One of the biggest traditions at Christmastime is to deck the halls with some festive decorations!

Many people choose to hang holly wreaths on the front door, suspend mistletoe above the doorway and embellish each room with bright and colourful tinsel.

Try to choose one main colour scheme and convey this through the whole house; popular favourites are green, red and gold.

Get the whole family involved by adorning twinkly fairy lights wrapped around the Christmas tree, spraying snowflakes onto the windows and tying little replicate robins in the plant pots. Don’t forget to put the traditional figurine on top the tree whether that is a pass-me-down fairy, angel or shining star; and hang a stocking for each family member on the fireplace mantel.

Why not treat the kids by decorating the kitchen with advent calendars crammed with scrumptious chocolates? But you can save money and make your own decorations this year with the help of Ulster Weavers. Money is tight for many Brits but that doesn’t mean you cannot fill the home with some festive cheer!

Entertain the kids as well as create some home-made trimmings at the same time with some imaginative arts and crafts. It is a perfect project for a snowy day. Just make sure you wear PVC aprons to protect your clothes and ensure that the scissors are child-friendly.

Stockings

Have fun this year and knit your own stockings! They are easy enough to make and the possibilities of shape, size and colour are endless. To make the classic stocking just get two pieces of fleece and cut one piece from each material.

Take care that the toes match up and point in the opposite directions to each other and then pin it together before stitching it in place. Just make a cuff on the top and then go to town decorating it with cotton wool, glitter and felt tip pens.

Tree decor

Make your own ornaments to hang off the Christmas tree and let the creativity flow with anything from snowmen to Santa. Parental supervision is recommended at all times though. To make a mini tree knick-knack all you need is a lolly stick, some sequins, ribbon and craft glue.

Why not cook and glaze some Christmas cookies that remain inedible; or if you want to make some baubles, choose from Santa designed, festive polka dot or glitter. Use any old light bulbs and recycle them for the basic shape but be careful in case the glass breaks.

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We can hear the sleigh bells ringing and the singing of carol singers already and it is no surprise seeing as it is one month today until Christmas Day!

2011 has zoomed round the corner and it is now the time of the year for Brits across the UK to start pulling the dusty boxes down from the attic with all the Christmas decorations inside.

Brush off the cobwebs on the tinsel, baubles and mistletoe and begin ornamenting the home with some festive cheer. Put together the artificial Christmas tree, or go shopping for a real one, and install some sparkling spirit into the house.

After the house is decorated, you may want to start thinking about buying the perfect present for your family and friends. Ulster Weavers has a vast array of celebratory ranges to suit all ages, for men and women. So there is bound to be something to put a smile on a relative’s face when they un-wrap it on Christmas Day.

Avoid trawling down to the local shops to find a gift because we can only imagine that they will start getting hectic and super busy with Britons frantically trying to get organised. Instead, simply check out our site ulsterweavers.com and put your order in nice and early; and have peace of mind that your purchase will arrive on-time.

With everything from glittery vinyl bags and aprons to traditional linen tea towels, you will definitely find some great stocking fillers! And after you have found the perfect present idea, turn your attention to the scrumptious Christmas food and drink that comprises of mince pies, mulled wine and turkey.

Our themed gauntlets and oven gloves are ideal to carry all the hot plates to shun any nasty burns. And similarly, protect your clothing when cooking with our PVC aprons as they will transform a boring outfit into dazzling merriment.

So get started on your Christmas shopping for decorations, presents and food and let the jolly period set off!

Festive Bouquet Double Oven Glove

Enchanted Forest PVC Apron

Christmas Reindeer Gauntlet

Wrap the winter season up this year with sparkly aprons, festive tea towels and Christmas cosies!

Install some jolly spirit into the home and deck the halls with themed textiles to really put a smile on the little ones’ faces.

Top Decorations

• Tinsel
• Holly Wreaths
• Snowmen
• Robin
• Angel/fairy
• Lights
• Mistletoe
• Snowflakes

Go to town with snowflake décor, some colourful tinsel and let the creativity flow. Use your imagination to adorn each room with snowmen, robins and holly wreaths and don’t forget to put an angel/fairy on top of the Christmas tree.

Mistletoe is a traditional ornament to hang just above the doorway and you can spoil the kids by giving them an advent calendar filled with delicious chocolate to eat each day. Suspend twinkly Christmas lights at the front of the house and play old-style carol songs inside the home for the family to sing along to in the evening.

Many people just decorate the house but why not go the extra mile this year and purchase some merry homeware to serve alongside the Christmas grub?

Before you start cooking, protect your clothing in one of our enchanted forest PVC aprons so you can whisk the apron off when finished and look gorgeous on the special day without having to get redressed. And the youngsters can help you cook the feast too by mixing and stirring in matching kids aprons.

Serve your roast potatoes and vegetables with an Ulster Weavers festive bouquet gauntlet or oven glove to ensure your hands don’t get burnt, and wash down the scrumptious Christmas dinner with a piping hot pot of tea in a co-ordinating tea cosy.

However you decorate the home this Christmas, make sure you have a jovial holiday with quality homeware and textiles by Ulster. And as evidence to our commitment to quality, Ulster Weavers Ltd. has held the royal warrant as suppliers of kitchen textiles to Queen Elizabeth II since 1995.

Festive Bouquet Double Oven Glove

Enchanted Forest PVC Apron

Christmas Reindeer Tea Cosy