Category: Sewing

DIY Harry Potter quilt

Posted on January 21, 2020 by heatherlauraclarke

Ah, that feeling when you’ve spent $300 — and countless hours of your time — sewing your child a one-of-a-kind Harry Potter quilt … and they quickly toss it aside for the next Christmas gift. Ouch. Let’s back up, though. I decided back in… Continue Reading “DIY Harry Potter quilt”

Category: My Handmade Home, Our Son, SewingTags: harry potter, quilt, quilting

DIY memory quilts from loved ones’s clothes

Posted on January 9, 2020 by heatherlauraclarke

Two ways to recover a desk chair

Posted on December 23, 2019 by heatherlauraclarke

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My new pink keyboard was already making me smile at work, and now my new rainbow desk chair is proudly drawn up in front of it.

Category: DIY, My Handmade Home, Sewing

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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.