Friday, February 5, 2010

little boy roundup

wowwweee! hi everyone! if you're clicking over from "made by rae" for "celebrate the boy" thanks for stopping by! i guest blogged over there today and this was the post:

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hi there, i'm shannon from the blog luvinthemommyhood, where i dish on my attempts to sew, knit, craft, cook, parent and just plain survive (and love) life in the mommyhood. luvinthemommyhood is your source for a wealth of information ranging from handmade & repurposing projects, diy, mommyhood survival tips, to design, photography, music & books - i try to serve it up with humour and a dose of daily life in the mommyhood with my hubby, a soon to be 3 year old, and a little bean on the way.

when the sweet and lovely rae mentioned to me about her plans for "celebrate the boy" and that she wanted me to do a roundup i was ecstatic, and of course, i said yes! i love nothing more than a giant, inspirational roundup - they are my faves! i have a little girl and i'm currently pregnant with my second child, so the idea of doing a boy's roundup after already doing a baby girl one on my site was too good to pass up. plus i am a huge, huge, fan of rae's so just the idea of guest blogging on her site was enough to have me jumping around enough that i could have induced labour.

i scrounged, searched and spent many a night joined at the hip with my computer scouring the internet for the best projects for this roundup. there's sewing, repurposing, knitting and crafts - a little something for everyone! i hope you discover lots of goodies for those special boys in your life and find yourself happy to be ditching the lace and ruffles for capes, knee patches and racetrack toys galore! so come join me and let's help "celebrate the boy"!!!!








Row 1
1. man's polo into boy's polo 2. infant one piece into shirt 3. tshirt to romper
Row 2
4. tshirt to newborn gown 5. men's dress shirt to boy's 6. 90 minute shirt


Row 1
1. rookie mom's easy pants 2. boxer briefs 3. dish towel shorts 4. knee pad pants
Row 2
5. denim shorts 6. pajama pants 7. cuffed play trousers 8. easy peasy underneathy








Row 1
1. the eddie cap 2. boy's tie from man's
3. diaper change cone 4. preemie baby hat
Row 2
5. stay on baby slippers 6. bib from old jeans 7. baby booties 8. baby tie tutorial
Row 3
9. long eared toque from shirt 10. bush hat 11. tie bib 12. travel high chair


Row 1
1. super hero cape 2. superhero cape 3. toolbelt tutorial 4. easy stuffies
Row 2
5. child's tent 6. fabric baby grab ball 7. owl ribbon tag toy 8. rocket man
Row 3
9. cozy car caddy 10. art apron from dishtowel 11. car mat 12. cozy cones








Row 1
1. monster booties or on ravelry 2. brrr baby beanie 3. on the go overalls
Row 2
4. kiddie cadet or on ravelry 5. snug 6. shawl collar baby vest or on ravelry








Row 1
1. the purl bee's quilt for a baby boy 2. minky blanket from i craft
Row 2
3. baby boy double hourglass quilt 4. cluck cluck sew's baby boy bug quilt




a big thank you to rae for having me over and for allowing me to be part of all the fun!!!! "celebrate the boy" is going on for the whole month of february so be sure to join in!

what's your favorite boy tutorial you luv to make for the little guys in your life?

p.s. if any of you featured in the roundup would like a "featured on luvinthemommyhood" button for your blog just send a quick email my way to luvinthemommyhood@yahoo.ca and i'll send you one right over - thanks for your support :)

14 comments:

Christie said...

Awesome awesome AWESOME! So much great stuff! I love it all! Thanks so much for sharing. My favorite has got to be the Eddie Cap. So stinkin' cute!

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Vintage Dutch Girl said...

What an AWESOME collection of boy projects!!! Loving them all :) My fave? Probably the superhero cape as my Bubbalu is MAJOR into superheroes right now :)

p.s. (I live just across the border from ya ;)

Happy Together said...

Oh my word, you are so awesome for putting all of these tutorials in one place! It's bookmarked for present making :) Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Sarah said...

These are all fantastic.. I love the toys, rocket, tool belt.. they are so creative.

dana said...

Shannon, AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. I love it when you do these things. Great stuff in there.
And lovin the graphics you created. You're always good like that :)
Fun post!
I linked it to the bottom of my MADE post.

vely said...

wow, thank you for organizing all tutorials like this, glad to see boys getting some serious attention! My boy Ian and I will definitely look through them. so much cute stuff!
I have been building a race track/ramp for Ian's toy cars and may make a post out of is as i have now been inspired by "celebrate the boy"

craftevangelist said...

I made one of these for my son this Christmas. http://craftevangelist.blogspot.com/2009/10/to-make-list-crocheted-racetrack-rug.html (I guess I need to get a picture of the one I actually made on there...)

luvinthemommyhood said...

Thanks everyone! I'm so happy you enjoyed it! I can't get enough of these roundups, they are addicting and so much fun! I'm glad you all like them as much as I do!

This is Carrie said...

Thanks for including my rockin baby gown!

LiEr said...

Shannon, what a fabulous roundup! I wish I knew how to knit. That brown snug is just classic. It is so much fun to see the ideas for boy stuff - a world completely alien to me with our three girls. And what is it about little baby boys in neckties that is so adorable? Thank you! Thank you!

lexylou said...

What??!! Your in Victoria too? This is just too cool, and your crafty and a Mom? Rad... I look forward to more post by you lady!
Awesome collection of boy stuff, I must try some of these out!

Heather - Dollar Store Crafts said...

Great finds! I love your choices. Thanks for including my dishtowel shorts... I am the mom of 3 boys and I STILL have a hard time coming up with good projects to do for them.

Marigold said...

Hi there! I found you through my site stats--I did the boy's tie from a man's tie tutorial. I just wanted to stop by and thank you for the feature :)
This is a great collection! I had been looking for a pattern to make something like the Eddie cap. Great find!

michelle@somedaycrafts said...

this is an amazing round-up. I featured it at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com

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