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![DIY SNOWY ADVENT CALENDAR VILLAGE [WAYFAIR FEATURE]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WAYFAIRE.jpg)
With coughs, colds, bugs and viruses – and now a kidney infection for me, Advent in our household has started off a little rocky, but we’re determined to enjoy the Christmas period and things have been made quite a bit brighter by the new feature on Wayfair – our DIY Advent Calendar. This was a…
This month’s Bostik craft is a pretty one – the theme of Spring Garden was handed out and I wanted to make something whimsical that the boys would enjoy playing with. Since sticks are a big pull in our house – three boys, go figure – I have plenty to hand. My fairytale fishing pole…
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…
![Homemade Christmas Pot Pourri [How To Dry Oranges]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/oranges.jpg)
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…
![HALLOWE’EN DOOR HANGER CRAFT [BOSTIK BLOGGERS]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/halloweenhanger.jpg)
Now the Autumn nights are making playing outside until bedtime a less appealing option, we’ve been crafting more indoors. This month with Bostik Bloggers, we had a Hallowe’en theme. We decided to make a little Trick or Treat sign to show our neighbours that we welcome Hallowe’en guests and have sweeties to hand out! This…
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…