Hi there. Thanks for joining us here in New York today. The weather was a bit grim yesterday, raining cats and dogs. So it was a real challenge avoiding the spray of the cars. The streets are quite lowset, and the water fills them quickly. When heavy downpour meets poor drainage, the puddles are pretty impressive very fast. So we got wet, but had a good laugh together. No luck on the wedding dress front I’m afraid. Some of them…
Hi there. Greetings from FREEZING Manhattan! Grace and I are on a mission today… We need dresses for a special occasion. I made this last week on TV, using one of the new Art Nouveau stamps, a 6×6 Gelpress plate on its megamount,a couple of Artistry ink pads and some lovely lace. To be honest, today’s not the kind of day to be stripping off and trying to squeeze your jetlagged, white, needs-to-lose-a-stone-before-the zip-will-close body into anything other than a pair of…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Greetings from New York. Just waiting for Grace to come to the hotel and then we’re going for lunch together. Can’t wait to see her and catch up. While I’m here in the Big Apple, I’ve left the guys back at base to rustle up this little video for you. I want to share something with you, which is very close to my heart. Something which a dear friend, Carron, put me onto, and…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Meeting in London today with the accountant. All good and moving in the right direction it appears, so that’s a relief! You’d hate to pedal this hard and not move from the spot, wouldn’t you?! Was going to have a quiet weekend, doing the laundry, but came to my senses, and am going to New York to check in on lovely Grace instead! Ironing, Grace. Grace, ironing… See ya!!! Dave is holding the fort…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Was listening to Radio 4 last week, on the way over to mum and dad’s for breakfast; a woman was talking about breadboards, and how intrinsic they are in our homes. So over breakfast we discussed this, how objects of next to no monetary value can hold such importance. And whilst we chatted, sitting on the table, centre stage, was this little basket. Not the bread board in our home, but the bread basket. I…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. You Tube Tuesday today! And how about a quick and simple project using one of the Art Nouveau Stamps from our Sunday TV Show? There’s 20% off several things I used in the VT, so why not cruise over to claritystamp.com and check out the offers. I love these stamp plaques. They are a delight to work with. Here’s the new collection Here’s the first demo I did on Sunday too, using another of the Art…
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…