Iron man Santa is one of many Liverpool-themed Christmas baubles and decorations available across the city

Fancy an iron man Christmas decoration complete with Santa hat and beard? Or a beautiful wooden version of Sefton Park’s Palm House?

There are lots of Liverpool-themed decorations made by crafty creatives in the region for those who want to celebrate the city.

Unique festive decorations for Liverpudlians

The Christmas bauble iron men heads made by Paul Fay, a sculptor who lives in Runcorn, were originally sculpted with clay which was used to make a mould.

He used resin, paint and the barnacles were added using glue and sand. The unique decorations are on sale in Florence and Fox, an independent gift shop and gallery based on St Johns Road, Waterloo.

The original life-size iron men statues by Antony Gormley, which each stand at over 6ft, can be found on Crosby beach.

Paul told LiverpoolWorld: “I decided to make iron man Christmas decorations to compliment the iron man busts that I have been making for Florence and Fox for a while now.

“Liverpool as a city has such a strong sense of identity so it makes perfect sense to reflect that in Christmas decorations.

“The shop is not far from Crosby beach so the iron men were an obvious choice, which no-one else has done.

“Replicating and adding Christmas hats and beards to some of them was a challenge as they are all painted individually so each one is a work of art in its own right.”

Peter Bennett, who owns the Childwall Emporium, on Queens Drive, Wavertree, has made laser cut wooden decorations of Liverpool landmarks including the Palm House, St George’s Hall and the cathedrals.

The Childwall Emporium also stocks Beatles decorations and if you’re a football fan, Liverpool and Everton football club designs are available to adorn your tree.

MerseyMade, near Liverpool One, stocks a wide range of products made by local people in the Merseyside region. They have lots of interesting Christmas offerings, including baubles made by Channel 4 Find It, Fix It, Flog It presenter Gemma Longworth, who makes and sells products on site.

Gemma Longworth said: “Christmas is all about having fun. I love a vibrant playful Christmas tree which is why I create my colourful baubles.”

MerseyMade has already held a ‘Bling Up Your Tree’ workshop which encouraged participants to bring their own trinkets, from Barbie dolls to old baubles to create sparkly new Christmas decorations.

Jenny Dunlop who has made Christmas decorations using Liberty fabric, said: “There’s nothing like a handmade Christmas ornament, especially when they’re Liverpool themed.”

And if you don’t want to buy in your Christmas decorations then how about making your own artistic creations?

There are a number of upcoming workshops at MerseyMade, including wreath making, creating Christmas candles and designing festive fabric trees.

For more details see the Florence and Fox, MerseyMade and Childwall Emporium websites.

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