Category: Our Daughter

What Barbie taught me

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

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My not-so-secret dream job has always been to be the person who poses Barbies for commercials and photo shoots. I’ve had a lifetime of practice, and you’d be surprised how much emotion you can convey in her tiny face when you tilt her head… Continue Reading “What Barbie taught me”

Category: It's all about me, Our Daughter, The Mom Scene

DIY canopy bed with rainbow curtains

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

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Twenty-two metres of fabric and a lot of love went into this DIY canopy bed with rainbow curtains, perfect for our little princess.

Category: Adorableness, Baby Girl, Craftiness, Decor, DIY, House of Dreams, My Handmade Home, Our Daughter, Sewing

Easy-sew fleece facewarmer

Posted on January 26, 2016 by

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The problem with little kids — well, one of the problems — is that you can’t put scarves on them without terrible fears of them hanging themselves accidentally on the monkey bars. (I know, right? They must have shown a scary video in school… Continue Reading “Easy-sew fleece facewarmer”

Category: Craftiness, DIY, Our Daughter, Sewing

Early Risers vs. Night Owls

Posted on January 26, 2016 by

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We are a house divided: two against two. Our five-year-old son and I are naturally early risers while my husband and our three-year-old daughter are night owls. The kids have the same bedtime, but they definitely don’t go to sleep at the same time… Continue Reading “Early Risers vs. Night Owls”

Category: Darling Husband, Our Daughter, Our Son, Schedules, Sleep, The Mom Scene

Turn one end table into two DIY nightstands

Posted on January 16, 2016 by

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Our youngest had been without a nightstand for all of her three and a half years, and she felt she really needed one for her lamp (which isn’t plugged in) and her light-up spinning Elsa jewellery box (which blasts “Let It Go” when we’re… Continue Reading “Turn one end table into two DIY nightstands”

Category: Craftiness, Decor, DIY, House of Dreams, Our Daughter

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m a writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 15-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

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