Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just a quickie today, to announce the winner of the teabag counting competitio! Grace is on her way from the States today, so I am blitzing the house, and getting it all nice for her visit. A combination of multiple TV shows, a week of workshops and a generally hectic time is all well and good, but I do honestly enjoy a little housework to regroup and come back down to earth. Nothing like…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Had a busy day again today, getting ready to welcome all our guests to this years’s Clarity retreats. Everything’s ready, the tables are laid – all we need now is for everybody to arrive safely, all set for a couple of days of doing what we love best – no!! Not eating cake!! Crafting!! The first project – the warm-up project – involves Teabags. Dave and I have been religiously drinking tea and drying…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Dave’s gone to work to make the rest of the extra stock stencils which sold on telly this week, (makes for an easier Monday, as he says), and I’ve been having a little spring clean. Well, I’ve been putting away the last of the Christmas decorations to be precise! Yep. Like I said. This year has been all out of sync. It’ll be ok though. Main thing is we’re here, and we’re getting there!!…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Talking of Jigsaw puzzles and Solitaire, who likes anagrams? Whilst having a clear out the other day, I came across one I made up many moons ago as a warm-up ice-breaker game for a workshop. So I thought I’d change it a little, freshen it up, and offer it up to you. How about a little bloggy competition too…for a chance to win a £20 Clarity gift voucher! Just for fun of course. Here…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Yep. The world is going mad, and all we can do is keep calm and carry on crafting!! Whether you make cards for Ukraine, or knit socks for the neighbours, it doesn’t matter – JUST MAKE SOMETHING! My distraction, my calm place, my serenity is in clay. Although I haven’t had much time for pottery lately – that will change again – I did manage to pinch a little trio of pots last weekend….
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Happy Bank Holiday Monday! Thought I’d have a proper sort out in my artroom this morning, in readiness for the working week ahead, and in the very first box I found a set of ClarityCraft StampClub back issues. The words on the stamp of the month hit me between the eyes! And what’s more, the older I get, the longer my list of things to do – and the more pertinent those words are…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just a quickie before I go open the kiln! Always exciting when the door opens. Did the glaze work? Did the pots hold? Did anything explode? And this time, did that reglaze work? Mmmm… More will be revealed. It’s been a day of clearing the decks, putting everything away from yesterday’s TV show 2-4pm. Those two hours always go by so fast! I hope you enjoyed the demos anyway. I was certainly pretty wiped…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Güd to see you! Well, here it is again – the Great Clarity Elf Hunt! Except this year, we’re looking for our other friends, the Güdlis!Fancy winning a Clarity Hamper worth £150? It’s the HEALTHY kind of hamper, not the Pileontheweightandregretit sort! Read on…. Elvis and his family – our resident elves – are having a holiday this year, so Mr and Mrs Güdli, our friendly Gnomes, are joining in the…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Busy day at work today. Such a good buzz at Clarity. So many creative minds buzzing and clicking and whirring! We’ve got a lot of loveliness in the pipeline, and there is so much goes into designing a new range of stamps, or a new collection of papers, or a bunch of new stencils. From the sketched drawings to the labels on the packaging. And since we do pretty much everything inhouse nowadays, that’s…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Grace has chosen the final Bloggy Winners from the Clarity Matters blog that were up for grabs as part of our #ClarityOpenDayFestival Thank you to everyone that took part! Giveaway #1 – A Groovi Go! Starter Kit Name your favourite animal! the winners are……………..1. Helen Tilley – Butterflies2. Julie Bell – Dogs Giveaway #3 – Box of Perga Liner Pencils What is your favourite craft product? the winners are…………….1. Sue Lawson – Groovi Starter…