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Day 30 – August Arty Challenge – Mistakes Often Lead To Discoveries

Day 30 – August Arty Challenge – Mistakes Often Lead To Discoveries

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Mistakes often lead to discoveries. Well, you couldn’t make this one up! Today I’m taking that colour-wash landscape idea a little further, exploring what else we can do with it — and somewhere along the way I managed to work on the whole thing upside down! Not deliberately. I genuinely got it wrong. But rather than abandon ship, I kept going, worked with what was in front of me, and actually discovered something along the way. And isn’t that so…

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Day 28 – August Arty Challenge – Make Art NOT War

Day 28 – August Arty Challenge – Make Art NOT War

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Make Art NOT War. Well, I think we can all get behind that one! There is quite enough conflict and noise in the world without us adding to it, and one of the very best ways I know to quieten the noise — certainly in my own head — is to get with my hands and make something. Today we’re creating a very cool little landscape, and this particular technique really does have legs. We actually explored it during our…

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Day 17 – August Arty Challenge – My Creativity Grows Each Day

Day 17 – August Arty Challenge – My Creativity Grows Each Day

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My creativity grows each day. And I think that’s exactly what happens when we actually use it. The more we make, the more ideas seem to come. One little idea sparks another, we try something different, discover something by accident, and before we know it we’re looking at things with fresh eyes. We’re already on Day 17 of our August Arty Challenge, and today is rather special here at Clarity too, because it’s the first day of our Retreats! So…

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Day 16 – August Arty Challenge – My Imagination Has No Limits

Day 16 – August Arty Challenge – My Imagination Has No Limits

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My imagination knows no limits. That sounds a bit big headed, but I don’t mean that I have the greatest imagination in the world! Not at all. I mean that there really are no rules or boundaries when we use our imagination. We can go anywhere, try anything, mix things up, change direction halfway through and make something that has never existed before. Nobody can tell you that what you’re imagining is wrong. And I’ve been seeing wonderful proof of…

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A NEW SHAC IDEA…

A NEW SHAC IDEA…

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Happy New Year and Happy New SHAC idea ! We got together on Monday at 10am for the first session in 2026, and got started on what I think is going to be a great favourite of mine. And what’s the object of the project, Barb? Well, I wanted to create the illusion of strips of fabric, with a front aperture panel. Let’s look at HOW, so you can catch up with me if you fancy joining in next Monday……

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92 Days to Christmas • HOBBYMAKER LIVE TV.

92 Days to Christmas • HOBBYMAKER LIVE TV.

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Hi there Early start here. Off up to HobbyMaker, for 2 shows, 1pm and 4pm. Looking forward to them. Let’s hope things go better than last time! Err, yes. Dave is driving me up there! And what’s it all about, Alfie? Well, it’s all about Mini Makes and our A4 Sampler stamp sets. But it’s actually about a lot more than that. In a world that is going bonkers, it is important to be able to escape into art, to…

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Happy Birthday! Free Stencil with every order over £60!!

Happy Birthday! Free Stencil with every order over £60!!

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Hi there! And the Clarity Birthday celebrations just keep rolling! This weekend, until midnight Sunday, we‘re giving away a fabulous A4 Stencil (worth £7.99) with every order over £60. I love this stencil! It’s industrial in style, like retro packaging, with faux punchinella and stripes. You can buy it if you love it, or get it free with your order. The best part? This offer applies to anything you buy from our website, not just the goodies I shared with…

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Life. It turns on a Sixpence…

Life. It turns on a Sixpence…

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Hi there Life turns on a sixpence, as my Dad always used to say. One minute you’re all set and ready to go live on HobbyMaker TV, just about to get your best top on and put your lippy on. The next, you feel like somebody’s punched you really REALLY hard in the sternum, you’re seeing stars, and you have to lie down on the floor before you fall down. That’s what happened Wednesday. Two things to add to the…

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Let go, and let Creatives be creative.

Let go, and let Creatives be creative.

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Hi there, That’s it! Clarity Retreat Week is over for another year. I would say that both my inky, painty workshops during last week and Linda Williams’ Groovi parchment weekend were very well received, and that participants got a lot out of them. We always put a great deal of thought and prep into these events, and it certainly feels appreciated. Even the little touches, like fresh flowers on the ‘lunch tables‘, put a smile on faces. I forgot to…

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Sam’s Papers and a real Tree-t!

Sam’s Papers and a real Tree-t!

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Hi there If you watched our Clarity TV today at 10 and 2, then you will have seen us lauding the praises of our Sam’s fabulous Mixed Media papers. They really work well with the new Landscape masks. Look! You can get three whole sets for less than a tenner, plus club discount. HERE I found a particularly effective little section of one sheet, which worked a Tree-t with the masks. Here’s a photo step-by-step… Add a little pink around…

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