Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday. The day we touch on matters of the soul. Can we park crafting for a day and talk about something close to my heart? Something very close indeed. In fact so close, you cannot prise it out of me – no matter what. If somebody tells you something in confidence, can you keep it to yourself? I can. I have many, many secrets which others have entrusted me with over the years, locked deep…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Thought I would have a look at the Artistry ink pads today. I was asked several times at the weekend Ally Pally Show, whether these ink pads were water soluble. So I decided the best way to show you was to spray them with water and let you decide for yourself! Here, I have simply smeared 4 colours onto a sheet of water-colour paper. If you want ink to move with water, then use…
Hi there!Thanks for popping in. I’m writing really quickly, so you can read this quickly too. You’ve only got till 6pm before Rosie launches a collection of beautiful 6 new Christmas Groovi Plates: The Christmas Carol Collection. You stampers out there will recognise the carols; they are on the shows too. But the One Day Special is the new Groovi Plate Set, which are Linda Williams’ inspired – and superb. The TV shows are at 6pm and 8pm this evening….
Hi there. Thanks for stopping by. You couldn’t order in a Chinese and pick it up for us, could you? Just got in. And unless Dave wants to venture back out there, foraging for food, it’s cheese on toast. With no bread. Beginning to wish I hadn’t given all the left over sandwiches and biscuits to the blokes who clean up Ally Pally after we vacate. But they appreciate it; their work starts when ours finishes. We had a lovely day….
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just got back home after Day 1 at Ally Pally. We commute to and fro. Firstly, to pick up fresh stock from Clarity Towers, and secondly, because it’s always best to sleep in your own bed if you can! Saw loads of lovely, familiar faces and friends. Ally Pally is our local show in a way. It was really busy in the morning, but emptied out pretty early. My guess is that the terrorist…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Up with the lark this morning. Had 3 important things to do before heading off up to London for the Ally Pally set-up: 1) Get the stewed apples out of the fridge to have with our yogurt for breakfast. 2) Check over my German blog for typos, and get that posted. The bad news is I could check it a hundred times and there will still be mistakes! The good news is most of…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. The filming’s done and the van’s loaded for Ally Pally set up tomorrow. Major boxes ticked there! And now all I want to do is blog you a lovely Day 3 Clarity Birdwatch offer again, and then I can kick back with Dave and Rosie for a couple of hours before the London weekend. So what’s on the menu today? Mag pie and chips please! I love magpies. (Taste like chicken…) Whenever I see…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. It’s been a funny old day thus far. The TV trailers recording are going swimmingly, and while Rosie does hers, I have slipped out to chat to you. The storm has moved through Florida now, and I was much relieved to hear that my new friend Jenny was shaken but not stirred. Trees down, 12 ft deep sinkholes and a brutal pounding from Irma. But she and her husband are safe and – wait…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. How’s you? Been busy here, so it was good to retreat to blogland for an hour or so. Day 2 of our Clarity Birdwatch Week. And today it’s stencil time. I LOVE LOVE LOVE these two stencils. They are a pair really, they look so right together. When you make Christmas cards, it’s cool to have different but similar designs to play with, don’t you think? So I shall work with the doves today,…
Hi there. Thanks for joining me today. I have had an idea this week… Having been so very excited to see a real live kingfisher in the wild for the very first time on Saturday, I thought it would be nice to have our own Birdwatch week here in Blogland. Every day this week, I will feature one of our beautiful Clarity Birds. It may be a Groovi plate, it may be a stamp, it may be a stencil. But…