mommyhood top tutorials

and the top tutorials week winners are.......

crafts:

soto softies


warm fuzzy mammal finger puppets (posted june 10th)

diy/repurpose:

ruby ellen of cakies

fabric scrap necklace (posted april 7th)

sewing:

rae of made by rae

spring top tutorial (posted april 24th)

crochet:

vickie from vickie howell

tarina necklace (posted may 2nd)

knitting:

hilary from "the yarniad"

the trina cardigan (posted march 20th)

a giant thank you to all the nominees and wonderful voters who made "top tutorials week" so much fun! thank you for all your posts, button sporting and emails/comments (i will be getting back to all of you, my inbox is a bit nuts at the moment, so bear with me)! you guys rock! i love all these tutorials and trust me, it was no easy feat picking the nominees. part of my passion for this blog stems from "the thrill of the hunt" in finding new, creative and inspiring tutorials to pass along to all of you so that we can share in each other's talents and celebrate handmade goods for our families and loved ones - and occasionally (if we're lucky and our kids are accommodating) for ourselves.


i'm so excited that you all enjoyed "top tutorials week" and look forward to all the exciting tutorials that are coming my way for the next edition. hopefully as the year progresses and this site grows we will have some fun prizes and giveaways to offer, but for now, you get a nice spot on the sidebar with a link to your tute and i will be emailing the winners a button for their own site to post and proudly display.

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stay tuned, i will be posting some pics from our holiday later today or tomorrow as we get back into the ol' swing of things here in our household. the laundry is being done, the bags are getting unpacked and we are welcoming the open arms of our comfy, cozy beds after an 8 day holiday.

thanks again for reading and for being a part of "the mommyhood" it truly means so much to me.

top tutorials week - crafts!

1) flower headband (posted may 12th)

by: kate from curiousity's

2) warm fuzzy mammal finger puppets (posted june 10th)

by: soto softies

3) little bean bag rocks (posted june 10th)

by: mary beth of salt & chocolate

4) recycled magazine coasters (posted june 24th)

by: jessica of how about orange

5) altered tins (posted march 17th)

by: jackie of crafting a green world

*Note - Please try to cast your vote using the poll shown below. If for some reason it isn't working, please just leave a comment stating your vote :)

top tutorials week - diy/repurpose!

1) fabric scrap necklace (posted april 7th)

by: ruby ellen of cakies

2) bedside table makeover (posted march 11th)

by: britt of cucumbersome

3) tea canister cuff bracelet (posted april 9th)

by: jessica of zakka life

4) make your own underwear from a t-shirt (posted may 20th)

by logan on supernaturale

5) spring cleaning dust mitt (posted march 25th)

by: laura of we wilsons

*Note - Please try to cast your vote using the poll shown below. If for some reason it isn't working, please just leave a comment stating your vote :)

top tutorials week - sewing!

1) the shirt dress (posted april 8th)

by: dana of made

2) spring top tutorial (posted april 24th)

by: rae of made by rae

3) tulle skirt (posted april 9th)

by: pink picket fence

4) ruffled linen skirt (posted may 21st)

by: mae of amazing mae

5) the bubble dress (posted july 1st)

by: alexis of my mama made it

*Note - Please try to cast your vote using the poll shown below. If for some reason it isn't working, please just leave a comment stating your vote :)

top tutorials week - crochet!


1) olivia's butterfly hat (posted june 24th)


2) masulin scarf (posted march 30th)

by: camille labarre (sorry, pattern only available on ravelry - join now, it's fun & free)

3) tarina necklace (posted may 2nd)

by: vickie howell

4) om shanti yoga mat bag (posted april 28th)

by: heidi & anna of pickles

5) crocheted glass bottle cozy (posted march 25th)

by: jenn from a merry mishap

*Note - Please try to cast your vote using the poll shown below. If for some reason it isn't working, please just leave a comment stating your vote :)

top tutorials week - knitting!


) henri - the knitted bear
(posted march 17th)

by: rachel of the blog "yarnigans"

2) the trina cardigan (posted march 20th)

by: hilary of the blog "the yarniad"

3) the whitney headband (inspired by the anthropologie headband whitney port wore on "the city", posted on march 23rd)

by: jenny from "jennyhats"

4) bunny nuggets (posted april 5th)
by: rebecca of "rebecca danger"

5) bangle wristwarmers (posted may 6th)

by: michele of "a house called nut"

*Note - Please try to cast your vote using the poll shown below. If for some reason it isn't working, please just leave a comment stating your vote :)

top tutorials week button



it's "top tutorials week" next week on luvinthemommyhood! we'd love it if you'd sport a button on your site! anyone can put a button up (not just nominees), you can use it to get votes in for your tute to be chosen as "top tutorial" (if yours is chosen in our top 5 for the category, see previous post) or to cheer top tutorials week on - thanks for your support!

here's the code for your button:

simply copy the code shown in the box below and add it to your blog template (html) - and voila, instant link luv to luvinthemommyhood!



thanks for voting and joining in on "top tutorials week"!


*please note: just to clarify - you have to have been featured on luvinthemommyhood sometime before july 1st to be eligible for entry and there will only be 5 nominees chosen for each of the 5 categories and the nominess are picked by me. these will then be voted on by the public to choose who has the top tutorial for each category. any questions just shoot me an email :) sorry for any confusion.

announcement - top tutorials week!!!!

we're going on vacation at the end of the week and i've been pondering what to do on the site while i'm away. i decided to have....are you ready for it....a "top tutorials week"! yippee! i luv when other blogs do this, so i figured why not have one for all the tutorials that have been featured here on luvinthemommyhood.

but i need your help to make this just a bit more interesting. here's the deal, i'm going to choose my top picks from each category (see below) and then you guys can comment to vote for your fave from that post. when i get back in town i'll post the results and announce the winner for that category! then you guys can find the top tutorials for each category for the season of spring!

what's the prize? well, the prize is that i am going to do this each season (spring, summer, fall and witner) and keep an ongoing link for the top tutorials in my sidebar. so if your tute wins, you get to toot your own horn (sorry, couldn't resist), have a permanent spot in "luvinthemommyhood's top tutorials" and bragging rights that your tute was chosen as the top tutorial!

what do you think? sound like fun? i think so.....here's the categories:

* knitting
* crochet
* sewing (includes refashioning and upcycling..etc)
* diy/repurposing
* crafts

if any of you think i missed a category or want me to change the ones i have, please let me know, i want this to be interesting for all of us. tell your friends, share the link luv and get those votes in for your top tutorial!

like the button above? i made one for you guys too! you can sport that bad boy on your own site and get your votes in! code for the button coming right up in the next post.

p.s. - want your tutorial to be featured on luvinthemommyhood? email luvinthemommyhood@yahoo.ca to get your tute in for our summer season.