Category: Holidays

The pressure of ‘believing’

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

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The pressure of believing {Heather's Handmade Life}

Welcome to Veggie Village, the very boring column where we talk about forcing our kids to eat vegetables because we’re mean. Today I’m going to share my favourite methods for steaming broccoli and how to … OK, that should guarantee any kids have stopped… Continue Reading “The pressure of ‘believing’”

Category: Holidays, Milestones, Our Daughter, Our Son, Parenting, The Mom Scene

DIY Harry Potter costumes

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

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DIY Harry Potter costumes | DIY Quidditch broom craft | Hermione Granger costume | Rita Skeeter costume | {Heather's Handmade Life}

And so, after spending a year feeling guilty about dropping waaaaay too much money in the stupid Halloween store — and coming to the conclusion that DIY costumes aren’t always cheaper — I present to you … our sorta-bought, sorta-DIY Harry Potter costumes …… Continue Reading “DIY Harry Potter costumes”

Category: Annabelle, Craftiness, Holidays, Our Daughter, Our Son, Sewing

DIY Halloween costumes for kids

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

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DIY Halloween costumes for kids {Heather's Handmade Life}

This is our EIGHTH year of going trick-or-treating with at least one kiddo, and we’ve had a lot of fun costumes over the years. Many have been handmade, but many have also been store-bought and maybe modified a lil’. (Er, some more expensively than others.)… Continue Reading “DIY Halloween costumes for kids”

Category: Craftiness, Holidays, Our Daughter, Our Son

DIY costumes aren’t always cheap

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

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DIY costumes aren't always cheap {Heather's Handmade Life}

Last week, I told you all about my epic Halloween mistake: bringing both kids into a Halloween store when I had a headache and caving to their pleas for ridiculously overpriced, cheap costumes. This year, I was determined to do things differently. I wasn’t… Continue Reading “DIY costumes aren’t always cheap”

Category: Craftiness, Holidays, Kiddos, Our Daughter, Our Son, Parenting mistakes, The Mom Scene

Halloween costume regret

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

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Halloween costume regret {Heather's Handmade Life}

I made a huge mistake last Halloween. I agreed to take the kids to one of those pop-up Halloween stores. It might not have been a total disaster except … I was tired and had a headache. They caught me at the ultimate weak… Continue Reading “Halloween costume regret”

Category: Holidays, Our Daughter, Our Son, Parenting mistakes

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