Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Just got back to the hotel room. Cream-crackered after Day 1 at the NEC. But so many lovely and familiar craft friends made the effort to attend, that I actually had a fab day. It was slower than usual, but in fairness whilst that wouldn’t be ideal for the exhibitors, it was much better for visitors, who could get round easily, without having to battle through the usual throng of people. And it meant…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Been a long old birthday at the NEC, I can tell you! Got up to Birmingham really early, and yet STILL didn’t leave the building till 7pm. So much space – and yet it was still too small! Still too cramped. We grow into space, don’t we! It’s like at our house. I’ve got a walk-in wardrobe which you can’t get in because it’s so rammed full. And I can’t get into half the…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Trying to get everything ready for the NEC here. We want to get out and on the road by 6am, so the van is all packed and ready to roll. I’m ticking and checking my demo stash and TV boxes – if we’ve forgotten anything, well, it’s nothing terminal, is it? If I have forgotten a stampset, then I will just have to crack open a new set, won’t I! The stand is nearly…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. It’s late here at Clarity. Just Dave and myself, having a lock-in, as it were. Not the kind of lock-in I remember we used to succumb to back in the day – but it’s quite nice to just knuckle down and get the job done sometimes. With Leonie blowing the doors off with her fabby stencils, and Lou Withers joining in at the Clarity party too, the stencil department just tripled overnight! So before…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Been prepping for the NEC TV Shows today. Well, no. That’s not quite true. Let me rewind. Been prepping for ONE of the NEC Shows today. Sigh…. always takes longer than you think… However, it’s been fun. I’ve had a couple of aha moments too, which we can go into on Thursday at 12 noon together. Hope there’s enough time to show off the new fabby Clarity Stencils properly! They are so arty! Mel…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Thought I’d block a step by step today of a demo I had prepped for last week’s TV show on HOCHANDA, but didn’t get to. it involves the big and beautiful brand new 12 inch x 12 inch Designer pads…. They are on offer this week until Tuesday, because Paul used them in the YouTube Tuesday video – so might be a good time to investigate! Anyway. Here’s my offering: The new flowerbed stamps…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in today. It was good to be back at Clarity this morning – Pedal to the metal here! Jayne, lovely Jayne aka Head of TV Dispatch, was so funny. As soon as I walked in, instead of the usual loveliness, all I got was “YOU!! What have you done ?!?!?!!?” “Don’t worry, Jayne”, I said, “we can go to the NEC next week, for a rest!!” What she really means is that she’s really grateful…
Hi there, Just before I turn in, did you know we sell the single Pergaliners now? So if your favourite colour is getting stumpy…. As you know we have our fantastic Perga Liner Combi Box, which you can view here. To see all of our individual pencils, click here Love & hugs, Barb xxx Building the bridge to art…..
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. Just got back to the hotel after a very fruitful day spent with a few good, kind and special people. In fact, it has been quite a week for rich meetings, laced with art and ideas. So many ideas! So much beautiful artwork! Now we just have to take it through the developmental stages, make it well and present it beautifully. Who knew that Clarity would become such a magnet for so many talented…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. I have been up at the TV studios since Sunday, and It’s pretty strange not being in your own workspace, I must admit. That said, everybody is so lovely and friendly and helpful – it really is much like being back at Clarity HQ !!! Quieter. that’s what it is!! i have been given a nice office to work from, and it hasn’t got a phone! That’s the biggest difference! You don’t realize how…