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Headline: Christmas Fan Mother Creates Countdown To Big Day By Making Amazing Festive Eyewear

Caption: Jen Nollaig wins Christmas. The mother-of-two (real name Jenny Wilson, Nollaig is the Irish word for Christmas) is currently counting down to the big day with "The 25 shades of Christmas" - an advent calendar of homemade festive eyewear. The Dublin-based 36-year-old says she looks forward to Christmas all year - and is already thinking about the next festive season from Boxing Day onwards. This year she has focused on festooning upcycled frames with extreme seasonal decorations. Highlights include candy cane-influenced specs, 80s-style garish lantern decorations and liberal use of colourful baubles. Jen has even got her family involved. Her mother Hilary Wilson, 70, dons an amazing silver snowflake piece, while 34-year-old sister Ash Gibney wears a piece entitled Fan Girl. She explains: "I always remember being so excited to open up the door on my advent calendar as a kid but to be honest I never kept it for the full month, I mean there was chocolate in there. For me it’s all about the run up to Christmas so I wanted to create a collection that ties in with that idea of counting down to Christmas day. I have been showcasing a new pair of shades each day. I have been taking inspiration from various elements of Christmas and I have tried to use as many different types of Christmas decorations as I can. "Each piece is a one of a kind and was made using upcycled frames and Christmas decorations - many, many decorations. I have tried to use as many different types as I can in the collection, both old and new. "I hope that the collection inspires people to get creative by channelling their inner Christmas tree and embrace the fact that it is called the silly season. I mean why should we let the trees have all the fun."

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PersonInImage: Jenny Wilson