Barbara Gray Blog

Ho Ho Ho!Thanks for popping in.Counting the days to Christmas here!Mark is flying home from San Francisco tomorrow, so I really must whip the hoover round and fluff the pillows!Here’s a quick-trick Youtube, turning a stencil into a stamp…  Hope you enjoyed that! This trick works really well with so many stencil designs! Try it!And the Maya Angelou moment in my life? I shall never ever forget it.When she strolled across that stage, strutting her stuff, reciting Phenomenal Woman, there was…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. How’s your day been? An ever optimistic friend of mine always used to say that we have good days and growing days. Well, in that case, I’ve grown lots today! Just seem to have rolled from one bullshit situation into the next one. And I still can’t get into my PJ’s yet and switch off! Ah well, this too shall pass. But these are just irritating little pebbles in my shoe – not harrowing  game…

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Hi there, Thanks for popping in. I’ve been wrapping presents and generally preparing for Christmas. You know, unwrapping the ornaments, getting all those lovely candle holders out, those beautiful things which only come out in December. I came across this little box, carefully and lovingly wrapped, waiting patiently to be brought out again. It’s been in the Gray’s Christmas treasure chest for years. Starting with the lid, each side sports one of the Twas the Night stamps. And when you lift…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Been a filthy day outside today! Haven’t ventured beyond the back door at all, except to gather a few holly sprigs and beech branches from the garden. But inside it has been warm and toasty; I’ve had Alexa playing happy Christmas tunes all day, and I’ve been what one could call dressing the house. Tree’s up, garlands and decs everywhere. I blimming love Christmas. The run up to it depends on how you look…

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Hi there Thanks for popping in. Got some eggciting news to share with you! And no. Contrary to rumour, we’re NOT moving back to Create and Craft.! No no. We’re perfectly alwhite where we are, says this chick. I want to share this week’s BIG NEWS on the home front! Every time I go to potty pottery on a Wednesday, Dave says “make some egg cups” as I leave the house. So this Wednesday, look what I brought home! A…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. It’s been an elf of a day ’ere! Dark when you go to work – dark when you get home. Honestly. Next Friday’s the shortest day of the year – and we are definitely headed in its direction !! So I came upstairs to blog, and our little elf caught my eye again. He needs a little bling, don’t you agree? Then it occurred to me – Fusible Fibre. Absolutely spot on for this…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. It’s Wednesday, so for me it’s POTTY POTTERY ! I love it, I really do. Interestingly, it’s not so much the wheel that enthralls me. There is so so much more to pottery than throwing a pot on a wheel. I enjoy that too, for sure, but I can’t wait to see how my tiles have turned out! As my friend Sean says, it’s good to step away from the coal face. I think…

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Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Happy Monday. December 10th. Yikes!! 2 weeks today it’ll be Christmas Eve! How’s the Elf Hunt going? I found today’s first thing. Nothing like a bit of harmless fun, eh? Monday’s blog is flowers and trees, so how about a spin on yesterday’s step by step. You can take the theory from yesterday’s card, use a different Fresh Cut Die, like one from the Make a Wish Hidden Hares Collection and turn it into…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just spent a happy hour playing with my favourite die again. I love this Town Die. Actually, I like the Town stamps, the stencil, the Groovi plate AND the die!!! Let’s stick to the dies – quickest! I’m halfway through the Christmas decorations, and it looks like a bomzitit in the kitchen!! Right. Step by step. Ready? Spritz the die with water, and then lay down on the Designer card. Run it through your mangle…

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