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On 31^st October, all Brits will be celebrating the spooky holiday of Halloween.

As things go bump in the night with the superstition of witchcraft and cauldrons, make sure you are on-trend and decorate the house in fake cobwebs and ghostly homeware to conjure up a scare.

It is traditional to carve a menacing face into a pumpkin and light up the hallway and window with a candle inside.

But decorations can make all the difference to a party, so make your home stand out from the rest on the road and go all out with skeletons, ghouls and zombies.

Don’t just settle for a Halloween bowl at the side of the door filled with lots of delicious sweets and candy. Hang up eerie posters, banners and pop-up creatures and really set the scene to have fun with the whole family.

Dress the kids like witches with brooms and decorate the home with gruesome grim reapers. From the floor to the ceiling, deck the home with grisly and ghastly embellishments.

Halloween, also called All Hallows’ Eve, includes traditional symbols and images such as black cats, werewolves and vampires. So wear some costumes and get into the spooky spirit this year and decorate the home in frightening furnishings!

Check out Ulster Weavers black homeware to accessorise your kitchen when making magic potions, witches brew and toffee apples.

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The royal wedding is less than a week away which means now is the time to get all the part decorations sorted ready for the celebrations!

The Prime Minister David Cameron has called on the nation to get involved and have fun on the royal wedding day, urging Brits to meet their neighbours and organise street parties.

Whether you are a royal fan, patriotic or not, the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on the 29^th April will be a nationwide party full of excuses of a day off work and the chance to get out into the street and hang out with the neighbours.

Street parties are a British tradition which has been in existence for over a century linked with royal and national events. Celebrate the great things about the country and join the two million people taking part in street parties this year for the couple’s wedding.

Ulster Weavers fantastic Union Jack range is brilliant to decorate the street with everything that is themed royal. From Cafetiere Cosies, Cotton Tea Towels, Cotton Aprons, Tea Cosies and Union Jack Bunting- you are bound to get everything that you need to make the party extra special.

Use our Union Jack Double Oven Gloves, Gauntlets and Pot Mitts to carry all the food out to the hungry neighbours and really go to town enjoying the hotly anticipated wedding of the year!

So get involved in your local community for the Royal Wedding and throw a royal bash; but make sure you check with your local council regarding the need for any of licences that may be required, road closure permissions, insurance and safety; and after party clearance.

And double check what the weather forecast is- you don’t want to drown away the fantastic memories!

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Union Jack Cotton Tea Towel

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