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West Palm Beach Florida Holiday Ornament - Sand Christmas Tree

West Palm Beach Florida Holiday Ornament - Sand Christmas Tree

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A Christmas tree sculpted entirely from sand, carved with garlands and stars, a red star on top, with palms and sailboats behind. Seven hundred tons of beach, every December.

Every holiday season since 2012 a team of sand sculptors has built a tree on the downtown waterfront: thirty-five feet high, about 700 tons of sand, carved with shells, stars and garlands, and lit at night. It stands through the holidays beside the Intracoastal, with the yachts going by behind it, and it is the thing West Palm families photograph instead of a fir.

The tree gets rebuilt every year with a new design, and crowds come to watch the sculptors work in the weeks before the lighting.

A Christmas tree made of beach is Florida telling the truth about itself. The red star on top is the holiday touch, and the sand is protected white on the glass.

Sandi, the sand Christmas tree of West Palm Beach, is the beach Christmas tree every family photographs on the waterfront. This sand tree ornament is a West Palm Beach Christmas ornament and Florida Christmas keepsake, a West Palm Beach souvenir and piece of West Palm Beach history.

Every West Palm Beach ornament ships ready to give. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses West Palm Beach most.

3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.


QUICK FACTS — WEST PALM BEACH FL CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — SAND CHRISTMAS TREE

Town: West Palm Beach, Florida

Founded: Nov 5, 1894

Known for: Oldest municipality in South Florida (1894); Clematis Street; 1920s Mediterranean Revival neighborhoods; the Lake Worth Lagoon

Art: Sand Christmas Tree, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

Our West Palm Beach logo carries the Florida alligator over “Florida Territory · Est. 1845,” the year Florida became a state — the shared emblem of every Merlin Classics Florida town. Printed in clean retro black-and-white that reads like an old crate label or woodcut, the alligator stands for Florida as a whole; what makes this one West Palm Beach is everything behind it — Flagler’s railroad, the plant-named streets, the Intracoastal and the island across it, and a working mainland city that grew up proud beside the glamour.

Here is the thing the name keeps half-hidden: West Palm Beach is the city; Palm Beach is the island. Across the Intracoastal sit the Gilded-Age hotels Flagler built — the Royal Poinciana, The Breakers — and the mansions of the very rich. West Palm Beach was the other side of that economy: the depot and the storefronts, the carpenters and railroad men, the place where the work got done and the workers lived. That split still defines the city. It is the down-to-earth, culturally rich mainland — the one with the downtown, the museums, and the nightlife — looking across the water at the glamour it helped build and supply.

Why People Visit West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach rewards visitors who want culture with their coastline: a serious arts scene, a lively downtown, historic neighborhoods under the palms, and the Intracoastal at the center of it all. Add the island just across the water and the year-round South Florida sun, and Flagler’s mainland city makes an easy case for itself.

West Palm Beach Florida Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Florida alligator over Florida Territory Est. 1845