Small Shop Saturday: Christmas in July 2022

We're ending our Christmas in July themed week celebration with a bang!  Today, I thought we'd look at some holiday items from small shops.  I did another post like this for Christmas in July 2021 and I enjoyed it so much that I figured I would do it again!

If you are planning a trip "home" for the holidays, now is the perfect time to start preparing for it!  I've got a bunch of festive things that will make your trip extra magical!

We're starting off with t-shirts like usual.  First up, we have these adorable Christmas Lights Shirts by NoveNichols.  These are perfect for matching couple shirts!

I also like this cute Christmas on Main Street Snowmen Shirt by Faithfully Fairytale.

If you need something long sleeved to keep warm at night, these super cute Mickey and Minnie Reindeer Shirts by B Custom Image are what the doctor ordered.  These would be super cute to wear at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party!

I absolutely love this It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Shirt by Polka Dot Pixie Shop.  I love red and green, but I'm a big fan of the pastel Christmas vibe too!

Finally, I had to include one of the Mickey head scatter shirts that I'm always attracted to.  This Christmas Vibes Shirt by Lovelee Day Shop is adorable and super fun!

Next, we're moving onto jewelry to help accessorize your outfit with a little bit of extra pixie dust.  Speaking of pixie dust, these Mickey and Minnie Gingerbread Pom Pom Earrings by Pom Poms and Pixie Dust are giving me life.  I've wanted these for over a year and the shop owner took a break.  (Time for me to scoop some up while I can!)

I also really love these little Mickey Light Earrings by Bella Notte Magic!

These Minnie Wreath Earrings by Magical Main Street USA are super detailed and super adorable.  I love polymer clay earrings and they're totally in right now too!

These Mickey Balloon Earrings by Superfluous Design are a bit different and I love the bright, airy feel to the design!  They really look like they're floating!

Now that we've covered accessories for our ears, it's time to look at ears of the mouse variety!  (A park outfit isn't complete without mouse ears!)  My favorite Christmas ears on Etsy are these Gingerbread Mouse Ears by Luby and Lola.  I'm 100% obsessed with Mickey and Minnie Gingerbread and you all know how much I love pink!

The other holiday ears that I've had my eye on for some time are these adorable Santa Sequin Mouse Ears by Play it By Ears.  Aren't they cute?

The only thing better than those sequin ears are these White Santa Sequin Mouse Ears also made by Play it By Ears.  I really love the white and green version!!!

Of course, I can't show you mouse ears without a few seamless plugs for our Etsy shop.  Eliot and I have made a bunch of Christmas mouse ears, but I wanted to share a few of my favorite designs that are more unique.  First up, we have these Sugared Santa Candy Apples Mouse Ears by yours truly at Happily Ever Hatter.

One of our newer Happily Ever Hatter mouse ear designs is Santa Orange Bird.

One of my favorite designs that we've done for Happily Ever Hatter are these Mickey Cocoa Mug Mouse Ears.  I use faux Mickey sprinkles on the whipped cream to give it an extra pop.  We're also planning to make a deluxe version with more 3D effects!

If you're not heading to the theme parks for the Christmas season, there's still plenty of festive holiday fun to be had at home!  You can decorate your own castle to bring some holiday magic into your daily life.  This Believe in the Magic of Christmas Sign by Next Step Design Shop would be a perfect addition!

I am obsessed with this Christmas Garland by Happy Hearts By Lizette.  (I've shared a few of these garlands before, and I'll keep doing it because they're amazing!)

I absolutely adore this Christmas Tree Farm Sign by Janell's Treasures.

This Gingerbread Tumbler by Designs By Brandi would go with my pastel holiday vibe!

I love Mickey Balloons and this ornament by We Are Disco Yeti would look perfect on the Christmas tree.  What better way to bring a little Main Street magic home?

I love this little scene of Mickey in Santa's Sleigh in front of Cinderella Castle by The Fandom Hallows.  It's simple, yet delicate and would look great on display!

I think this Minnie Gingerbread Company Sign by The Little White Barn Co would look great in the kitchen!  You all know how much I love my sweets and treats... 

I love this Welcome Sign by Simply Sawdust Studio.  Eliot and I have been planning to make our own version of a Welcome Sign like this for our porch... hopefully someday!

Before I wrap this post up, I've got to share a few things from Eliot's and my other shop, Snowblade Creations.  We don't have as many holiday designs in this shop yet, but I am working on a bunch of ideas behind the scenes!  My favorite Christmas piece that we have made so far is this Personalized Disneyland Retro Sign Trinket Tray.

The other Snowblade Creations Christmas items that I love are these Minnie Mouse Trinket Trays.  We made them in red and green versions and I don't know which one I like more!  These would be perfect on a vanity for jewelry, or as a cute way to hold those little wrapped peppermint candies!

And there you have it... tons of festive and fun items from small shops!  I hope you enjoyed this post- as well as my first ever Themed Week!  It's been a merry week celebrating all things holly and jolly during the summer.  This week didn't quite go as planned, and a few of these posts got posted later than scheduled, but we made it despite the unplanned obstacles.  I really enjoyed doing a week of themed posts!  I look forward to having many more Themed Weeks in the future!  °o°

Please Note: Eliot and I are not affiliated with any of these shops (other than our own Happily Ever Hatter and Snowblade Creations Etsy shops) and we will not earn anything if you purchase something from this post (unless you buy an item directly from our shops).  I just wanted to spread a little bit of magical good will by sharing some stuff that I love from Etsy!  I know how much it means to small shops for their stuff to be shared.  All of these items are literally things that I picked off of my own Etsy favorites list!  

