Category: Sewing

Easy ‘cheater’ patchwork quilt squares

Posted on November 11, 2019 by heatherlauraclarke

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The easy quilt squares are a fun way to use up tiny fabric scraps that would have otherwise ended up in the garbage!

Category: My Handmade Home, SewingTags: fabric, quilting, quilts, recycling, reusing, sewing

DIY sensory compression sheet

Posted on August 6, 2019 by heatherlauraclarke

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They’re called “compression sheets” or “sensory sheets,” and basically they’re designed to a person into their bed so they feel cozy and secure — hence calming them down, making it easier to sleep, etc.

Category: DIY, Our Son, Sewing

The link between mental health and creativity

Posted on June 14, 2019 by heatherlauraclarke

Once I fully understood the connection between my mental health and creativity, it changed my life.

Category: Craftiness, DIY, It's all about me, Life lessons, Mental health, Sewing, Woodworking

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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.