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Mum Carmen Croxall went viral last year for her candy land display at home which saw cars of people lined up down her street. This year she has gone 'bigger and better' and created a Christmas Selfie Land

Carmen Croxall opened Christmas SelfieLand in Exeter, Devon, after her Christmas gingerbread house display went viral on TikTok last year.

Mother-of-two Carmen Croxall, 35, from Exeter, has created lavish displays to match different seasonal celebrations - but says her £900 Easter display may be her last after complaints.

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Carmen Croxall, 34, has transformed her home into a Christmas fairytale. The prop company owner, from Exeter, has created a magical gingerbread house.

Dripping white icing, traditional boiled sweeties, lickable lollipops and perfectly browned gingerbread men. Ive got all the ingredients I need for a spectacular gingerbread house. Only this one isnt a few inches in size — its how I am decorating my home this Christmas. Madness? Perhaps. But throughout the darkest days of the pandemic, Christmas has shone like a sparkling beacon on the horizon. Research shows more than half of families are hoping to make the smaller festive celebrations they ...