Category: Home

10 things I love about you

Posted on March 13, 2009 by

2 Comments

An ode to my dream craft room (which I will have someday) … 1. It is painted a bright, cheery pink … possibly with an orange or yellow accent wall … 2. It has a worktable built into the wall, that stretches around the entire perimeter… Continue Reading “10 things I love about you”

Category: Craftiness, Home

Home on the range

Posted on March 10, 2009 by

Leave a Comment

Well, I’m back, dear readers. No, I did not jump out of my office window yesterday — although yeah, I was damn close. I was completely weary by the time I made it home with Darling Husband yesterday evening. While we made spinach salad… Continue Reading “Home on the range”

Category: Home

Space-saving nursery tricks

Posted on February 4, 2009 by

Leave a Comment

Hooray! I have finally made some progress in my ongoing quest to figure out how to fit baby-gear into our small place. Caught an episode of The Mom Show the other day — love that show, and have for the last couple of years —… Continue Reading “Space-saving nursery tricks”

Category: Home, Ka-ching, Money-savin', Nursery

Room to move

Posted on January 3, 2009 by

2 Comments

What sane woman doesn’t like to think about decorating a nursery? Really? It’s one of the most flippin’ fun things out there. One of the main reasons I plan on finding out the boy/girl situation is so I know how to decorate! Will the… Continue Reading “Room to move”

Category: Home, Nursery

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m a writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 12-year-old son and a 10-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 them from taking over my life. Creating things helps.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes, 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 with her writing. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)

As featured on …
@HFXHeather on Instagram
@HFXHeather on Twitter

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Heather Laura Clarke and Heather’s Handmade Life, 2009-2017. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Heather Laura Clarke and Heather’s Handmade Life with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.