Barbara Gray Blog

Hi there, Good of you to pop in. Remember we had a bloggy competition, and I asked you to tell us how I made a piece of artwork when I had lame internet where I was? Well, we had several very, very accurate entries. Really brilliant! So I thought I would lay out the step by step photos for you, then tell you the winner of the £30 gift voucher. Now don‘t all go whizzing down to the end of…

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Hi there. Busy today. Have locked myself in my little artroom, and am getting to grips with next year’s calendar. It has to be at the printer’s by Wednesday lunchtime if I want to showcase it on Sunday 28th October on HOCHANDA, which is the next time I’m on telly. So that’s today sorted! It’s got to be done. We have a calendar every year! it’s the law!!! Thought I’d have a break, come see you, and go back to…

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Hi there. Good of you to pop in. Friday’s blog a private peek, right? Well, today I wanted to give you an update on my potty pottery antics…. You know I’ve been going to a pottery class on Wednesday afternoons, to stop myself going potty? The theme for this term is cups, mugs and beakers (although I think Eunice the teacher added beakers as an after thought- just in case some of us didn’t master the handles!) I showed you…

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Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Where is this week going? ! One minute you’re in the TV bubble, and pedalling like a lunatic to keep up with all the hours; the next you can’t rightly remember what you were even doing! So can you help me ? Dave and I are down in beautiful Rye, having a day away from it all, and he will do his  nut if I spend 2 hours blogging now! I have a photo…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s blog. The day when I step away from Clarity and get a little philosophical. (Am feeling a little jaded after the TV marathon to be frank, so have decided to step away from Clarity for the whole week!) There are so many craftsmen, so many people out there like us, who work with their hands, aren’t there? We make art, we make beautiful cards for people, we knit, we sew, we potter (ooh!…

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Hi there.Thanks for dropping in. Have had a super lazy day. Spent it in the company of a smashing guy called Charles; I shall tell you all about him tomorrow.But now it’s time for YOU TUBE TUESDAY. Having just showcased those beautiful 3-way overlay stamps on telly yesterday, I am delighted to see that this recording is up today. How appropriate.  Hope you enjoyed that little demo. I know I enjoyed making that particular little Christmas card!Here are all the things on offer…

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Hi there. Good of you to join me. Blogging in the car on the way home, so forgive the typos! No, I‘m not driving and writing simultaneously! Dave took the train up to Peterborough to bring me home. What a guy. My problem is driving after 2 full on days of live TV. I get as far as Cambridge, then the Adrenalin wears off and I start nodding off at the wheel. Even me singing at the top of my…

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Hi there. Good of you to join me. Can’t stop long. Only got an hour before I’m back on again! So what did you have for lunch? Something nice? A roast? Tell me – I dare you!!! I do hope you have time to watch the 6pm show this evening. I’m launching those lovely Bird designs, by our Mel and myself. This time they are not only in Die Format, but also in GROOVI, together with a delightful little spacer…

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