopes.

The Design is Uniquely Mine

All sea star images used on these items began with my own shell collection. Neither star was found by me. I have found living stars while exploring islands and shallow sand bars on the Indian River, but have never collected a dead star from the beach.

I photographed each of my sea stars, which are brown and white, and then used them to create these designs.

White Starfish and Holly Design Wrapping Supplies

The starfish and holly wrapping paper and supplies collection features a pretty white, 5-legged sea star (which I actually have in my seashell collection), and is intertwined with holly stem graphics. Choose traditional red and green colors, or select a blue or black background.

Red Christmas wrapping paper sheets with big starfish and holly design. — 3 sheets of wrapping paper

Green Christmas wrapping paper with holly leaves and white sea stars / starfish.

Christmas wrapping paper aqua blue sea stars and holly

Black Christmas wrapping paper sheets with starfish and holly design

Beach Wreath Wrapping Paper – Sand Dollars and Sea Stars

Christmas beach wreath wrapping paper with sand dollar and starfish design.

Sea Star Ornaments

Customize a tree ornament that features sea stars. All ornaments have customization of some kind. Usually text and sometimes one or more photo templates.

Starfish turquoise ceramic ornament for the Christmas tree with four photo templates and custom text on the back.

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All store owners begin planning for the holidays long before customers even realize that Christmas is approaching. November and December are big sales months, and early shoppers may even finish shopping in October. Does anyone shop earlier than that?

Having a long background of celebrating holidays in a warm climate, I always think back to how it was on Thanksgiving and Christmas at my southern home. Windows were open, which was a nice change from the air-conditioning, and we could enjoy a dip in the humidity. Most of our holidays were spent outside. Often we would go to the beach, or take a boat ride.

Decorating the house was just as much fun, and we always threw a few tropical ornaments onto the Christmas tree. None of ours were personalized, like the ones you’ll find in my store, but they were usually made from real seashells.

Although the items I sell do not contain real shells, the images are of the most popular beach treasures. Sand dollars and starfish are tops on most beachcombers list of awesome “shells” to find. My holiday store also contains wrapping paper, Christmas cards and business greetings that have this same type of theme.

This will be my 9th year working at Zazzle and things have changed a lot over the years. I’ve tried to build up a brand of tropical products, as that is what I love making. Please click any of the links here and let me know what you think. I’d love feedback from people who keep the ocean and beaches close to their hearts.

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Christmas In a Warm Climate

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I spent a lot of years celebrating Christmas in a warm climate and although I always wished we could have just a bit of snow for just that one day, it never happened. It doesn’t snow in central Florida – except for the occasional flurry. And when it does that it is the talk of the town!

Each year we’d go to the local Home Depot or Lowes and pick out an expensive (and usually dried out) live Christmas tree to set up. Many years Christmas day was quite warm and we would celebrate with the windows open. One year it was windy enough to blow the tree over and I remember thinking that was a first.

The kids never got new sleds and there were no tobogganing parties Christmas day, but we could drive over to the beach or take the boat out if we wanted. Disney World goes all out for the holidays, but the parks are loaded with tourists so it’s a good time to stay away if you’re a local.

There are some good things to consider about having Christmas in a warm climate. Storms and ice won’t keep you from attending parties and everyone seems to be out and about visiting with neighbors and enjoying the cooler temperatures.

It’s a different way to celebrate and many people love the fact that they won’t have snow in the yard, but personally, I like a white Christmas – although there are no guarantees. I live in the northeast now and at the present time there is no snow on the ground where I live, so will it be a white Christmas this year? In Florida – no way, but for me there is still a chance.