Barbara Gray Blog

Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Paul is showcasing a collection of exquisite Christmas dies on HOCHANDA today. They are proving very, very popular. My guess is that many of us like to capture the essence of Christmas. And what better way to do this than with Stained Glass Windows depicting beautiful icons? We have gathered together the Star of Bethlehem, the Madonna, the Dove of Peace, the church candle and the shepherds, and we have added a beautiful Peace…

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Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Hope you’ve been watching Paul’s TV shows. I was glued to the telly, watching how he made that foldy outy card on the 6pm show. If you didn’t see it, you should watch on catch up; it was excellent. More tomorrow at 9am. 1pm and 5pm – stock permitting! But it’s official. I am definitely going potty. It started about two weeks ago, and it comes in waves. Usually on a Wednesday afternoon…. Check…

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Evening everyone. Paul here, I hope you are all well. Barb and Dave are on a “secret mission” and have been caught in traffic, so I thought I had better get the blog sorted whilst the dinner is cooking! I have just finished watching the lovely Maria work her magic with the scrumptious Viva Decor Modelling Paste in this week’s YouTube tutorial. If you haven’t tried the modelling paste, then I urge you to give it a go! Grab yourself…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Thought I’d blog something which I saw Paul make at the weekend, which was very lovely – and really easy! Have you seen the new Christmas Round dies? They are beautiful. Clever Mel drew these. If you get all 4, then you actually only pay for 3. click HERE to investigate…. So let’s see how they work. Because they don’t have an outer cutting edge, they work brilliantly to create the coolest apertures. Here…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. And thanks for visiting our new Clarity Stand at Ally Pally if you did. I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed myself today. More than usual. Maybe because it wasn’t so packed, so we were able to enjoy more relaxed demos. Lovely visitors and more room to move. It seemed quieter than usual. Now I’m not sure whether the new layout of the stand helped that, or whether the overall footfall was down. Who…

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Hi there. Good of you to pop in. Just got back from Alexandra palace. We seem to have dodged the traffic; not too bad at all – both going and coming back. We commute back and forth to Kent/East Sussex each day. It’s just cheaper, and we get to sleep in our own beds. Provided you don’t get snarled up on the M25 at the Bridge, you can usually get through in under 2 hours. And the stand looks so…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Forgive me for not doing a step by step today; I really am up against it today. Things are reaching fever pitch here at Clarity Towers! So good news and bad news. What do you want first? The good news? Ok. The GOOD NEWS is that Dad is back on track, he is on the mend and things are healing nicely. The bad news? Well. Steve has done his back. And Dave has done…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. It’s a bit of a quick turnaround here at Clarity Towers this week, with Ally Pally – BIG LONDON STAMP SHOW –  looming at the weekend. But the great thing is that now we are many, and so whilst we unload and reload vans at base… Maria is on telly again today! HOCHANDA. 12 noon and 4pm This time she’s getting in the groove with squirrels and owls. LOVELY BRAND NEW PLATES! Owls &…

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