Hi there. Thanks for popping in. A while ago, when Dave and I visited Leiden in Holland, I bought a pack of very special serviettes. They cost a packet, but I thought the design was beautiful, and I had an idea that it might work for an arty project, certainly not for the supper table! So this evening I decided to get said napkins out of the cupboard, as you do, and try my hand at the Mirror Mist product…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Up and at it early today. Tried for Glastonbury tickets again at 9am. It was the resale of tickets reserved but not bought last October, or whenever it was. Nope. Not this year. Gutted. But there you have it. It’s somebody else’s turn this year. Sold out completely in 9 minutes. I really REALLY wanted to go this year too. It’s such an amazing festival, and we had wanted to celebrate my 60th there…
Hiya! Just got in. Long drive, long day! But it was so worth it. What a pleasure and a privilege to work alongside not only Mike Bossom, but also the inimitable Janice Phillips. I don‘t know about you, but I thoroughly enjoyed myself. He‘s a pretty hard act to follow, is Encaustic Mike, but I gave it my best shot! Before I kick back and chill for an hour, here‘s a review of the stencils and stamps we used today….
Thanks for popping in. I’m just on my way out the door to meet up with Mike, for our hot plate cold plate duet tomorow, but I thought I would just throw a little light on these wonderful stamps before I dash. It’s quite a momentous occasion actually. These stamps are the very first run of a whole new kind of Claritystamp. Same depth, same quality, same durometer. Just even better. you will not believe the lightness of line. So…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Busy busy busy here! I have been prepping for the Saturday TV Show, Hot plate – Cold Plate, which Mike Bossom and I are doing together. Thing is, we are changing hats, so I have been playing with hot wax most of today! Whose idea was it to have a skill swop?!? I’m enjoying it immensely, actually. Takes me out of my comfort zone, although the Gelpress (aka Saturday’s cold plate) isn’t exactly a…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. We certainly hit the ground running after our little Easter break, eh?!? It’s like a relay race up at HOCHANDA this week! Lou is showcasing our new acrylic shapes today, together with a very neat, innovative product which turns things into a mirror. She is back at 1pm and 5pm, so that’s well worth seeing. Then at 6pm she is handing the baton to Tina, who is launching a brand new set of Groovi…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. And so it is with a heavy heart, that we wave farewell to our good friends Mike and Shona, after what has been a magical time with them in Wales. I shall never forget the walks, the talks, the camp fire, the cliffs, the Pembrokeshire coastline. I leave Wales a changed woman, who wants to change things in her life. Now she just needs to implement those changes…. We will pop in to see…
Hi there, Thanks for joining us on the last day of our wonderful Welsh holiday. What a place. This little break was our wedding present from Shona and Mike. And what a gift it has been! Today they took us to St. Davids. Now I know it to be a city and not a town because it has a cathedral, and we’d already been told it is the smallest city in Britain. But what I wasn’t expecting was the humongous…
Hi there, Welcome to the crack of dawn! The silence was deafening, and so it woke me. What a great way to start the day, with a dawn chorus of chirping and twittering, and the sun climbing up into the clear blue sky. After an energetic, fun evening of dancing and singing in the little hall here (the singing raffle was a first!) followed by a midnight cuppa and cake, I was up and at it far sooner than anticipated!…
Hi there, Thanks for joining us on this glorious day in Wales. Fish n chips in Cardigan, some fab boutiques with Shona – bustling morning and lots of good energy. Been having a rare afternoon here, a very quiet one. Far from the madding crowd. You don’t realise how loud the traffic outside your garden is, until you sit in a garden where there is NO traffic, where there are NO cars anywhere remotely close. You don’t realise how noisy…