Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Left Glasgow at 7.30 am, and just flicked the kettle on in our lovely warm kitchen at bang on 5pm. Made good time, and even swang by the TV studios to pick the car up, which we left there a week ago! Still a long way though. Don’t ping back like I used to. Thankfully we’ve got a week off before the NEC… So what did I do for 4 days at the SEC?…
hi there blogging against the clock here. 20 minutes of internet. wrote a proper blog just now and lost it in the ether. Haven‘t got another one in me today. So, just a wee one …Glad we came to Glasgow. 8 years is way too long a break! Really enjoyed catching up with old friends. Such great people up here! Coming back in October for sure. Back home tomorrow. Looking forward to being there, not so much the 9 hours…
Hi there. thanks for popping in. Day 3 in Glasgow done – and don‘t my feet know it! Until you‘ve worked a 4-day exhibition and demoed like we do, you cannot know how hard they are . Gruelling. Thank heaven for help! Hilda Smith has very kindly been lending a hand, and has been such a blessing ! I go like the clappers pretty much from the minute the doors open each morning. And I keep prattling and rolling from…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Greetings from Glasgow Craft Exhibition ! Day 2 done and dusted. Half way through… The bad news is today was quieter than yesterday. The good news is that today was quieter than yesterday . Bad because the footfall was down, and sales reflected that. Good because I was able to have proper conversations with visitors to the stand, able to spend more quality time with our Clarity friends. There are two sides to every…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. What a wonderful welcome we were given here on DAY 1 at the SEC in Glasgow! It has been 8 years since I was last here. SO many old friends came to say hi! SO many familiar faces gathered around the Clarity stand! I was headdown and demming from the minute the doors opened – in between hugs and cuddles and kisses! So much for no contact ! Impossible with crafters – especially the…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Been a long day here in Glasgow! Stand A19 all set at the SEC. Dave, Paul and I just kept going, from 8 this morning till 6 this evening – until the table was all laid lovely, ready to greet and serve our Scottish friends tomorrow . Speaking of Scottish friends, I must tell you: we had the BEST evening yesterday! Many of you will be familiar with the name Brenda McCaw. She and…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Trundling up to Glasgow today. I’m the filling in the sandwich here in the white van cockpit. Dave behind the wheel, Paul to the left – and me straddling the gearstick. GREAT. Ah well, at least Dave has to touch my knee every time he changes gear. We have to get our kicks somewhere! On another note – on a very crafty note, actually, I finally decanted all my faber-Castell Polychromos into one place…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Such a busy day! So glad you are liking Linda’s new In The garden Collection of Groovi plates! That will do her the power of good, too, for sure. It’s always nice to know folks like your artwork. And what a cracking little colouring technique she shared with us through me this morning! That background colouring trick is so easy yet so effective! All you need is some well sharpened colouring pencils and off…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Busy day here at HOCHANDA in Oundle. Thank you for watching the 2-4 show. And now it’s on to the 6-8pm. It’s certainly blustery outside today, and I dare say parky in the garden. But it won’t be long before we’re back out there, a-sowing and a-planting and a a-weeding! Wait till you see these lovely garden plates by Linda at 6pm! They are so lovely! If I had to pick a favourite, it…
Hi there!Thanks for popping in. Sun’s out and all the birds are chirping away happily in the garden. The feeders are packed with all sorts of tits and the woodpeckers are back too. The garden bird stamps (aka bluetits) illustrated by lovely Melanie are among my favourites. Now we have combined them with a set of Cherry Blossoms I drew myself , to create a beautiful new set of ultrafine stamps (at a superb price too) Tomorrow, 2pm-4pm I shall…