Category: House of Dreams

Our home’s tried-and-true paint shades

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

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A lot of people find picking a paint colour REALLY hard, but I can’t get enough of it.  That doesn’t mean I’m always choosing the RIGHT colour, of course. But I love the thrill of pawing through the different paint chips and brazenly deciding…

Category: DIY, House of Dreams

Creative paint storage solutions

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

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One of the best parts of my new laundry room / DIY studio is that I finally have ALL of my paint in one glorious, organized colour-coded spot! Before the studio, when the room looked like hell, I was storing our large paint cans…

Category: DIY, House of Dreams, Organization

Sure, you can paint your oil tank!

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

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So our basement oil tank always looked like this …  Actually, it was more like this … And sometimes THIS … When I shared our laundry room makeover on Sunday, you might recall the oil tank was looking a LOT different … I knew…

Category: DIY, House of Dreams

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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Dress in progress ... . . . #sewing #sewingforkids #grade2wardrobe #handmade #handmadeclothing Love is love ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #pride Hiiiiiiiii. I’m Heather. I’m 35 (soon to be 36) and I’m a writer. I have two awesome kids, a sweet husband, and a very good dog. I also have depression and anxiety, and being creative helps me immensely. 🙋🏻‍♀️ . . . Sometimes my mental health is solid, and other times it’s hot garbage. And you know what? I’ll talk about it whenever, to anyone, because talking about mental health is ALWAYS a good idea. ❤️ . . . I’m super honoured to have been interviewed by @cmhatruro for a new mental health Advocate series, so please hit up their page to watch my interview. . . . #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth #creating #creativity #sicknotweak #fightforyourlife #creative #cmha #trurons Our @annabellenessa got to meet her baby brother today! (they’re also aunt and nephew, as is the case in dog families apparently) . . . Thank you @sammadore for bringing over sweet little Bert! It was so fun to watch them love on each other. . . . CC: @tracylangille ❤️ . . . #bostonterriers #bostonlife #chocolatebostonterrier #bostonterrier #bostonterrierpuppy Pure wonder ☀️ Today’s post is the perfect hack for people 🙋🏻‍♀️ who suck at keeping plants alive. . . . We live in a super windy area and wind is apparently just as hard on plants as too much sun — it dries them out like crazy. . . . So I bought fake greenery on Amazon + built wooden baskets! 🌿🌿🌿 . . . Pop over to the blog (HeathersHandmadeLife.com) for the full tutorial. Breakdown is about $25 per basket including the plants, which is on par (or cheaper) than the real thing. . . . #diy #handmade #porch #curbappeal #woodworking #plants #blackthumb #craftsman #fusionmineralpaint #linkinbio
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