Hi there!Happy Bank Holiday Monday! Whilst Dave has been cutting the grass and making the garden lovely, I have been working on prep for next weekend’s TV shows all day. Had a lot of fun doing it, actually, although it is rather hot, innit ?!? We haven’t done a HOCHANDA Weekend Wow before, so next friday is our first one. It starts at 10am on Friday 30th. Then there are 4 more hours scattered through the weekend. We figured that…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. What a glorious August Bank Holiday it is! How fortunate for all the weddings, fayres and fêtes everywhere, too. I was most surprised this morning when I woke up and looked at the clock. 9.15 !! Good grief ! Can’t remember the last time I slept past 7 ! That’s what 6 full days of arty workshops do for you! I hope all the ladies got home safely and managed to avoid the bank…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Last day of the Clarity retreats today. Whilst it will be nice to have a little lie in tomorrow morning, I shall miss spending time with all these wonderful people, watching them get to grips with new skills, seeing their sheer delight when they nail something. I’m not kidding. There’s nothing like it. Yesterday afternoon, for example. Day 2 in the afternoon, we always do Groovi. So we got on the virtual Groovi Bus…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. I am quite liking this early morning start. No cars zooming past, just birds twittering in the garden… Friday’s blog a private peek, right? Well, sad to say farewell to a smashing bunch of friends and fellow crafters yesterday, after another cracking two days of creativity and conviviality. I thought it went well anyway! Looking forward to welcoming the 3rd group today. Looking at the guestlist, I would say it will be fab. And…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Day 4 of the retreats today. Yesterday was a pleasure again. Just as with the first two days, It was great to be surrounded by friends and good people, just wanting to be creative and learn. I am still full of beans, and really pumped to see how they enjoy today’s activities! Very early here. Early to bed, early to rise and all that! No way there’s a blog in me at the end…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s blog comes from the heart, right? Waved farewell to such a smashing bunch of ladies yesterday, after a fab first two days. The artwork they produced yesterday was pretty exceptional, I must say. There’s nothing quite like it for me; watching their sheer delight when they create something excellent. Lots of Hi-5’s yesterday, lots of beaming faces. It was very, very gratifying. And there were so many newcomers to Clarity! Ladies who had…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Just heading out the door to buy more food for lunch! Hugely underestimated how much Tuna Mayo we’d plough through on Day one of the workshop!! It’s my favourite too… Yesterday went well. The projects weren’t that easy, but the ladies handled them admirably! It was lovely to see so many friendly familiar faces – and so many newcomers too! I do hope we didn’t terrify them too much! I look forward to Day…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in! It’s Clarity Retreat Week here in Kent, and many, many of our loyal and lovely Clarity friends are here for a few days of learning, laughter and crafty creativity. We set up the room yesterday, in readiness. Paul and I went to the Wholesalers en route to the gig, to pick up coffee, tea, biscuits and all the gear for lunch… Then we started the set up. We are at Ditton, where we held…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Sunday’s blog a step by step and typical Gray, right? So before we trundle off to Ditton, to set up for the retreat week ahead, I thought I’d do a few warm up exercises, limber up as it were! It’s about time I got my all time ever favourite stamp out of the cupboard. Poor lad; he’s been feeling neglected…. And whilst we’re getting out the faves, how about the hills and moons masks?…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. It’s all go here! Paul and I are gearing up for the Clarity Retreats which start on Monday. So much do do and so little time left! But it’ll all be alright on the night! We’ve got some smashing projects lined up for our guests – a really good mix. All set for a splendid week of crafty art and fun. Speaking of projects, here’s a simple Fresh Cut Die one which I did…