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This month our Bostik Blogger challenge theme was scrapbooking. After we were married, I became an avid scrapbooker and captured so any memories in huge 12″ x 12″ padded albums – but as a busy mom, it’s been too much of a challenge to keep up with it and so this blog is essentially my…
We’ve joined the Bostick Bloggers and each month we’ll be creating a little project on a theme chosen by Bostick, and sharing it with you via a tutorial. This month was Ocean themed and we had so much fun! So here’s how we created our mini ocean aquariums… Step One: Using acrylic paint, we painted…
Since getting back from Bluestone National Park, the boys have been suffering with a severe case of cabin fever…and as patient as I like to think I am, my last nerve is beginning to twang like a string on a rusty banjo. When the postman arrived early Saturday morning I was so, sooo relieved to…
![DIY SANTA STOP [ASDA]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santa-shop-asda.jpg)
When I was little, Father Christmas clearly was lied to thought I was a well behaved child because each year he left me presents. In my bedroom he would leave a pillowcase stuffed with gifts and then downstairs he would leave the “big” present. Every year it was the same – it was always the…
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Our homemade pot pourri is in progress – for the first time ever, we dried fruit! It was surprisingly simple. If you want to make some [and make your house smell very Christmassy indeed], all you need are the oranges, cloves, a baking tray, baking paper and an oven. Heat your oven to its lowest…
After writing about my poor crumbling emotions whilst making felt cookies this week, we made a little tutorial to go with it. I’m awful at sewing and even I managed to make these…and what’s even better is I made 24 of them for £4! Budget friendly toys! Here we go… Step One: Cut and collect….