Hi there Thanks for popping in. It’s that time of year, when the days are getting longer, the sun is peeping out, leaves are starting to appear on the trees, the birds have taken up residence in the Yew trees outside our bedroom window – and are twittering up a veritable symphony every morning! The dawn chorus is quite something! There’s a particular stencil which always springs to mind, when I think of the birds in the trees in the…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Hope you enjoyed the G for Giraffe this morning in the SHAC. I must say, I really had fun drawing Gary and Gill!! 😂😂 As I always say, all you need to join in is a pencil and a piece of paper. If you don’t believe me, just go back and have a look! HERE And here’s a preview of our Open Days. So much fun! Get your tickets soon, so we know how…
Hi there Thanks for popping in! We’re busy busy busy here! Why? There’s a Pergamano Party this week, over on the Pergamano.com website, and the orders are coming in from all over the place! There are so many people, all over the world, who are exclusively Pergamano People, and this is a sale for them. Whilst this means that your Clarity Club discount won’t apply on that website, that’s not to say you aren’t welcome to go have a gander,…
Hi there Thanks for popping in! Just paddling away here, writing the latest newsletter for the club, compiling a big blog for tomorrow, watching Paul and Dean on the screen in the background. I’m looking forward to this evening’s E for Elephant session in the SHAC. Must do a little prep for that too. The bus driver just needs to know where the bus is headed! Why the hustle? Can you feel my busy-ness? Well… I have been planning this…
Hi. Thanks for popping in. If you watched Create & Craft last Sunday, you’ll have seen me use not one, but TWO large Gelpress plates! This was to move through a monoprinting printing process quickly. If you use two plates, you can bounce between colours, transferring colours back and forth as you pull prints, getting loads of blends and lovely ghost prints. If you’re only working with one plate, you have to keep cleaning it, and the colours muddy, and…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Was tidying away all the prep boxes from Friday’s TV show earlier, and came across the Dandelion card I had cut out, that was on offer in the Super Saver. CLICK HERE I LOVE this design. Many of you may already have it because it was a previous Fresh Cut Die Club Die. A really, really superb one, illustrated by our friend Mel Turner. Anyway, I went off at a tangent, and decided to…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Back in the Clarity saddle today, after spending a few days down in Cornwall, to pay our respects at dear Pat Hosking’s funeral. To be honest, it really was much more a beautiful celebration of her life than a sad occasion of her death. She had left strict instructions with the family that this was how she wanted it. And that was how it went. The Helston Town band was in the tiny chapel,…
Hi there Thanks for popping in today. After a hectic but fruitful day on telly yesterday, I decided to kick back today, take it easy. I just don’t ping back like I used to! And I am learning that it’s ok to do nothing. So I made breakfast and did a couple of loads of laundry. Yep. That’s me doing nothing! Just not possible to sit still! The sun was shining for the first time in a while, so Dave…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Before I forget, promise is a promise, and I did say I’d pick a random lucky person from yesterday’s blog, to win a pair of the brand new BOW-WOB Papers. Closed my eyes, scrolled down and the cursor landed on…..drumroll… Karen Gower 1st February 2024 at 11:05 am Edit Hello from sunny Bournemouth today! I love Navy blue clothes . But I hate blue in the house no wall ever gets blue. I love sea green…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Yesterday I made a plan in my head to do pottery today. All day. This morning I spent an hour deciding what I actually want to make. Tiles, bowls, another element of Dad’s totem pole, a wall hanging for the kitchen – so many ideas! Got dressed up warm, all set to weather the elements outside and in the not so toasty garage. Cleaned both bathrooms while I was whizzing around upstairs, aired the…