Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Well well well. That was a hoot, wasn’t it?!? Poor old Linda. You have no idea how much prep she put into the 5 tv hours! Emails at midnight, transferring files in the wee small hours. She has been working on her solo performance for blimming weeks. And what happens? Boom. In the back of the net. Sold out in 30 minutes. Don’t even suggest we didn’t put in enough stock! Clearly not. But we…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. And thank for watching the TV show 2-4. If you missed it, never worry, I understand. Wouldn’t want to even try to compete with the Six Nations Rugby! We’ve got rugby players in our family too. Brother Steve and son Mark. Both second row players. Look at Steve’s nose and ears!!!! Sport ?? Sport ?? Mark is still going strong in the States. He was on the winning team in the US College Championships…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Saturday it is then! Swang over to Medway to have breakfast with Mum and Dad this morning, which is always a pleasure, never a chore. Then came home, strong coffee, packed all the gear for the TV shows tomorrow – which I am really stoked about , as my kids would say! Stoked in the urban dictionary: “stoked” – adjective – to be “stoked” is to be completely and intensely enthusiastic, exhilirated, or excited about…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Have had a really great day playing today. Was actually prepping for the 2-4 Artshow on Hochanda on Sunday with Paul, and got really messy, inky – and downright grungy ! (Oooh! I say! Steady on old girl!) On Sunday I do hope you can join me for a stencil-stamping session. I shall be using these new art nouveau stencils, and a new lovely collection of Art Nouveau Stamps which I drew myself. I…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Sorry there’s no project today. Been playing catch up with business, as you do when you swan off to the Fatherland for a week. But I did want to let you know that the Clarity Club Member’s 50% Sale has started today. It runs all month. There are lots of our own-branded products on half price, from stamps and stencils through to Groovi and parchment. So head on over to the website and have a…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Back in blighty, after a very long drive from Frankfurt in torrential rain. Fortunately, I had Rosie for company, which was fun. Dave and Paul were in the van, which we faithfully tailed all the way. We got to Calais with minutes to spare and cruised straight onto the train. But now, having taken my boots off and had a brew, I have to say, enough is enough. Tomorrow, after a good nights sleep,…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Greetings from Frankfurt. Still here, but that’s it. All done and dusted. Show’s over. And I have to tell you, we had the smoothest, fastest, easiest breakdown for a show EVER! We got the golden ticket for van placement on the roof, and were in and out before most of the others could even get their trucks on site. What a result. I had secretly been dreading the breakdown, because it is usually gruelling…
Hiya! Thanks for popping in. Been another very long day in Frankfurt, but who cares?!? We had a great day, met a whole bunch of lovely people again, took a rake of orders and made two massively important plans – real game changers. Until I get it officially in writing though, I won’t spill the beans. It would only be frustrating if these tectonic plate shifters fell through. In the meantime, please allow me to introduce you to a group…
Hiya! Had a good Sunday? Ours started with hilarity in the hotel breakfast room, because we threw the English etiquette book away, and made a picnic load of cheese, ham and sausage rolls to take for lunch, and smuggled them out in my handbag. Mum, if you’re reading this – you’d have been proud of us!!! The fact is, we just aren’t hungry at 7 in the morning, but at lunchtime we could eat a horse! So we took it…
Hi there! Greeting from Frankfurt. One down, three to go! And I am absolutely cream crackered already! Don’t think I’m cut out for these hardcore long days in exhibition halls any more. Until you’ve done Frankfurt, you can’t know just how gruelling it is. And you wouldn’t believe what I did when we were unloading the van on Wednesday night, which hasn’t helped at all. There we were on the stand, having just unloaded all the gear up onto the…