Hi there Just a quick blog this evening, to shine a light on these rather fabulous Richelieu lace plates, brand new, and designed by Linda Williams herself. What’s Richelieu lace? I hear you ask. Well, I didn’t know what it was called, but I have always been drawn to this kind of lace.. You will know the sort. Where areas are cut away, and often almost tanged together by these woven threads. Turns out these connectors are called bars or…
Hi there. Grace called me just now. “Have you read your emails Mum?”“No, not this afternoon. I’ve been doing artwork. What’s up?”“Do it now.” And guess what it said… WINNER! You’re officially a winner in the Craft Industry Awards Drumroll….. 1 . Craft Personality of the Year 2. Best Workshops 3. Runner up – Best Stamping Brand. Woohoo!! So excited! Called Dave straightaway, then told the team. Can’t wait for Mum to wake up from her afternoon nap, so I…
Hi there It’s been a working Sunday here for me, although making artwork for the February Clarity Stencil Club is hardly a slog, is it?? I had a great time, and I’m going to break with tradition, and actually SHOW you a little bit of what I made today. It’s just a little peep, and Jane has done something super lovely too. But you get the flavour of what it’s about… Usually, we keep quiet about which stamps, stencils or…
Hi there It’s no good. I can’t wait any longer. It’s time to show you what’s coming up on our Clarity TV tomorrow. When? Where? Who? What?? Well, here’s WHO, WHEN and WHERE BUT WHAT? That is the question. Ready? Dave has developed a set of what we are calling STAMP PENS. They are stamp-mounts for small stamps. And boy oh boy! Are they brilliant! The thing is that you can hold them like a pen of course, but you…
Hi there Busy day at Clarity Towers today. Had a good meeting with the team, and ticked a load of boxes. Since we are launching brand new, really REALLY useful stamps designed by Jazz, and a new game-changer product this Sunday (invented and made almost entirely by Dave), there is a lot to consider! …Like I said, there is a whole can of P’s for a 2-hour TV show! But I am really looking forward to showing you what we’ve…
Hi there. It’s the weekend before Christmas, millions of people are on the move, the roads will be clogged, the airports will be packed – but I’m quite happy to stay close to home. We may venture out on the Ashdown Forest for a walk to Pooh bridge later on, as long as the weather behaves, but other than that, a swift trip to Morrisons first thing tomorrow morning for some Christmas essentials will do me! No, no, no. No…
Hi there Last minute Christmas gift ideas coming up…our Gift Cards just got interesting… I gift subscriptions quite often to friends. We live in such excess, and I think that giving them the key to a year of activity or interesting entertainment is a good gift. The V&A and Audible are my faves. In turn, I have received Theatre tokens and Pottery Class tokens – which I am always so grateful for! So at Clarity we have decided that this…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Thought I’d write to you today. Got up really early, Dave went off to Clarity, to get ahead of the game there, and I did some computer work that needed completing before tomorrow. All done, and feeling quite accomplished. Time check? 9am. They know how to spend their Sundays! 😂 😂 It’s just as well Dave and I share the approach that it’s best to just get it done, then relax into the knowledge…
Hi there Sorry I’ve been AWOL. It’s a bit of a scramble right now, friends. Since Create & Craft folded, we have been pedal to the metal here at Clarity! Firstly, we had to focus all our attention and transfer all our energy to our own little TV channel, in a bid to keep going. If you are on Facebook at all, you will have seen that loads of suppliers and presenters were on the move almost instantly. Totally get…
Hi there If you joined me for the Mixed media Craftalong yesterday evening, THANK YOU! I hope it was interesting? Like I said, it’s all about the sequence and knowing your material – how much you need, and how fast it dries. Well, that aside, if you were there, you will already have heard the good news! Yep. How about a really cool afternoon online – a whole afternoon – together, making something really lovely – either for your wall,…