I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND’S FACE!

SARAH ALLSOP, 44, is creative manager director of a party supplies company (partydelights.co.uk) and lives in Manchester. She says:

SINCE spotting this trend on social media, I’ve been on a mission to repurpose my fabulous candy pink Christmas tree as a surprise for my boyfriend, Johnny.

We both adore cooking and are planning a romantic meal at my house on Valentine’s Day. Little does he know that I’ve transformed my dining room into a romantic haven with a garland of balloons shaped around the fireplace, paper pom poms and honeycomb balls.

The centrepiece is my tree, which I bought in December. I decorated it with red and pink baubles at Christmas and have been able to reuse many of them to keep the cost down, adding love hearts to go with the Valentine’s theme, so I’ve spent less than £100 overall.

Johnny runs his own company in the industrial sector and isn’t creative at all, so is always wowed by the way I decorate at home for parties. I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he sees my latest offering — I reckon he’ll think it’s bonkers but also very ‘ me’ and (hopefully!) very romantic.

I want as many people as possible to see the decorations, so I’ve invited my girlfriends over for a separate Valentine’s meal. None of them think I’m crackers — they know to expect this sort of frivolity from me because I love to push the boundaries with celebrations.

I love my pink tree so much I’m determined to keep it up all year, with a different theme for each season.