pintuck pillow tutorial

photo courtesy of the long thread

i've got a thing for sewing pillows and the long thread's pintuck pillow tutorial sure caught my eye! go here for your copy of the free pattern.

decorative packing tape

could you imagine the crafty goodness you could make with this funky decorative packing tape i spotted on twig & thistle (via decor8)? any ideas anyone?

(this one is my fave)

how to decorate tins tutorial

crafting a greener world has a nifty tutorial for decking out all those tins you have kicking around. i think this is a great idea and one that we do quite often in our household. so save your bucks, don't buy a new storage container - just dress up the ones you have. you know how us ladies love to accessorize.

snoozing ned

i couldn't help but post this little guy up here after spotting him on zakka life. mackenzie likes owls and i think this guy may have to be knitted up along with henri the bear. you can find the pattern for snoozing ned here or on ravelry here.

ben's quilt top

i found myself daydreaming when i saw this quilt, that one day (if i actually start mackenzie's quilt) i could make a quilt this gorgeous. bonus is, there is a free pattern for this bright, friendly quilt top over at cluck cluck sew. happy quilting.

the purl bee's bag of beans

easter is on it's way! why not get that felt out and make some of these cheerful, fun jellybeans with matching bag? you can find the how to here at the purl bee.

it's snowing, again.........

view out our kitchen window of the snow.....wet snow, not fluffy, puffy snow, wet snow. yuck.

how to bring that bench back to life

this young house has a great tutorial of the story of a $7 thrift store bench and how they revamped and spruced that sucker up. while you're there take a peek at their how-to archive, it's loaded with great projects and instructions!

we've started potty training

"i'm wearing big girl training pants! look at my bum, mom!"

she says before joyously leaping around the room pointing to her cute little tushie.

luvinthemommyhood is on facebook!

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hot pads! and potholders - the swap

in the mood for some crochet? click here to check out the hot pad and potholder swap from hello yarn & soto softies.

deadline to sign up is march 21st, so get those hooks a moving and sign up!

buttercup bag - free download

ohhhh, i love a cute purse. made by rae (via soule mama) has an adorable free pattern for her buttercup bag that you can find right here. this bag just oozes springtime to me.

make your own heat pack

i am a lover of a good heat pack. this sewing pattern for making your own heat pack caught my eye this morning. chez larsson offers a simple and customizable way to whip up your own heat pack. so grab some cozy fabric, sew this puppy up and snuggle down in your favorite chair with a good book and quilt and let the warmth soothe you.

how to make a covered button bracelet & ring set

susan beal (author of button it up) serves up this catchy little bracelet and ring set over on craftstylish's button month! go here for the step by step. you can also find three other tutorials by beal for necklaces here.

etsy monday in the mommyhood

life isn't waiting for the storm to pass...but learning to dance in the rain.

this week's etsy finds are inspired by all the rain storms blowing the fresh spring air our way the last few days.

there's no place like here

there's no place like here is etsy's new video series giving us a peek into creative types work spaces. i don't know about you guys, but i love to see other people's spaces. click here for more info on the series and to subscribe.

one week - canadian style

johsua jackson's new movie, one week, gives us a reminder of how breathtakingly stunning canada's landscape is and how darn lucky we are to live here. especially close to home for me and my hubby were the scenes beach side in tofino, where we were married last year.

i don't know if everyone will understand the humour of this film if they aren't a canadian resident, but regardless, the movie was touching and reminds us all to take time to enjoy life while we can and to truly live it, all with a tim horton's in hand. so roll up the rim to win (sorry, couldn't help myself) and head to your local theatre. also, if you are from the island, you will get a kick out of the shots of the duncan hockey stick! yep, it's live and on full screen!

p.s. the soundtrack kicks butt. sam roberts, stars, joel plaskett, wintersleep, emm gryner, great lake swimmers, lights, and luke doucet to name a few. hmmmm, what's not to like?

how to make your own pregnancy pillow

ok, i seriously would have freaked over this when i was preggers. i couldn't find anything i wanted that was affordable that fit my belly in the right spots for support. this would have been ideal! i spotted this diy pregnancy pillow over at craft. you can find the how to's here.

view from the mommyhood

jer caught this pic out our window the other morning.

martha's got a crafts blog

the queen is at it again! i can't wait to see what goodies galore are inside this encylopedia of craftiness. martha's new book is out on march 31st and if you can't wait till then martha has entered the world of blogging with her new craft blog the crafts dept.