Category: DIY

Turn mismatched lamps into matching lamps

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

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Turn mismatched lamps into matching lamps ... and turn one table into two nightstands! {Heather's Handmade Life}

When it comes to decorating around a bed, I know three things to be true … If you have different nightstands, they should at least be the same height. If you have different bedside lamps, they should be the same height and have the…

Category: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Craftiness, Decor, DIY, My Handmade Home, Your Handmade Home

Makeup table gets a makeover

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

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As much as I love decorating living rooms and kitchens and even bathrooms, my favourite room to decorate is a child’s room — specifically a really girly room. Pink is my favourite colour, I love glitter, and it’s so much fun to choose fabrics…

Category: Adorableness, DIY, Fusion Mineral Paint, My Handmade Home, Your Handmade Home

No, you’re not a monster for painting old wood

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

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There are plenty of people who think it’s sacrilegious when I paint old wood furniture. I know this because they email me about it. 😉 It’s a personal preference and I get it. I really do. Their argument is that natural wood is beautiful,…

Category: DIY, Fusion Mineral Paint, My Handmade Home, Your Handmade Home

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m journalist and blogger in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

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 absolutely love.

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Is there anything more fun than decorating a kid’s room? 😍 Full details on the blog today on making an inexpensive gallery wall — this one was $25! . . . #gallerywall #girlsroom #girlsroomdecor #pinkdecor #ecmmedia My black-and-white babes getting out those post-Catechism giggles ▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️ . . . #sewingforkids #lottieanddexdesigns #handmadeclothing #sewing #ecmmedia Cross-stitch can be kinda calming ... especially when there are cat buttholes involved. 🐈 . . . #crossstitch #crossstitchersofinstagram #funnycrossstitch #catart #ecmmedia Today on the blog I’m sharing 18 pieces of #pottery I made between November and March — including this funky flower bowl 🌹🌼🌺 . . . #linkinbio #potteryart #potterylove #potterywheel #ecmmedia I put a new sign in our garden yesterday and today it’s pouring so let’s see if my paint/poly holds up! 🤞 . . . (Sign is because our @annabellenessa is always lounging outside and sometimes passers-by think she’s just loose, escaped, etc. Not “running free,” just “invisibly detained,” guys!) 🐶 . . . #doglife #bostonterrier #chocolatebostonterrier #diysign #gardendecor This quilt is the softest, snuggliest one I’ve ever sewn, and you won’t believe the fabric I used to make it. (Seriously, swipe to see how garish and mismatched it is!) 🙂 . . . Sometimes the trick to using up un-pretty fabric is simply to FLIP IT OVER and use it backwards! 🙃 Full details today on the blog! . . . #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #sewinghack #stashbusting #ecmmedia
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