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Tips, Tricks and Crafty Company today

1st October 2023 Barbara Gray Comments 14 Comments

Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Ready for another 2 hour Clarity Show on Create & Craft? At 3pm-5pm I shall be showcasing a wonderful collection of 2-Way Overlay Festive Rounds with a really useful Accessories Stamp Set. Original artwork by our friend Mel Turner. and a rather formidable set of framing stencils, designed by our Jazz… I have really enjoyed putting these stamps and stencils through their paces. SO USEFUL!!! Here is some artwork from the design team I…

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Get Frilly with Tina

23rd September 2023 Paul Church Comments 3 Comments

Hi everyone, Paul here. Just a reminder that the super talented Tina Cox will be on Create & Craft today at 1pm & 5pm shining a light on a previous collection of beautiful Groovi plates – Frilly Circle & Friends together with Frilly Square & Friends The idea behind this collection was to allow you to hone your whitework skills to give the effect of a pleated frame together with some really useful decorative elements. Here is some inspiration from…

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Easy as 123 Design of the Week

19th September 2023 Paul Church Comments 4 Comments

Hi everyone, Paul here. It is Tuesday again and that means two things – Groovi Tuesday on Facebook/YouTube and Design of the Week. Each week we shine a light on a favourite design to celebrate 30 years of all things Clarity with 30% discount (plus club discount). This week I thought we could have a look at Linda’s 123 Groovi plates These designs are available in A4sq and A5sq and these are available in A4sq All available HERE The idea…

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The latest New & Exclusive goes Oriental

24th August 2023 Barbara Gray Comments 18 Comments

Hi there Thanks for popping in. Heads up anybody who loves Groovi, Pergamano and Japanese art (that’ll be me!). Paul is wending his way up to Create & Craft, to launch something very, very special… Phenomenal artwork coming your way, and the design plates to create it yourself. Today we release the next set of wonderful Linda Williams’ Layering Frames. We have already released Set 1 – Christmas and Set 2 – Countryside Today sees the release of the 3rd…

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Friday Night Craft Along

14th July 2023 Barbara Gray Comments 10 Comments

Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just to let you know, when you see Paul this evening running the craftalong instead of me, there’s nothing wrong at all, except that I am pretty wiped out after two busy days of TV, and Paul kindly offered to take the wheel this evening. I know to listen to my aching body nowadays, so I said “Thank you kindly Sir” without a moment’s hesitation, and handed over the keys! I hope you can…

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Carpe Diem

16th June 2023 Barbara Gray Comments 14 Comments

Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just a quickie, as we’re off out to The Black Deer Rock Festival down the road. It is a 3-day event, and the line up is excellent. Well, for me. Anais Mitchell, The Pretenders, Bonnie Raitt??? That’ll do me just lovely! I just blasted David Bowie through the house whilst giving it a quick hoover and a tidy up. That’s got me in the Music Festival mood for sure! You have to seize the…

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A Stitch in Time with Tina!

7th June 2023 Barbara Gray Comments 20 Comments

Hi there Thanks for popping in. Oh these are exciting times indeed! The van’s all loaded and ready to go to Ditton early tomorrow morning. Sam Crowe’s already in the Hotel. She drove down from Newcastle today. Tina Morris is also darn sarf and visiting her Mum. The others are all wending their merry way down to Maidstone tomorrow. It’s a bit of a cliff hanger on the pottery front. The kiln is still at 400º, but coming down. Takes…

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A little Henna Butterfly step by step

26th May 2023 Barbara Gray Comments 12 Comments

Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just a quick step by step of one of the demos from today’s TV show, using Cherry Green’s Butterflies and Tina Cox’s new Henna Stamps. No words required! Also available in Blue. Or any other colour your sweet heart desires. x x x Quote for today Butterflies are self-propelled flowers. Robert A heinlein Happy Bank Holiday Weekend! Love always, Barb x x x

Two days in TV land xx

24th May 2023 Barbara Gray Comments 17 Comments

Hi there Thanks for popping in. I’m all set and packed for the next two days up at Create & Craft. Lots of demose, tricks n tips. I hope you have time to tune in. There are some pretty lovely stamps and stencils being launched… First off, it’s our new In the SHAC with Clarity Show at 3pm & 7pm Many of your fellow SHACKERS may remember these lovely framers that we doodled together? Well Jazz has worked her magic,…

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Try to relax…

18th May 2023 Barbara Gray Comments 35 Comments

Hi there Thanks for popping in. The One Day Special is well underway on Create & Craft, Paul is doing a cracking job, and the Floral Bijou ABC is proving very popular – which is good news indeed! Paul and I had planned on sharing the TV hours, but I had to go to the dentist today, and it couldn’t be cancelled. The injections are wearing off now, and I’m not feeling great to be honest. But it has to…

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