Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just packed the boxes for tomorrow’s TV shows on The Craft Store, and here’s a little step by step demo using the new ABC Doodle stamps. It shows you how to make clever use of the masks which come with the stamps when you are writing a long word like Anniversary or Congratulations or Celebration or retirement etc. when you don’t want the card to be a mile long! It’s really easy to condense…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Prepping demos for Friday’s TV shows on The Craft Store has been enjoyable today. I’ve been alone, up in the art room, putting the alphabets through their paces and generally putting together the demo flow, the sequence. Apart from a few phone calls with colleagues, it’s been a day of quiet. Much needed too. Some very cool, funky stamps being showcased, which are just a joy to use. Designed by Cherry Green and Clarity….
Hi there Thanks for popping in. I will be showcasing the Groovi Starter Kit tomorrow on Create & Craft, because it is THE perfect starting place if you are wanting to get into parchment craft. For the benefit of the newcomer, here is a photo step by step of a card made by Tina Cox for us, using just what you have in the Starter Kit – bar the colouring pens. This card project is included in the pack too….
Hi there Thanks for popping in. My list of things-to-do got so long, so overwhelming, that I decided to go to Pottery all morning, then come home, have a nap and make a little step by step card project for this ere blog! Roast lunch? Nah. Plate of nachos. Nothing like hitting the Sod it Button on a Sunday!! In fact, I may even go down in the garage and throw a few bowls this evening – just to be…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. It’s Tuesday and it’s Day 3 in this #LOSTYOURMOJO Blog series. Why am I sitting with this subject for days at a time? Because your hobby is your sane lane! You get with your hands, you get out of your head – it’s that simple. We crafters are so very lucky to have found something ANYTHING we want to learn about and make! It is the thing that keeps us company, keeps us occupied,…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Thought I’d shed a little light o a cool TV show this evening. No, not the Pottery Throwdown! That was last night on Channel 4. Actually, the young curly haired lad Cellan is from the pottery Studio I attend down here! Very excited for him. He is so clever. 23 years old. Cheering for him !! The TV Show in question is on the Craft Store. What time? 6pm. Who’s the star ? Paul…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Several friends have told me recently they’ve lost their arty mojo. They’ve lost their way. Don’t know where to start. Can’t get going. So I thought perhaps we could talk about it? I was having a similar thing this afternoon. Trying to prepare for a TV show next Sunday, but what I was doing just wasn‘t working. Third run at the same thing – still no good. Then I heard myself say to me…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. I hope your Christmas has been a good one, a peaceful one and a safe one? Did the family festivities happen? Are the needles falling off the tree yet? Is it over yet? Can we put the chairs and cushions back in their place? I don’t think I can eat any more! I left everyone in the house and came up to my little Shac above the garage for a couple of hours, to…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Part two of our city tour, and I thought we’d have a look at creating a really atmospheric skyline using the Cityscape masks that we also make. It’s an interesting demo, and very easy to do. In fact at the bottom of this blog, I’ll load all the various landscape and cityscape masks, which you could apply the same technique to. A very typical Clarity Style… RRP £29.97 – Special Price £14.98 (plus…
Hi here! Thanks for popping in. Guess what?! One of our dearest Clarity friends, Karen Smith, has gone for a Christmas Shopping and on a Jolly to NEW YORK NEW YORK! Lucky girl! And what’s even more charming, more exciting, is that she and her daughter are meeting up with our Grace this evening – and they are all going to the musical CHICAGO!! Gracie Gracie! What a special treat!! I heard that Grace has got a super little treat…