It is National Shed Week!

These holidays keep getting weirder and weirder but it is a nationally recognised celebration in which people fight it out to win the UK Shed of The Year award.

In 2010 more than 1,200 sheds entered the competition sponsored by Cuprinol Sprayable but this year over 1,570 sheds entered and over 11,000 people have cast their votes for their top sheds.

National Shed Week involves the ultimate shed competition which has been going five years now.  There is a £1000 prize for the overall Shed of The Year and Cuprinol products are given out for free to winners of each category. Categories include;

• Normal Shed
• Eco Shed
• Garden Office
• Cabin/Summerhouse
• Workshop/Studio
• Unique Shed
• Pub Shed
• Tardis
• Hut
• Other

Last year wacky sheds consisted of sewing and weaving workshops and sheds that are a shrine to pirates. Others included a Doctor Who Tardis and a mini naval museum; so why don’t you get down into your garden and sort it out this National Shed Week but make sure you wear one of Ulster Weavers protection Aprons so you don’t get your clothes all mucky.

Our PVC Aprons are great to wear when you don’t want to mess your clothes up which is bound to happen when working with soil, plants, decorating etc. So keep you garments clean and safeguarded with Ulster Weaver’s help.

V&A Strawberry Thief PVC Apron

RHS Hooker's Orchard Cotton Apron

Cassandra Rose Cotton Apron

This month in America is purely dedicated to ice cream- so much so that the United States President Ronald Reagan was the one who in fact designated and proclaimed July to be National Ice Cream Month in 1984.

But that doesn’t mean other countries across the world can’t get involved!

Celebrate the official month with the help of Ulster Weavers by putting on your PVC Aprons and making your very own homemade ice cream; or simply bake up some delicious dessert recipes.

You can be as creative as you like and really let your imagination run wild with flavours and toppings whether it is nutty pistachio or strawberry. Have fun with the food that is every child’s and adult’s favourite dish and join the 90% of the US population who consumer ice cream.

So grab your Aprons and try making some of these recipes to tantalise those taste buds this July!

Liquorice poached pears with praline and honey ice cream

Be prepared that making ice cream does take a couple of hours so make sure you choose a day that you don’t have tons of chores to do.

You don’t have to go with the traditional vanilla or chocolate zests; instead why not try this dessert packed full of liquorice flavour.

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No-churn piña colada ice cream

You don’t have to have an ice cream machine or to churn by hand to make homemade ice cream and this is a perfect example.

Ideal for lazy hot days this July, go crazy with tangs from pineapple juice to coconut with this pina colada recipe.

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