Category: Birthday

Celebrating kids’ birthdays under quarantine

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

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If you have a child who will be celebrating their birthday during the restrictions, here are a few tips that helped us throw our daughter a truly memorable birthday …

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The triple toonie birthday party

Posted on May 21, 2019 by

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The triple toonie birthday party: How a party for three birthday girls -- with NO presents -- was the best party ever. {Heather's Handmade Life}

One afternoon, one birthday party for three birthday girls, three moms to plan it, and NO presents? Hmmm!

Category: Birthday, The Mom Scene

Better late than never

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

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Better late than never: a perfect belated birthday party for our son {Heather's Handmade Life}

It wasn’t that we forgot our son’s eighth birthday in early June. Not at all! We celebrated it in style, during our Ontario vacation, by spending the afternoon playing video games and arcade games at Chuck E. Cheese’s. It was clearly one of the…

Category: Birthday, Our Son, Parenting mistakes, The Mom Scene

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m journalist and blogger in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have an 9-year-old son and a 7-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 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.

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My Top Posts
DIY dog crate cover
DIY monkey bars
How to make a backyard water blob
How to re-cover patio furniture cushions
Easy DIY sofa tables
DIY chair pockets for classrooms
Yardzee! DIY Yahtzee for the yard
Sew a reversible circle skirt
DIY hanging bars
DIY pet door in a screen door
PREGNANCY blog posts
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