Earlier this year, Charlie and her partner Tim moved into their new home Blackpool and the only thing that was missing was a fireplace.
The mother-of-three also realized that she has no place to hang her kids’ stockings.
The 31-year-old mom made her own fireplace so her kids could hang their stockings. She used some leftover cardboard boxes, glittery wrapping paper, an old shelf, Fablon and tape to create a beautiful fireplace in just a few hours.
Charlie who is a healthcare assistant said: “We moved in back in April and my partner and I work full-time.’’
”We’ve both been flat out over the last few months so we haven’t really decorated. With Christmas coming up I went out and bought some stockings and brought them home. When I got in I looked around the living room and suddenly thought ‘where am I going to put them?’ because I don’t have a fireplace.”
”The kids were going nuts and said Christmas would be ruined. We had loads of boxes left over from the move so I thought I should have a go and even if it looks mediocre I thought I’d give it a crack. I used the boxes and covered them in wrapping paper.”
“I then put the boxes on top of an old shelf and covered it in the fablon marble material. All in all, it took me about three hours in total.”
It cost her around £10($13) and Charlie says her kids are excited even though they were dubious at first.
She said: ”The kids thought I was absolutely crazy to start with. But once they saw it they were blown away. They love it, they can’t believe how well it’s turned out. It’ll make Christmas extra special for them this year.”
“People have come round and asked how long we’ve had a fireplace for. They keep cracking jokes and ask me to put the fire on.”
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