Category: Newborns

Let’s talk about (postpartum) sex, baby!

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

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Let’s talk about (postpartum) sex {Heather's Handmade Life}

Looking back, my biggest #pregnancyfail — other than the time I stupidly microwaved hardboiled eggs and they exploded all over the kitchen — was that I didn’t think enough about how my life was going to change. It’s not that I didn’t think about…

Category: Body drama, Breastfeeding, Hormones, Marriage, Mommy confession, Newborns, Parenting mistakes, The Mom Scene

Modern rainbow baby quilt

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

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Rainbow quilt with appliqued baby name {Heather's Handmade Life}

This bright and cheerful rainbow baby quilt is easy to sew and personalize with a name.

Category: Adorableness, Newborns, Sewing

Why puppies are like newborns

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

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I was holding the warm blanket-wrapped bundle in my arms when my husband came home from work. He dared to ask how the second evening with our third baby had gone, and the floodgates opened. “I haven’t had a minute to myself! I’m with…

Category: Annabelle, It's all about me, Newborns, Sleep, The Mom Scene

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m journalist and blogger in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have an 8-year-old son and a 6-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.

@HFXHeather on Instagram
Sneak peek at one of the MANY half-finished projects in my studio right now ... GIANT WOODEN LEGO BRICKS! 🧱 . . . #sneakpeek #handmade #woodworking #diy #inprogress #lego #legofan #legostagram #legodecor #ecmmedia Just when I think I can’t LOVE any pink lace magnetic board more ... I dress it up with fun DIY magnets! . . . Tutorials for three types of magnets + the board itself are over on the blog! HeathersHandmadeLife.com . . . #handmade #homeoffice #DIY #crafts #organization @shopbando This is how I’d look right now if I were wearing my TV hair and makeup instead of grey PJs and no makeup and tangled hair and a half-hearted “Ugh, don’t kill me, March Break” smile 😂 . . . #monday #marchbreak #ughh #freelancelife #workfromhome #workinpjs Your daily reminder: Good manners and kindness are always in fashion. . . . #handlettering #handmade #diycrafts #girlsbedroom #darlinghome #girlydecor #ecmmedia #craftlife Ooh I’d like to be curled up on the couch right now, enjoying the March sunbeams. ☀️ . . . Still blows me away how popular this table is over on Pinterest, considering I built it entirely from scrap wood — most of it previously used and painted! . . . Tutorial is over on the blog if you search “sofa table.” . . . #handmade #DIY #woodworking #livingroom #cozy #modernfarmhouse #handmadefurniture #ecmmedia Today on the blog I shared my amazing new DIY magnetic board for my home office. Who knew sheet metal and pale pink lace would be such a perfect combination? 💗 . . . #linkinbio #DIY #woodworking #homeoffice #workfromhome #idontworkhere #pink #lace #officedecor #officesupplies #isntitlovely #handmade @shopbando
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