Category: Organization

Tips for packing carry-on luggage

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

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Tips for packing carry-on luggage {Heather's Handmade Life}

My dad’s been a pilot since before I was born, so I grew up traveling as an “airline kid.” When I got married, I smoothly transitioned into being an “airline spouse,” since my husband is a baggage assembly lead. This means I’m very comfortable…

Category: Organization, The Mom Scene, Tips and advice, Travel

New home office reveal!

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

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This past fall I decided it was time for a major change in our house. I work from home, so I was spending 40-plus hours a week crammed into a tiny nine-by-nine home office in the basement. I’d organized it as well as I could,…

Category: Decor, DIY, It's all about me, Mommy time, My Handmade Home, Organization, WAHM

Cheap and easy DIY floating shelves

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

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Cheap and easy DIY floating shelves {Heather's Handmade Life}

There once was a time when we’d buy cheap laminate bookcases if we needed more storage in a room. Now we just build our own wooden shelves, and there’s no going back. If we no longer need the shelves in a particular room, we…

Category: DIY, Money-savin', My Handmade Home, Organization, Our Son, Woodworking

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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