Hello everyone, Paul here again! Barbara is making her way down to the Hochanda TV studios with the lovely Linda Williams to get set up ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow sees the launch of a very special monthly show on Hochanda………. Every first Thursday of every month, at 8am and 12 noon, Barbara and friends will be teaching you all those wonderful traditional parching techniques we aspire to master – one tool at a time – starting with embossing and shading…
Hi everyone! Paul here standing in for Barb. She’s attending the wedding of the lovely Becca & Simon. A big Congratulations to the Happy Couple! Back in November I had the pleasure of launching the Parchment Trading Cards and Coins on TV, designed by the super lovely Josie Davidson. This week I’ll show you how you can create some beautiful PTC’s and some mini art using the Groovi plates. Keep an eye out for the pesky craft fairies who kept…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. And thanks for supporting and watching Paul and myself on Hochanda TV this weekend. Busy days…..I hope you enjoyed the demos? We pack a lot in when you think about it. We are up in Northumberland, Morpeth, all set to attend lovely Becca and Simon’s wedding tomorrow. We headed up north after telly this morning and a couple of business meetings. Linda and Rob Williams are up here too, to join in the celebrations…
Happy Sunday! We’re off to the HOCHANDA TV Studios bright and early today, just in case the roads are a bit dodgy. But before we hit the road, let me post our Clarity plan to you! First off, as I described yesterday, there’s an arty 2 hour session 2-4pm with myself and an old fave (no! Dave isn’t coming on telly with me!) it’s the lovely Leafy Swirl in all its guises: Stamp, stencil, Groovi AND now the Die. Then…
Hi there! How’s your Saturday shaping up? I have been busy belting around, putting the finishing touches to tomorrow’s HOCHANDA TV Shows. Sometimes I think, blimey. All this work, all this prep. And it’s over in a nano. Thing is, I suppose I could prep less, wing it more. But the prep is what gives me the nerve to go on telly in the first place! Imagine going on LIVE TV and not having a plan!!! Sod that!!!! So, with…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Snow here in Kent – very cold, very beautiful too. February’s here too. Where did January go? ? I spotted a couple Christmas decorations in the lounge last night. Ah well. They kind of blend in, so I shall just leave them there! See if anybody else notices…. We always do have a Half-Price Clarity Club Members Sale at this time of year, and this year we want to do more. A few extra…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Been beavering away here in our little artroom above the garage with Paul. Very constructive say – well pleased with the demos for Sunday – hope you will be too! And whilst we were working away, we had Tina on in the background, being her usual modestly amazing self. She blows me away. Not only does she design all the plates, and pretty much give us camera ready artwork – she then trundles up…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Just got back from pottery. Had a great afternoon, although my new batch of tiles aren’t coming along as well as the first lot! First time I made tiles, I just went for it – didn’t know what I was doing. This time I was trying to remember what I did (note to self: must take notes), and I think I overthunk it. Still. Who’s to say. They may be wonderful. And if they’re…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Horrible weather down in Kent today! But here at Clarity we’ve been beavering away, making Leonie’s hundreds – nay – thousands of stencils, gearing up for this weekend’s TV – and generally being über-productive! We are so busy. Whatever happened to a slow start in January? And on that note, what happened to January??? Where did THAT month go?!?!? One minute, we’re all hugging each other and pretending we know the words to Auld…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Monday blogs are ideal for showcasing our 4 core products of the month nowadays, and this Monday it’s Stencil of the Month. Here’s a delightful art sample made by another Barbara – Barbara Lancaster! And what a delightful piece of artwork this is! I LOVE the shrunkled baby elephant. That’s impressive. I remember visiting the Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka many moons ago; the little baby elephants were too cute. I also remember seeing…