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Five photography tips for amateurs

Posted on April 18, 2017 by heatherlauraclarke

I take a lot of photos. My iPhone recently hit the 10,000 mark and then decided it was time for me to make some room for more. But just because I take photos constantly — for the blog, for my parenting column, and especially… Continue Reading “Five photography tips for amateurs”

Category: Career, Fujifilm

Happy Hysterectoversary

Posted on March 23, 2016 by heatherlauraclarke

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March 11 marked a year since I went into the hospital for a quickie day procedure (this, if you’re really curious). A year since I fell asleep chatting with a friendly nurse and woke up, hours later, in horrible pain and mumbling “I didn’t… Continue Reading “Happy Hysterectoversary”

Category: Hysterectomy, It's all about me, Life lessons

DIY pincushions from repurposed items

Posted on March 17, 2016 by heatherlauraclarke

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You guys know I’m all about the big projects. We do a big project every single week, in fact. (Insert shameless plug for my weekly DIY column in the Chronicle Herald.) But sometimes? Sometimes I get exhausted by the big ones and need to… Continue Reading “DIY pincushions from repurposed items”

Category: Craftiness, DIY, Sewing

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-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. Creating things helps.

Whether I’m writing novels, 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.

I’ve been writing this blog since 2009, so if you dig deep into the archives, you’ll meet a bright-eyed 25-year-old newlywed who was basically obsessed with having kids, buying a cozy house, and supporting herself full-time as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)