Category: Parties

Cake pops are surprisingly easy

Posted on June 19, 2018 by heatherlauraclarke

I always admired parents who made cake pops. They seemed so fancy and I’d imagined they’d spent hours in the kitchen, perfecting each little ball of cakey goodness before dipping it and decorating it. While I’m definitely better at baking than cooking (which isn’t…

Category: Cooking, Parties, Recipes

The not-a-party birthday party

Posted on May 8, 2018 by heatherlauraclarke

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The not-a-party birthday party: How to SAVE MONEY by hosting a birthday “outing” instead of a full-blown party where you rent a venue. {Heather’s Handmade Life}

Category: Birthday, Parties, The Mom Scene

Birthday party smackdown: big parties vs. small parties

Posted on May 9, 2017 by heatherlauraclarke

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After last year’s huge birthday bash for our daughter, I swore that we were finished with big birthday parties. I don’t know what pushed me over the edge, whether it was the prep work, the money, the 50-odd people in the venue or the…

Category: Birthday, Friends, Holidays, Milestones, Our Daughter, Parties, The Mom Scene

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m journalist and blogger in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 10-year-old son and an 8-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 working on my novel, 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.