All of these photos belong to the shop in which I've shared them from.  If you link them from this post, please attach them to their corresponding Etsy shop!

Fun Find: DIY Disney Christmas Decor Video

It's Fri-Yay and we're almost through our Christmas in July Week!  Today, I'm popping in super quick with a fun DIY video to share with you.  

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When I first planned out my Themed Week, I wanted to do a DIY project for it.  But, due to circumstances out of my control, that wasn't going to happen at this point in time.  So instead of making a DIY, I decided that I'd check a few videos out online.  I happened to stumble across this one, and it not only combined my idea for a DIY, but it also had a wreath- which was something I had wanted to make!  Check it out!

I thought this video tutorial was a great compromise for my Themed Week DIY.  I might not be able to make anything right now, but I can watch someone else do it!  I want to make a felt Mickey wreath for our house.  It would make a great gift for my Mom too... 

Thankfully, there's plenty of time between now and Christmas!  So I still have plenty of time to get my holiday DIY craftiness on!  Enjoy your weekend friends!!!  °o°

#tbt 2019 Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail

Today, we're continuing our Christmas in July week with another walk down memory lane.  I never posted much about our Disney trips back in 2019 since Eliot and I were traveling for 6 weeks from the end of November through mid-January.  Things were insane and after we got home, I was really sick and then the pandemic started.

I thought it would be fun to look back on one of our experiences during our trip to Walt Disney World in the days before we left for our back-to-back Very Merrytime Christmas Cruises on the Disney Cruise Line.  Eliot and I went to Florida a few days before our cruise.  Even though we had literally just been at Walt Disney World with his family for Thanksgiving, we wanted to go to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and check out a few other holiday offerings in the area.  (I'll write more about those later this year...)

For our throwback today, I thought we'd take a peek at Eliot's and my trip to Disney Springs to see the 2019 Christmas Tree Trail!  So let's close our eyes and picture a warm, festive Florida evening in early December of 2019...  

I was so excited to do this since we'd never done it before.  As Eliot and I approached the entrance to the Christmas Tree Trail I was elated at what was in store for us!  It was pretty crowded, but we slowly made our way inside.  As soon as we walked into the fenced in area, we were greeted with trees.  I won't write about each of the trees on display, but I've collected images of all of them in the order Eliot and I saw them.

1- Walt Disney World Christmas Tree

2- Mickey and Minnie Christmas Tree

3- Beauty and the Beast Christmas Tree

4- Sleeping Beauty Christmas Tree

5- Princess and the Frog Christmas Tree

6- Little Mermaid Christmas Tree

7- Aladdin Christmas Tree

8- Frozen Christmas Tree

9- Mulan Christmas Tree

10- Snow White Christmas Tree

11- Toy Story Christmas Tree

12- Haunted Mansion Christmas Tree

13- Pinocchio Christmas Tree

14- Villains Christmas Tree

15- Cinderella Christmas Tree

16- Dumbo Christmas Tree

17- Star Wars Christmas Tree

18- Peter Pan Christmas Tree

19- Tangled Christmas Tree

20- Lion King Christmas Tree

21- Mary Poppins Christmas Tree

22- Fantasia Christmas Tree

At the end of the Christmas Tree Trail, there was a booth with some merchandise and snacks.  Eliot saw cotton candy... so naturally we got one.  I was able to get it away from him long enough to take this photo.  Let's just say that it didn't last too long.

We poked around the store, but I wish they had more stuff that said Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail on it.  On the way out, we admired the toy soldiers on display.

I really enjoyed the painted fence on the way out of the trail and back to the shops.

Along the fence, they had a few ads for Noelle on Disney+ since it came out that year.

Of course, there was also some unofficial advertising throughout the trail... Disney is good at that.  On each of the Christmas Trees, Disney had lanterns with ornaments that were on sale.  The lanterns all had stickers stating that "Ornament Inside Available at Disney's Days of Christmas" in Disney Springs.

I absolutely loved checking out all of the trees on the Christmas Tree Trail.  I'm totally into holiday decorating anyways... but it was the details that impressed me.  Some trees were better than others, but they all were put together well.  My favorite was the Tangled tree.  I'd like to have a Tangled tree in my office someday, and this gave me great ideas.  I loved the flowers, braided hair, purple and pink ornaments, paint brushes and palettes, the frying pan and the glowing lanterns!

I'm so glad that Eliot and I made time to go to Disney Springs to check this out!  It was so much fun and a great family activity to do on a quiet night if you need a break from the theme parks.  I hope Disney continues to have this every year since there are so many different movies and attractions that they could make Christmas trees for!

Wasn't that fun?  Eliot and I both loved the Christmas Tree Trail and seeing all of the Christmas tree designs for each of the movies.  It definitely inspired me to decorate more of my own themed trees (even if they're only small ones) for our house!  °o°