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Budget-friendly kids’ gallery wall

Posted on April 23, 2018 by heatherlauraclarke

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DIY silhouette art {Heather's Handmade Life}

The thing about decorating kids’ rooms is a parent’s instinct is often to (a) add bright colours and (b) let the kids pick out things they like. Neither of those things are wrong, but they can both lead to decorating roadblocks. I was recently… Continue Reading “Budget-friendly kids’ gallery wall”

Category: Adorableness, Craftiness, Decor, My Handmade Home, Your Handmade Home

The crazy-quilt gallery wall

Posted on October 10, 2016 by heatherlauraclarke

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You guys know I LOVE a good gallery wall. I have a bunch in the house and they’re kind of my jam. Typically, my gallery walls use frames that are all the same colour (white or black) with two to three inches of spacing… Continue Reading “The crazy-quilt gallery wall”

Category: Decor, DIY

10 tips for hanging a gallery wall

Posted on August 30, 2015 by heatherlauraclarke

10 tips for hanging a gallery wall {Heather's Handmade Life}

I have an obsession with gallery walls. I don’t know what it is about them — the textures, the shapes, the chaos? — but I just adore them. We already had nine (I think? I might be losing count), but when I decided to… Continue Reading “10 tips for hanging a gallery wall”

Category: Craftiness, Decor

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Making things isn’t just a hobby — it’s part of what keeps me alive.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

I’ve been writing this blog since 2009, so if you dig deep into the archives, you’ll meet a bright-eyed 25-year-old newlywed who was basically obsessed with having kids, buying a cozy house, and supporting herself full-time as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)