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<\/p>\nCHRISTMAS mad Laura Welsh has come up with the perfect way to make crackers for your festive table – and they\u2019re free.<\/p>\n
The 44-year-old is in the running for the prestigious Scotland\u2019s Christmas Home of the Year title.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She features alongside four other shortlisted home-owners in the festive special of the BBC programme, judged by telly stars Anna Campbell-Jones, Banjo Beale and new addition architect Danny Campbell.<\/p>\n
And one of the top tips Laura has when it comes to decking out her home in style is creating your own crackers with an item many people will have lying around in their garage or lift.<\/p>\n
Recruitment firm boss Laura, from East Renfrewshire, said: \u201cI made my christmas crackers myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI only just decorated before Christmas last year so I had excess wallpaper and that meant there was a colour theme, with the navy, gold and sparkle, and the stag motif, running throughout. That means it all ties in to perfection.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laura used her leftover wallpaper to make the exterior of the crackers, meaning it matches perfectly in her freshly decorated home.<\/p>\n
Commenting on how smart it looked, Judge Anna loved all the details in the dining room,<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cThe table setting is absolutely amazing. It\u2019s not the kind of place you\u2019d spend Christmas day in your jammies.\u201d<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not the only personal touch in her home.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The Christmas daft mum-of-one makes sure every room in her home sparkles once December hits.<\/p>\n Laura, married to Andrew, 45, and mum to Lexie, six, said: \u201cI absolutely love Christmas, I am looking for ideas and inspiration all year round, it doesn\u2019t really stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI love bling and the energy – we don\u2019t have a quiet household at all. I love being the congregation point and welcoming people into our home.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe work so hard all year round and when it comes to Christmas, as much as it\u2019s a time for downtime, it\u2019s also a time to see people you can\u2019t see throughout the year because they work so hard all the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOn these dark cold and miserable nights, I love nothing more than getting home and putting my lights on and having a little bit of bling in my life. You just feel so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n Laura\u2019s home is up against a cosy cottage, a home with more than 30 trees and a former court house transformed into a traditionally trimmed apartment.<\/p>\n She\u2019s waiting with bated breath to see who takes the top prize when the show airs on Monday at 8pm on BBC Scotland.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VP-IAN-v2_COMP.jpg\")
<\/picture>END OF AN ERA <\/span><\/p>\nIan Wright announces he is QUITTING Match of the Day after 27yrs as pundit<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>KATE’S AGONY <\/span><\/p>\nKate Garraway’s husband Derek fighting for his life after huge heart attack<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>‘TURBULENT TIMES’ <\/span><\/p>\nWhen Ashley Cain dumped me it was quick and brutal, says TV star’s ex<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>‘MY PAIN’ <\/span><\/p>\nAshley Cain asked for another baby and then got a woman pregnant, says his ex<\/h3>\n
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