Christmas is around the corner and there is no better way to feel festive than decorating your home.
Among the Christmas trees, garlands and archways, more and more people are getting creative when it comes to their seasonal displays.
This year, one savvy DIY couple have decided to opt for rather unique decorations which they made entirely themselves.
Chrissy Shaw, 26, and her partner Callum Robertson created a stunning pink candy-themed display inspired by a trend they had seen on TikTok.
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Buying bargain products from The Range, B&M and Home Bargains, the couple spent £300 on their beautiful display, which can be used year after year.
Chrissy, who works as a social media and PR manager, told money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk : “We had seen some TikTok videos of people using chicken wire and baubles to make Christmas decoration arches so thought we would give that a go.
"To be honest I had no idea what I was doing at the start. I live with my partner Callum who helped me.
"I had a bunch of baubles and feather boas from the year before but I got a few extra large and smaller baubles and more feather boas.
"I knew I wanted to have it all pink and rose gold so I also bought some Candyland pink decorations."
Chrissy explained how the process, inspired by a TikTok trend, works.
"I started on the bottom right-hand side and just started adding loads of baubles to the chicken wire, mixing the sizes so it didn’t look boring and then from there started building it up," she said.
"When it got to the bigger ornaments my partner used zip ties around them so I could hook an ornament hook to it and then hook that onto the wire.
"If I couldn’t get the hook to the wire I would use either another zip tie or some garden wire and bend it around the chicken wire and the tie on the ornament.
"My biggest tip would be to start in one focus point and work your way around the arch instead of adding bits here and there."
The couple revealed that it took them an entire day to decorate their home - but it paid off.
"Just take your time. It took me an entire day and Callum's help when he got back from work but it’s so worth it," Chrissy said.
"I got the Candyland decorations from Inspirations Wholesale, and all the other bits from The Range, B&M, Home Bargains or my local garden centre.
“The chicken wire cost £6, the hooks cost £4, the Candyland decorations such as candy canes, lollipops, hats, ice lollies, pink feather boas and more cost £250, the baubles cost £40 and the ornament hooks were £1 for 250 and I had two packs of them.
“In total, with all the decorations, the cost came to around £300."
Chrissy emphasises that she'll use her pink decorations year after year.
"Even though I splashed out a bit on the decorations, they’re all my colour scheme and ones that I’ll use again and again - whether that’s in an arch again next year or on another tree or who knows what else," she said.
"Because they’re individual decorations they can be used for whatever you want year after year or resell individually or in bulk if you want to switch it up one year!
"I am in love with it. I am so happy with how it turned out."
