Hello there! Thank you for stopping by today. Doesn’t feel like a Friday, does it? Friday’s blog a private peek. We are back at work, well half of us, trying to get revved up for Sunday morning’s TV show. I hope you join Dean and myself; some fab new stamps and stencils being showcased on the first show of the year. And a brilliant selection of canvas boards! New Year, New Art! Then it’s off to Los Angeles for the…
Happy New Year! Thanks for stopping by on the first day of this new year. Well, where did 2014 go? Is it me, or are the years getting shorter? The days certainly are, so I guess it figures… Every morning I have a list as long as my arm of things to do, and before I can tick a box – it’s tomorrow! But ironically, the first thing on my daily list is to make a list: A gratitude list! …
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by on the last day of the year. It being Wednesday (Wednesday’s Blog is something new), and it being NEW YEAR’S EVE, I thought I would tackle something new, which I hope will grow in 2015. I just want to really get arty, let my hair down a bit and get more adventurous! Are you up for it? Let’s tackle a tiny little canvas board and see where it takes us, shall we? This, my…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. In the lead up to the New Year, thought we could paint the town Red, Yellow, Green, Purple. You pick! Here’s my way of having a good night – Grunge Paste and a great Clarity Stencil! Town Stencil Now I know this video took nearly half an hour, but remember: this is in real time. I literally started with a blank canvas…. So actually, it is a very quick process with incredible potential. Items…
Hello there. Thanks for stopping by! Busy Monday morning, but I wanted to share something rather splendid with you, which a dear friend gave to me this Christmas. Just as we were saying before the event, although it’s always generous of anybody to give anybody else anything, it’s those rare handmade gifts which are so appreciated. Just the fact that somebody likes you enough to invest that amount of time and energy in a gift for you is a gift…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by on this sunny Sunday. Woke up this morning and was pondering today’s blog. The first thing which came to mind was LEFTOVERS. (probably because we’re going to be eating leftovers for at least a week!) So I came up to my little room, and unearthed a bunch of LEFTOVERS from Gelli Plate demos I did at various exhibitions this year, using the Leafy Swirl Stencil Oh boy! Have I done a lot of demos…
And into the Craft room! Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Those pesky little menaces, Wurka and Hollick were up bright and early again this morning. This time they were trying to convince me at 5am that I hadn’t boiled enough spuds for today’s potato salad, and that the potatoes I had boiled were over-cooked and would just turn to mush. So uppy getty, send Davey to shoppy for more spudsy. Now we’ve got enough potato salady to feed a…
Happy Boxing Day! Friday’s Blog a private peek? Well, that’s it then. Two weeks of chasing around, Two days of eating far too much, and today, as always on a day of rest, the gremlins woke up extra early in my head this morning and got me all fired up and worried about work and such. They started with the list of people I forgot to send a card to and by the time they had flagged up the imminent…
Hello there! Thank you so much for popping in. The turkey’s in the oven, The men have gone for a walk, Mum has been keeping me company in the kitchen, and my biggest issue this morning was trying to find something big enough to steam the broccoli in! So life is good, and even the broccoli found a home! So I have slipped out the back door up to my den, to chat to you and check that you ok….
Hi there Christmas Eve is here. You probably already know by now that my Mum is German, and therefore we celebrate Christmas the German way. Which is today. The family will come to our house late afternoon, and we will prepare a simple meal: Bratwurst, Sauerkraut and mashed potatoes with onion gravy. Simple meal at a reasonable hour, clean the kitchen and then gather around the tree for gift giving. Then one of the kids will hand out the presents…